[Finance-sc] [ALAC] Fwd: Creating a New ICANN 5-Year Strategic Plan - Durban Monday 10:30 - 12:00 Hall 6
Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond
ocl at gih.com
Sun Jul 7 14:03:33 UTC 2013
Dear Evan,
I think that you are being somehow harsh on ICANN's Strategic planning
cycle. Whilst I agree that past cycles do not appear to been as
successful as they were promoted to be, I do not believe that this is a
public relations exercise.
I am not saying that the new Strategic Planning Cycle is going to be any
better or worse than the previous ones, but I do note that for the first
time there's an actual putting the past into question whilst in previous
years, it was pretty much "carry on as last year".
Furthermore, the At-Large Community has to think about its active
engagement. I am surprised that on several occasions already we have
been unable to deliver a reply when asked questions on how we can
improve things. I hear complaints from our community when something
happens that we are not consulted about. I now hear a complaint from you
where we are invited to take part in a key planning cycle for ICANN at a
very early stage. This is our opportunity!
Personally, I refuse to take cynicism as the attitude we need to take.
If we are that cynical about all of ICANN, then we might as well cancel
our trips to Durban and stay home to do something more productive. I
would advise against this because our voice *is* being listened to and
we are asked to sit at the table - and in some cases, to lead the work
at the table. Are there still some deep problems in ICANN? Hell yes, and
that's why I am going to go to Durban, to help set things right.
Kind regards,
Olivier
(personal comments)
On 07/07/2013 05:20, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My only sadness, is watching ALAC will once again waste its precious
> volunteer resources on this UTTER SHAM of an exercise in uselessness.
>
> ICANN's objectives are fairly straightforward. This ASININE periodic
> ritual of a strategic plan is simply a cruel reminder of how little
> ICANN has actually followed any of its *previous* strategic plans.
> This is nothing less than a deliberate diversion of resources intended
> to keep the volunteer community un-focused and off-guard. It produces
> reams of well-meaning promises that have absolutely no relation to the
> core of what ICANN is actually entrusted to do -- manage critical
> Internet resources and protect the public interest. It is a public
> relations exercise with zero relationship to the ICANN reality, and
> ALAC's continued participation in it simply offers the process
> credibility it has no rights to.
>
> I think there have now been three strategic plans during my relatively
> brief tenure here. The first two did NOTHING to advance (At-Large's
> PoV of) the public interest. Oh wow, the new one claims to start from
> scratch and features some outside consultants. So it MUST be better.
>
> Meanwhile, Garth has discovered a trove of new information about
> massive breaches of public trust by ICANN -- breaches that were never
> envisioned by all the previous strategic plans, yet happen anyway.
> THIS is what matters to our community, not fullsome words that will be
> heeded or ignored by Board and staff at their whim just as they always
> have been.
>
> Not only will I gladly miss this complete waste of time, but I
> consider the ALAC's participation in this top-down circus of
> manipulation to be a source of shame. I am once again reminded of
> Einstein's definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over
> again and expecting different results.
>
> - Evan
>
>
>
>
> On 6 July 2013 18:47, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com
> <mailto:ocl at gih.com>> wrote:
>
> Dear Holly,
>
> I too am not only sad, but already stressed about the whole ICANN
> week -
> because I realise that there are likely to be many clashes in the
> week -
> all brought forward because we're cramming a week's full of work in 4
> days. We're going to be divided all across the sessions. We are
> probably
> going to have to discuss this and make plans at the end of the day on
> the Sunday Working Session to make sure we have the right people
> at the
> right place.
>
> And of course, you can always do like Cheryl who has mastered the
> way of
> being physically present in a session, while contributing to another
> session in the room next door by remote participation. :-)
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Olivier
>
> On 06/07/2013 23:14, Holly Raiche wrote:
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > Great idea - but I am sad that this critical meeting can't have
> everyone there - and that those who believe that the RAA and Whois
> are critical issues for ALAC (and ICANN) will have only half an
> audience.
> >
> > Holly
> > ier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> please be so kind to find the announcement of the session below in
> >> Durban. The community is being solicited to take part in this new
> >> process, which is a brand new start, in contrast to previous
> processes.
> >> This is of course brought about by the new Team so I hope that
> we will
> >> be able to take part fully in this, although I am aware that this
> >> clashes partly with the At-Large Regulatory Issues Group
> (Registrant
> >> Rights and WHOIS Groups).
> >> So we'll have to split into (at least) two groups at the time.
> >> Kind regards,
> >>
> >> Olivier
> >>
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: Creating a New ICANN 5-Year Strategic Plan -
> Durban Monday
> >> 10:30 - 12:00 Hall 6
> >> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 18:36:59 -0700
> >> From: Denise Michel <denise.michel at icann.org
> <mailto:denise.michel at icann.org>>
> >> Reply-To: denise.michel at icann.org
> <mailto:denise.michel at icann.org>
> >> To: ocl at gih.com <mailto:ocl at gih.com>
> >> CC: Sebastien Bachollet <sebastien.bachollet at icann.org
> <mailto:sebastien.bachollet at icann.org>>, Heidi Ullrich
> >> <Heidi.Ullrich at icann.org <mailto:Heidi.Ullrich at icann.org>>,
> David Olive <david.olive at icann.org <mailto:david.olive at icann.org>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Olivier & At-Large Community Members:
> >>
> >> Attached is information on the Durban session on *"Creating a
> New ICANN
> >> 5-Year Strategic Plan," scheduled for Monday, 15 July from 10:30 -
> >> 12:00* *in Hall 6*. We look forward to seeing you there and would
> >> appreciate you sharing this note broadly.
> >>
> >> This special community event will follow the ICANN President's
> Opening
> >> Session to help build ICANN's new, overarching vision and five-year
> >> strategic plan. Xplane, professional facilitators who have
> worked with
> >> the ICANN Board, staff and some community groups, will help us
> run a
> >> cross-constituency brainstorming and discussion session to
> yield focused
> >> input for ICANN's new strategic plan. This session also is
> intended to
> >> help prompt more strategic conversations throughout the
> community during
> >> our week in Durban and beyond.
> >>
> >> Building on previous discussions about how to help prepare
> ICANN for an
> >> increasingly complex world, this session will solicit input on
> eight key
> >> areas of consideration for the new strategic plan:
> >>
> >> * Role clarity for ICANN
> >> * ICANN Community
> >> * Users
> >> * Internationalization & Regional Development
> >> * Internet Governance
> >> * Security and stability
> >> * Operational Excellence
> >> * Domain Name Industry Engagement.
> >>
> >> We look forward to seeing you there.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Denise
> >>
> >> Denise Michel
> >> VP Strategic Initiatives
> >> & Advisor to the President
> >> ICANN
> >>
> >>
> >> <Creating a New ICANN 5-Year Strategic Plan - Durban
> Session.pptx>_______________________________________________
> >> Finance-sc mailing list
> >> Finance-sc at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> <mailto:Finance-sc at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/finance-sc
> >
>
> --
> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
> http://www.gih.com/ocl.html
>
> _______________________________________________
> ALAC mailing list
> ALAC at atlarge-lists.icann.org <mailto:ALAC at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac
>
> At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org
> ALAC Working Wiki:
> https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+%28ALAC%29>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Evan Leibovitch
> Toronto Canada
>
> Em: evan at telly dot org
> Sk: evanleibovitch
> Tw: el56
>
--
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
http://www.gih.com/ocl.html
More information about the Finance-sc
mailing list