[NA-Discuss] Prague - Regional Secretariats meeting Agenda- Kindly review

Thu May 24 16:06:21 UTC 2012

Dear Wolf, et all

I will proceed to make the changes explained below and will send one more time to all for your final approval..

Kind regards,

Silvia 

Silvia Vivanco
Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119
Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104
Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011

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From: Wolf Ludwig [mailto:wolf.ludwig at comunica-ch.net] 
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:23 AM
To: Beau Brendler; Silvia Vivanco; Thompson,Darlene; Oksana Prykhodko (sana.pryhod at gmail.com); Charles Mok (gmail); Pavan Budhrani; Fouad Bajwa; Holly Raiche; sylvia at internautabrasil.org; José Francisco Arce; Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla at gmail.com> (fsylla at gmail.com); Tijani BEN JEMAA
Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: RE: Prague - Regional Secretariats meeting Agenda- Kindly review

Hi Beau and all,

I agree with some of your observations below, particularly regarding the time allocations for the old / repeated / continuous agenda items (what I cut down already!) compared to new ones. And I would agree to shorten the old items further -- short update and asking whether we can take a decision (or to mandate a group to work out a compromise solution). And we shouldn't waste too much time on these issues again.

By doing so, we would gain more time for new issues on the agenda, incl. the one you raised below. As stated on the ALAC list early May already and in my comment to Dev before, I have some questions on the FY 12 - 13 budget approvals and rejections for the regions as well, detect a problem of proportionality and inconsistencies in the ICANN reasoning why a project (with a considerable amount like the IGF WS) was approved while others were rejected as "non-ICANN event". Or, as you argued below, the one is considered as a "valid" outreach while the project Evan suggested years ago (and for a comparable much smaller amount) was rejected again? Decisions like this have a higher impact on our regional planning and tend to reinforce frustrations at NARALO and EURALO here again.

Therefore, let me suggest to add this point to the Agenda of the Regional Secretariats meeting in Prague:
(new AI 7) Briefing and discussion on the FY 12-13 ICANN budget allocations for the regions.

If we further cut down on the old stuff (AI 3 and 4), we can save time for this new AI 7 and the new issues on the agenda.

If we can agree on this modification, may I ask Silvia to adjust the draft agenda accordingly.

Thanks for your comments and 
kind regards,
Wolf

 Beau Brendler wrote Wed, 23 May 2012 15:25:
>I have a couple of questions/observations -- my apologies for not attending the conference call and making them there.
>1. What is the status of the NARALO budget request for the Toronto meeting? As chairman of the region, I would like to be made aware of this (apologies if I have missed the note) before I agree to discuss the possibility of spending $90K on an IGF meeting in Azerbaijan. As of today, I am told NARALO has been directed to approach CIRA for a $1,000 handout to hold a small outreach event in Toronto. That leads me to believe that the NARALO budget request for Toronto has been denied. Is this the case?
>In my opinion, the at-large community should be funding outreach at its own events, or planning another at-large summit, rather than spending a sizable amount of money attending a meeting among a group that have been, traditionally, somewhat hostile to the at-large. Could the interested participants be compelled to write papers to be presented at the IGF on major, serious policy issues affecting end-users, such as the URS problem, WHOIS, questions raised by the execution of the new gTLD program or some other such topic? Are there going to be performance metrics attached? What kinds of outreach will be done in Azerbaijan? What audiences will we be attempting to reach at IGF that are not already integrally woven into the ICANN community? Is there any grant-funding available? 
>Indeed, I understand we are talking about two different budget cycles. But I don't see how we can justify spending $90K for APRALO and AFRALO to attend an IGF meeting with other more convenient opportunities for outreach going unfunded.
>2. Again, the non-performing ALS topic leads the agenda. Why? Can the remaining issues on this topic be solved by an internal, small group? Why do we have to spend valuable time in Prague discussing this topic again?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Silvia Vivanco 
>Sent: May 23, 2012 12:26 PM
>To: "beaubrendler at earthlink.net" , "Thompson, Darlene" , Wolf Ludwig , "Oksana Prykhodko (sana.pryhod at gmail.com)" , "Charles Mok (gmail)" , Pavan Budhrani , Fouad Bajwa , Holly Raiche , "sylvia at internautabrasil.org" , José Francisco Arce , "Fatimata Seye Sylla  (fsylla at gmail.com)" , Tijani BEN JEMAA 
>Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff 
>Subject: RE: Prague - Regional Secretariats meeting Agenda- Kindly review 
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>Dear RALO Secretariats,
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>We would like to know if you would like to add the following item to the Agenda:
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>-          1) Planning of the IGF July Azerbaijan meeting. 
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>Please be so kind to provide your comments/edits to the proposed agenda below by COB today so that the Agenda can be sent to translation services. 
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>Thank you very much!
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>Kind regards,
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>Silvia 
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>Silvia Vivanco
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>Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs
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>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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>Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119
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>Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104
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>Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011
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>From: Silvia Vivanco 
>Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:57 AM
>To: beaubrendler at earthlink.net; Thompson, Darlene; Wolf Ludwig; Oksana Prykhodko (sana.pryhod at gmail.com); Charles Mok (gmail); Pavan Budhrani; Fouad Bajwa; Holly Raiche; sylvia at internautabrasil.org; José Francisco Arce; Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla at gmail.com> (fsylla at gmail.com); Tijani BEN JEMAA
>Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff
>Subject: Prague - Regional Secretariats meeting Agenda
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>Dear RALO Secretariats,
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>Please see below the Draft Agenda prepared by Wolf Ludwig  for the Regional Leadership Meeting in Prague (10:11:30 am).
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>Be so kind to review it and let Wolf and Staff know of any comments by Wednesday 23 May so that the Agenda can be sent to translation services in a timely manner.
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>Draft Agenda:
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>1.       - Roll call (2 min) – Staff
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>2.       - Adoption of the Agenda (3 min) - Wolf Ludwig
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>3. - Inactive/non-quorate ALSes:  Review of Framework for dealing with Inactive ALSes (15-20 min max.) - Wolf (with Tijani and Beau)
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>See: At-Large Framework for non-Quorate ALSes Workspace. Criteria to measure involvement in RALO/ALAC and decertification See ICANN Bylaws XI 4 i (6-8)
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>4. - Development of Criteria for Recall of ALAC Members (10 min) - Darlene Thompson
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>5. - Individual Membership within the RALOs - (15 min) - Wolf Ludwig
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>6. - Projects which need RALO Input
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>a) ROP Working Group - Cheryl Langdon Orr
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>b) Metrics Working Group: Should do list of actions  - Tijani (10 min)
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>https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALS+Metrics+Should+Do+Activities
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>        7. - Cross RALO ALs (15 min)
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>        8. Recruitment of new ALSs/people into the tent. And how ICANN is going to help. (Beau Brendler) (15 min)
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>        9.- AOB
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>Kind regards,
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>Silvia Vivanco
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>Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs
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>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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>Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119
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>Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104
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>Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011
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