RE: [bc-gnso] Chair: UPDATE and some initial news regarding Kenya agenda/organization

[Phil Corwin <pcorwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you please provide time and call in details for the Friday member's call? 
Thanks


Philip S. Corwin
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From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marilyn 
Cade [marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:45 AM
To: ron Andruff; bc - GNSO list
Subject: [bc-gnso] Chair: UPDATE and some initial news regarding Kenya 
agenda/organization


in response to Ron's question about who is keeping track of BC attendees in 
Nairibo, Gary Hills, the secretariat is gathering that information 
[secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxx]. I had asked him to gather names, arrival times, and 
hotels, and mobile phones if you want to be kept in touch with on ground, and 
that is a private /confidential document, of course.

I also asked whether we would use a special short list for emails during the 
meeting, but I am thinking that given the number of members who are not 
traveling, that we should use the full list.  We can discuss this on Friday's 
members call to confirm members agreement.

I do want to thank you and others for confirming your presence in Nairobi. 
[send an email to me directly, and copy Gary

Some updates:
I have just met with the other constituencies, along with Sarah Deutsch, the 
CSG rep,  and will work on whether we can switch the CSG and constituency 
meetings so that we can be a little friendlier for US and European time zones 
so would be more likely that members can participate in the CSG.  It may not be 
feasible, but have asked, with concurrence of other constituencies.   I think 
we should treat this meeting as 'special' and not try to do a lot of on ground 
work, since so many of our members are not traveling. That may mean that I'll 
call some 'extraordinary' members sessions via teleconference around the 
meeting to fill in, but that is a proposal, to be vetted with the ExeComm and 
members, and suited to what work needs to be advanced.

At present, let me overview a few logistical items to begin to organize your 
time/diaries:

Sunday night: local business community has organized a special 
dinner/reception, and I am working with our colleague, Waudo Siganga on that 
event. All from business will be invited. There will be separate invitations, 
but please 'hold' the date, if you are coming to Kenya ICANN.

Monday: regular ICANN agenda, except we will consider special BC interactions 
and organize a 6 pm. Nairobi /remote update to our CSG members
Tuesday: Breakfast for Board/all Cross Constituency attendees and special 
guests from ISPs, IPC and Business community -- locally [more on that]. the 
location is a hotel, and transportation will be provided back to the Center.
Tuesday: Constituency and CSG meetings, GAC meeting with GNSO Council
Tuesday: 6p.m. remote consultation, similar to Monday update

Wednesday and beyond: regular ICANN agenda/discussion on Members call re 
priorities and how to effect BC input during various sessions.

BC Agenda: on Friday's members call, we will be trying to finalize a more 
formal agenda of topics for the meeting, keeping in mind that many of the BC 
members will be participating remotely.






________________________________
From: randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] ICANN Kenya
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:39:56 -0800


Dear members,



For those keeping track of who is planning to attend the Nairobi meeting, this 
email is to confirm that I, too, will be attending.



Kind regards,



RA



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From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Steve DelBianco
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 6:27 PM
To: 'bc - GNSO list'
Subject: [bc-gnso] ICANN Kenya



This just in.  I’m still planning to go.

Date:  Monday, 15 February 2010

ICANN's internal team – including staff from the US (California, Texas, New 
Jersey), France and Niger - continued to meet daily over the weekend to discuss 
and share information regarding the ICANN Nairobi meeting.

Today and last night, we had direct contact with the local Kenyan members of 
the security planning committee, and there has been an enhanced, on the ground 
commitment for additional security and this group will work closely with the 
on-site security experts that ICANN has under contract. ICANN's security team 
thinks these are strong, positive steps.

The Kenya National Intelligence Service (NISIS) has increased its efforts to 
mitigate potential terrorist threats.   The Kenya Anti-terrorist Police Unit 
(ATPU) is currently actively involved in the security planning process and has 
already started to put detection, as well as other preventative measures in 
place. The Kenya Diplomatic Protection unit has also been activated to assist 
with the security of the conference. Additionally, covert and overt security 
forces are being deployed at the KICC, hotels and venues where official 
functions will be held. Additionally, the airport, and road from the airport to 
hotels. will be actively monitored and patrolled by security forces.

It is important for delegates to understand that ensuring a safe conference is 
a very important to the Government of Kenya.    The country relies heavily on 
tourism and strives to be a preferred destination for international conferences.
We are all seeing community members starting to react to the situation in 
Kenya, as they perceive it. There have been posted letters from Neustar and 
GoDaddy, among others, indicating that they will not attend or send 
representatives. Also, the Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) has decided 
to hold an alternative meeting in New York.

Others in the community are re-confirming their attendance in Nairobi. In a 
note from ccNSO Chair, Chris Disspain, to be posted today, he has confirmed 
that the ccNSO is expecting to participate in the Nairobi meeting, as planned, 
with all or most all counselors in attendance. Less formally, I've heard that 
many in At Large have expressed the same view.

So, where does this leave all of us?

The first order of business, is that ICANN will continue to monitor the status 
in Nairobi, and will share all relevant information with the community, in 
accordance with our goal to be fully transparent . I will ensure we do that on 
an ongoing basis.

We are left with a situation where some people would choose to attend the 
meeting, and some choose not to attend, based on exactly the same information. 
One answer will clearly not work for all.

One alternative being discussed is how to better support a meeting where remote 
participation is going to be a more significant part of the meeting. What does 
enhanced remote participation look like in the context of an ICANN meeting? 
Remote participation is a challenge when a minority of participants are using 
that mode; if many were, how effective could that be? How would this work with 
scheduling, time zones, and the expected meeting formats we've used? Any 
comments you have on this would be greatly appreciated. Look for a posting on 
the ICANN blog, where you can respond directly.