[ALAC] [Travelers] Change of Meeting Format

[Seun Ojedeji]

Any(strategy/thing) that will get us more engaged and contribute better in
policy is welcomed!

Our other "friends" may continue to raise placard for all I care.

Thanks for this information.

Regards

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Kindly excuse brevity and typos

On Sat, 9 Jun 2018, 13:00 Javier Rua, <javrua at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agree!
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> Javier Rúa-Jovet
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> On Jun 8, 2018, at 10:53 PM, Kan Kaili <kankaili at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Fully support this decision, and fully agree with the underlying reasons
> for making this decision.
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> Thank you, Alan!
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> Kaili
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Greenberg" <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> To: "ICANN62 At-Large Travelers" <travelers at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Cc: "ALAC" <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2018 2:17 AM
> Subject: [Travelers] Change of Meeting Format
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> Traditionally, the ALAC and Regional Leaders meet for a number of
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> sessions beginning on the first day and running through out the week.
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> That will continue with ICANN62 in Panama, but there will be a
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> significant change.
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> We will start by meeting for a short intro session at 8 am on Monday,
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> which will prep for the rest of the day. This session is NOT optional.
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> We will proceed to the formal ICANN62 Welcome and Ethos Award session
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> with runs from 8:30-9:00.
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> Following that the entire At-Large group will participate in the GNSO
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> sessions that are focusing on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. This
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> will include some general introductions, and will split up into
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> breakout sessions on a number of topics. You will hear more about the
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> topics and overall format later, but for now I would like to explain
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> why we are making this rather unusual move.
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> As you are aware, the GNSO PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures will
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> be issuing its Interim Report soon after Panama. The report will
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> include a summary of discussions (and conclusions were they exist)
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> and will be asking for community input on a very wide range of
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> issues. During the last round starting in 2012, the ALAC and At-Large
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> had significant concerns in a number of area which included Internet
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> User confusion, community TLDs, the lack of protection for sensitive
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> TLDs (such as .doctor) and support of applications from developing
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> econimies. If we do not contribute meaningful comments in response to
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> the Interim Report, we will have no grounds to complain later if we
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> do not like the decisions the PDP comes to.
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> To be clear, new gTLDs are one of the most important issues on
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> ICANN's agenda over the past six years and for years to come. ALAC
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> and At-Large are here to protect the interests of Internet Users and
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> we MUST make a meaningful contribution. Our credibility depends on it.
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>
> The work effort to respond to the Interim Report is not something
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> that one or two people can do. It must be taken on by a larger group,
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> and the results must truly represent the At-Large Community's views.
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> That leads to this schedule. All funded travellers, unless there are
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> substantive commitments to be elsewhere Monday morning, will
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> participate in the GNSO sessions which will include small break-out
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> groups to discuss particular issues. We will expect brief reports on
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> what has happened in these sessions, and you will then be involved in
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> the work to responds to the Interim Report when it is issued.
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> To be clear, these GNSO sessions are not optional suggestions. They
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> are a formal part of the At-Large meeting schedule.
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>
> Questions are welcome.
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>
> Alan
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