[lac-discuss-en] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- New Meeting Strategy Working Group Launched

[Carlton Samuels]

FYI

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From: ICANN News Alert <communications at icann.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:54 PM
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- New Meeting Strategy Working Group Launched
To: carlton.samuels at gmail.com


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 [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11feb13-en.htm
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 New Meeting Strategy Working Group Launched

11 February 2013

ICANN has committed to identifying ICANN Meeting locations two years in
advance.

After consideration that adoption of a prior Consolidated Meetings Strategy
proposal was not timely, the Public Participation Committee (PPC) initiated
work to create a working group to address the meeting location strategy
which was presented to the ICANN Board for approval in February 2013.

In line with the Board
resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-02feb13-en.htm#2.a>adopted
on February the 2nd 2013, ICANN is creating a new Meeting
Strategy Working
Group<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/participation/mswg>and now
invites interested individuals to apply for Volunteer Member
positions – in representation of a Supporting Organization or Advisory
Committee – to serve on the Meeting Strategy Working Group.

The successful operation of ICANN's public meetings in all of the
geographic regions is an important part of ICANN's accountability and
transparency efforts. The action today will allow community members to
serve alongside Board members and staff in helping to develop a meetings
strategy that will align with community needs, while taking into account
the fiscal and facility requirements for these meetings.

The mandate and Mission of Meeting Strategy Working Group as defined in the
MSWG Charter is as follows: to discuss and propose strategy for the
structure, purpose and locations for ICANN Public Meetings and conferences,
starting in 2015.

*More information*

   - Call for Applicants<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/participation/mswg/call-for-volunteers-11feb13-en.htm>
   - Charter<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/participation/mswg/charter>