[NA-Discuss] FW: [Secretariat] ICANN Summit planning group

Wed Aug 1 14:05:55 EDT 2007

I think we should start by asking Nick for a tentative proposed structure,
and simultaneously through Robert, try to get regional buy-in.

Randy Glass
A at L

On 8/1/07, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson at gov.nu.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am forwarding this e-mail so that those of us that are working on the
> LA meeting planning can see what Nick is saying is needed for us to come
> up with.  I am assuming that ICANN would need the same type of framework
> to convince them of the LA meeting as it would for the Summit.  (Ignore
> the parts of the message below where Nick and I are squabbling.)
>
> So, judging by what Nick states, it may not be quite the horrendous
> amount of work that we first thought that it would be.
>
> D
>
> Darlene A. Thompson
> Community Access Program Administrator
> Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP
> c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
> Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
> Phone:  (867) 975-6531
> Fax:  (867) 979-8870
> dthompson at gov.nu.ca
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nick.ashton-hart at icann.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 10:01 AM
> To: Evan Leibovitch
> Cc: Thompson, Darlene; jam at jacquelinemorris.com;
> secretariat at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Subject: Re: [Secretariat] ICANN Summit planning group
>
> Thanks for your note Evan, but it is important that everyone
> understands the process that goes on when a request for funding is
> made in At-Large to ICANN, such as the one that you have made.
>
> The proposal for a project and funding connected with it is then sent
> to ICANN (me). We then internally must speak about it and we come
> back to the requestors with either a decision or a request for more
> information.
>
> At no time would the community be presenting the idea to the board
> for funding, or presenting it to anyone else; it is sufficient that
> you have sent it to me.
>
> What would be helpful is if the North American regional request can
> be endorsed by the other four regions. It would also be useful if we
> can come up with a basic framework for the structure of the meetings
> - not agendas, but objectives from your part, and from the logistical
> perspective, the structure of the meetings - how many plenaries, how
> many meetings of each region, and any subcommittees that you think
> should meet, how many members they would have, and how often they
> would meet.
>
> I can very happily come up with a proposed structure along these
> lines for you - or you can do that yourself; as you wish. What you
> could definitely do is get the regional buy-in from the other four
> regions.
>
> I hope that this makes sense and that you now realise that the task
> which confronts you is perhaps less onerous than you had thought it
> might be.
>
> On 1 Aug 2007, at 10:30, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> >
> > As you correctly state, Nick, the Summit -- if it happens -- will be a
> > _major_ undertaking. Much needs to be done, not the least of which is
> > demonstrating to ICANN early on that
> >
> > a) it's worth doing (both in regards to budget as well as
> > endorsement of
> > the event itself)
> > b) the people involved have the drive and skill required to make it
> > happen
> >
> > There is a sense that we need to move with a speed that (based on
> > my own
> > observations) may be unusual for ICANN At-Large. The work that
> > needs to
> > be done in just the next few weeks is substantial, as I suspect that
> > proponents of the idea will need to "pitch" it to ICANN's Board and
> > staff as well to the At-Large community at the LA meeting. To
> > succeed at
> > this we will need to be well prepared in advance, both to outline what
> > is required as well as to anticipate objections and be able to address
> > them. We need to act now, simply to ensure that the Summit is
> > adequately
> > part of the appropriate LA meeting agendas to allow us to state our
> > case.
> >
> > As well, as Darlene said we experienced a significant amount of
> > enthusiasm for the proposal in San Juan, and proponents have been
> > concerned that we don't want to lose that momentum. The creation of
> > the
> > area on Google Groups was done (by me), not to circumvent any channels
> > but to ensure the _immediate_ existence of an on-line "home" for the
> > event planning as we spread the word to other RALOs. Not having
> > such an
> > on-line home to date has been seen as an obstacle to our finding
> > out who
> > else within the At-Large community is interested in participating. I
> > don't think there will be any objection to moving the discussions,
> > file
> > areas etc. to official At-Large resources as they are made
> > available to
> > us. As we move forward the effort will require need not only a mailing
> > list, but also a private wiki and place from which participants can
> > upload and download shared files (before they're ready for full public
> > access).
> >
> > Please understand that while we saw the need to quickly have a private
> > workspace for Summit planners -- especially in the very early
> > period --
> > there was never any intention to create a "hidden" area. The
> > participants who I know care very much about transparency, not just in
> > regards to the ombudsman. We will need as much support for our
> > proposal
> > within ICANN as we can achieve, and it does not serve our purpose to
> > alienate _anyone_.
> >
> > Now -- having said all this, I kindly ask to return to focus on
> > Darlene's original request. We need the assistance of all RALOs in
> > helping us find people from every region who would be interested in
> > supporting -- or, even better, contributing their skills to -- our
> > effort.
> >
> > - Evan
>
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