<div dir="auto"><div>Hi Alan,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Is this in a sense a ccwg or do they need someone to help them organise a session at the next ICANN meeting? I can't figure out the sponsoring part. I'd be be  able to sponsor with knowledge and information on the subject. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have a deep interest in OD and have followed ICANNs developments. I have a good understanding of the platform it uses and the strategy on distribution. On the other side of the world here, I train government and other sectors on the production, curation and distribution of open data and it's related public policy activities.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fouad</div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 Dec 2017 8:51 am, "Alan Greenberg" <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
This is a really important initiative.<br><br>
See
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/odi-pilot-2017-06-27-en" target="_blank">
https://www.icann.org/<wbr>resources/pages/odi-pilot-<wbr>2017-06-27-en</a> and
<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-kicks-off-open-data-initiative-pilot" target="_blank">
https://www.icann.org/news/<wbr>blog/icann-kicks-off-open-<wbr>data-initiative-pilot</a>
 for more details.<br><br>
Is there someone who would like to work with them on developing and
sponsoring this session?<br><br>
Alan<br><br>
<blockquote type="cite" class="m_-8574310563733543906cite">From: farzaneh badii
<<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 21:22:04 -0500<br>
To: SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-<wbr>Planning 
<<a href="mailto:soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-leaders-icannmeeting-<wbr>planning@icann.org</a>><br>
Subject: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-<wbr>Planning] Submitting a proposal for a
CC session on ICANN Open Data Efforts<br><br>
Dear all,<br><br>
I thought I reach out to you to inform you about NCSG's intention to
submit a proposal for a cross-community session on ICANN's open data
efforts. If any of the groups want to join us as the co-organizer, please
contact me to work on a description and put your name down as a
co-organizer on the proposal. Of course if no one volunteers at this
stage and if the proposal gets accepted we will reach out to you again to
organize the session in a cross-community fashion.<br><br>
Best <br><br>
<br><br>
<font face="verdana">Farzaneh </font></blockquote></div>

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