[board-09georegionswg] Meeting Invitation / Geographic Regions call - 05.11.10 @ 1200 UTC

[Gisella Gruber-White <Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

Further to the Doodle he next Geographic Regions is schedule on Friday 5th 
November at 1200 UTC. We tried to get a time during which most WG members could 
attend.

World Clock Link (time zone conversion):

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=5&month=11&year=2010&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=0

Please find the dial-in details below – if you required a dial-out, please let 
me know. We have the following on the list – to be confirmed:

 *   Zahid Jamil
 *   Carlton Samuels

 *   Cheryl Langdon-Orr
 *   Fahd Batayneh

Thank you again for taking the time to complete the Doodle poll.

Kind regards,
Gisella


On 29/10/2010 11:00, "Gisella Gruber-White" 
<Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:


Dear All,

Please complete the attached Doodle poll to establish the best suitable
time for our call next week.

http://doodle.com/kbs5u5t22izh9yub

This Doodle poll will close on Friday 29th October at 1700 UTC - the date
and time will be announced shortly thereafter.

Thank you.
Kind regards,
Gisella

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Gisella Gruber-White
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Email: gisella.gruber-white@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gisella.gruber-white@xxxxxxxxx>
Tel: +44 7545 334 360
Skype ID: gisella.gw





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 On Behalf Of Robert Hoggarth
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Subject: [board-09georegionswg] Follow-Up - Geographic Regions Review
Meeting Report, 20 October - Time Sensitive Information

Dear Working Group Members.

To supplement the meeting recording supplied last week by Gisella, set
forth below is a compilation of the substantive items discussed and
proposed during the Geographic Regions Review Working Group Call
conducted on 20 October.

For those who weren¹t able to attend the call, please check the
information below and register your comments, approval or objections as
soon as possible.  You will note that the two big subjects discussed were
the schedule for completion and publication of the Interim Report and
potential plans for a community workshop at the Cartagena meeting. Please
note the short term efforts and deadlines proposed at the meeting.

Geographic Regions Review Working Group Call Meeting Report

Attendees:

WG Members:
David Archbold
Cheryl Langdon-Orr

Staff:
Bart Boswinkel
Rob Hoggarth
Gisella Gruber-White

1.  Topic One ­ Completion and Publication of Interim Report:

To Do:    Publish the Working Group¹s Interim Report by ICANN Cartagena
Meeting

David and Cheryl discussed the feedback on the V5 draft of the Interim
Report and reacted to V6 of the draft.  They agreed there was value in
bringing the work on the Interim Report to a close and moving toward
publication before the Cartagena meeting.  Staff was authorized to
outline a schedule that would achieve that proposed goal.

In an effort to stimulate community thinking and feedback, the one
substantial area of improvement discussed was the beefing-up of section B
of the draft document to include some specific hypothetical statements
reflecting potential options for adjusting the current Geographic Regions
Framework. These ³potential suggestions²  could include specific
scenarios for making or not making future adjustments to the current
framework.  Working Group members are invited to reflect on this idea and
to suggest potential options for the next draft of the document by COB on
2 November.

Proposed Schedule for Interim Report Publication:


*   Collect all edits and other feedback from WG members submitted by 2
November (originally proposed on call to be 28 October - but extended
because of delay in circulating meeting report)
*   Incorporate member input and Produce V7  Revised Interim Report on 3
November
*   Hold follow-up WG meeting to discuss draft Interim Report during
week of 1 November
*   Accept All Final Edits To Draft Interim Report From WG Members on 5
November
*   Submit Final Document for Translation on 8 November
*   Publish English Version and any available translations on 15 November
*   Allow 70-day Public Comment Period (ending approx 30 January 2011)
to allow for Cartagena Meeting, distribution of translations in all 6 UN
Languages and end/beginning of year holidays

2.  Topic Two ­ Possible Workshop During ICANN Cartagena Meeting:

To Do:  Hold Community Workshop in Cartagena To Discuss Interim Report
and Potential Final Report Adjustments/Scenarios

David and Cheryl discussed the value of trying another open community
session in Cartagena.  The session in Brussels contained very good
content but was not well attended.  It was thought that the Workshop-type
format and the prospect of adjustments/scenarios would encourage
community members to attend and participate.

Staff was instructed to reserve time and meeting space at the Cartagena
meeting on Wednesday or Thursday of the meeting week for this session.
The potential workshop format and agenda can be discussed at one of the
next two WG meetings to be scheduled between now and the Cartagena
meeting.

3.  Other Topics/ Items:

The Staff was asked to research the status of any ICANN response to the
Letter from the League of Arab States sent on 28 August to ICANN CEO Rod
Beckstrom.

Next Meeting: Staff will circulate shortly a Doodle Scheduling Poll to
determine WG Member availability for the next meeting during the week of
1 November.


Please share your comments or thoughts on the recorded discussion or this
report at your earliest convenience.


Best regards,

Rob Hoggarth