[ALAC] [ICANN Community Leaders] PLEASE READ - Stakeholders/Board interaction ICANN69 VIRTUAL

Tue Sep 15 12:14:24 UTC 2020

Fully agree with Jonathan´s proposition. ICANN should INVEST more in 
view of the great windfall savings.

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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On 15 Sep 2020, at 5:41, Jonathan Zuck wrote:

> The Pandemic has presented a unique set of challenges to people and 
> organizations around the world, the ICANN community among them. At 
> first blush, the community seemed uniquely prepared for a move to 
> virtual meetings, given our already extensive use of tools such as 
> Zoom, Skype and email. Further, the attendance even hinted at the 
> possibility of more inclusive discourse and decision making and talk 
> of a hybrid model for meetings became common.
>
> Of course, the reality has been somewhat different. We are reminded of 
> the extent to which we previously postponed discussions until face to 
> face meetings because of their greater pructivity and, frankly, 
> greater civility. Timezones and fatigue contribute to a less than 
> ideal environment for consensus building.. Finally,  virtual meetings 
> lack the sense of "event" that face to face meetings enjoyed. Gone is 
> the sense of milestones that previously existed.
>
> While much of this is beyond our control,  technology has a role to 
> play in making the most of our "virtual reality."  There are tools for 
> improved discussion and decision-making such as Slack and Loomio. 
> There are much improved tools for machine translation and greater 
> linguistic inclusion. There are tools for improved virtual outreach. 
> Finally there's an even greater role for ICANN Learn.
>
> The ALAC applauds the hiring of Melissa Allgood and the development of 
> resources devoted to improved cooperation and decision-making within 
> the community but we believe the situation demands more. The best use 
> of the savings, realized by going virtual, is further investment in 
> these resources and tools. Expediting the rollout of ITI (setting 
> clear expectations and meeting them), incorporation of modern tools 
> for offline  threaded discussions and consensus building and expansion 
> of ICANN Learn and further investment is machine translation
>
> Jonathan Zuck
> Executive Director
> Innovators Network Foundation
> www.InnovatorsNetwork.org<http://www.InnovatorsNetwork.org>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:17:11 AM
> To: Jonathan Zuck <JZuck at innovatorsnetwork.org>; Olivier 
> Crépin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>; ALAC <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Subject: Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] PLEASE READ - 
> Stakeholders/Board interaction ICANN69 VIRTUAL
>
> A question for the Board for the ALAC- Board interaction ICANN69...
>
> .... a single topic instead of the traditional three that we usually 
> never got through.
>
> Something deep and meaningful...any ideas?
>
> M
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Vinciane Koenigsfeld 
> <vinciane.koenigsfeld at icann.org<mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld at icann.org>>
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 3:26 am
> Subject: [ICANN Community Leaders] PLEASE READ - Stakeholders/Board 
> interaction ICANN69 VIRTUAL
> To: so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org<mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org> 
> <so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org<mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org>>
> Cc: Board Ops Team 
> <board-ops-team at icann.org<mailto:board-ops-team at icann.org>>
>
>
>
>                Dear Constituency and Stakeholder Groups Chairs,
>
> Please reply no later than Monday 5 October 2020
>
> While 2020 has proven challenging and likely very different from what 
> we were all expecting when we last saw each other, almost a year ago 
> in Montreal, the Board and I keep being impressed and grateful for 
> your continued dedication to ICANN’s mission.
>
> The Board still values its dialogue with your Groups and is very much 
> looking forward to engaging with you during our 22nd and first ever 
> virtual AGM that will take place between 13-22 October 2020.
>
> As you keep working on the format for ICANN69, we would like to start 
> preparing for the Community Dialogue with the Board.
>
> As per what we did in Montreal and virtually for ICANN67, instead of 
> sending up to three questions to the Board, we would like to offer you 
> the alternative option of choosing a single topic and having an open 
> discussion with the Board on that topic.
>
> We will also publish the list of questions or topics received with the 
> entire Community using the Policy digest as it was a successful tool 
> for improving transparency and allow the groups to deepen their own 
> understanding of their peers’ point of views on different issues.
>
> As for time allocation, per what we did previously, we propose to 
> allocate half of our time together to answer your questions or discuss 
> your single topic and the other half to address the Board’s topic.
>
> In preparation for our meetings, the Board has chosen the following 
> topic to have an open discussion with you:
>
>   *   Enhancing the effectiveness of the Multistakeholder model: key 
> issues and opportunities for acceleration. In your preparation you may 
> want to consider the results of the most recent public consultation, 
> and work that has progressed with dependencies to enhancing the 
> effectiveness of the MSM (such as the ATRT3 report and work on 
> prioritization and budgeting).
>
> We would be very grateful if you could send to Board Operations 
> (board-ops-team at icann.org)<mailto:board-ops-team at icann.org)>  your 
> single topic or the  list of questions, in order of priority, no later 
> than Monday 5 October 2020 or sooner.
>
> For information,  we are not changing the current total time allotted 
> per group.
>
> We look forward to hearing your thoughts, questions or topics of 
> interest and to exchange with you constructively and virtually.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Maarten Botterman
>
> Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
>
>
>
>
>
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