[Finance-sc] Consensus Call: Process to institutionalize General Assemblies and Summits

[Judith Hellerstein]

HI,

I agree with Glenn about this issue

Judith

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On 10/15/2015 3:25 AM, Glenn McKnight wrote:
> The  issue  of  GA's and Summits  was raised by Alan Greenberg.  In the
> case of NARALO we strongly support the idea of  a regional focused  General
> Assemblies  which are  vitally important in bringing  our  membership
> together  to discuss our strengths, challenges and opportunities as a
> group  to produce relevant and  viable  policies and ideas.  A  face to
> face meeting energizes the community and gives them an opportunity to  be
> tuned  into the process vs  being  observers or bystanders as with the
> prevailing only monthly calls.   If  we  really support the idea of
> valuable multistaker participation   at  ICANN   we need  to recognize
> that  regular  GA's are an investment not an expense.
>
> Glenn
>
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> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Forgive this last minute message, but recent discussions have made it
>> painfully clear that we need to act quickly and decisively if we want to
>> see continued success in funding GAs and Summits. For the current fiscal
>> year, we requested three GAs and got one. It is not clear that we will fare
>> much better in the future, and the potential for future budget vetoes (and
>> more important the raising of the issue even if it does not process to a
>> veto) makes it even more tenuous.
>>
>> Although we had senior ICANN support for additional Summits and
>> potentially more frequently than every five years, the inability to fund
>> GAs is problematic. The suggested way forward is to request multi-year
>> funding for a full plan of GAs and a future Summit. It we are to success in
>> this coming budget process, we will need to sow the seeds for it in Dublin,
>> and particularly to get senior management support for the concept. I,
>> Olivier, Heidi and others are prepared to start talking to people but I
>> would like to be able to say that this is supported by the ALAC FBSC.
>>
>> Please voice your approval or disapproval as soon as possible.
>>
>> Alan
>>
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