[gnso-geo-dg] FW: ccNSO Proposal to review Definition of ICANN Geographic Regions

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As we suspected, Denise did not mean to say 'At-Large' community.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Denise Michel [mailto:denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:45 PM
To: Gomes, Chuck; avri@xxxxxxx
Cc: robbert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx; Glen de Saint Géry
Subject: Re: ccNSO Proposal to review Definition of ICANN Geographic Regions

Chuck -

     Thanks for your email, and for bringing this error to my attention.
     I inadvertently wrote " ...importance of the Geographic Regions structure 
to the At-Large community in general ..." when I intended to write " 
...importance of the Geographic Regions structure to the GNSO community in 
general ..."   (I had just sent a similar note to the ALAC and didn't review my 
message carefully before sending).  I apologize for any confusion this has 
caused.

     Regards
     Denise

----- Original Message -----
From: Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Denise Michel; Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>
Cc: policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx <policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri Aug 15 07:24:29 2008
Subject: RE: ccNSO Proposal to review Definition of ICANN Geographic Regions

Denise,

In this request you say, "We hope that the GNSO will be able to provide input 
on the relative importance of the Geographic Regions structure to the At-Large 
community in general . . ."  I am curious why you say the 'At-Large community' 
with At-Large in caps.  That causes me to conclude that you mean the At-Large 
organization as defined in ICANN structure.  I am guessing that you really mean 
the at-large community (no caps), meaning the overall ICANN community, of which 
the At-Large is one subset.  Am I correct?

Chuck


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        From: michel.denise@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:michel.denise@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Denise Michel
        Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:52 PM
        To: Avri Doria; Gomes, Chuck
        Cc: policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: ccNSO Proposal to review Definition of ICANN Geographic Regions


        Dear Avri and Chuck:

        The ICANN Board invited the ICANN community (including the ALAC, ASO, 
ccNSO, GAC and GNSO) to provide input on the proposal by the ccNSO to appoint a 
community-wide working group to review the structure of ICANN's present 
Geographic Regions and related issues.

        The Board recognized that any potential change to ICANN Geographic 
Regions would have "wide-spread effect" in ICANN and that it should seek the 
views of the other Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees before 
taking further action. The ICANN Board directed Staff to summarize and analyze 
that community input and to subsequently prepare a report for consideration to 
the Board.

        The GNSO is kindly requested to provide input, if any, on the suggested 
formation of a community wide working group, and its mandate.

        Staff is targeting a Board report, summarizing all responses received, 
by early September. We hope that the GNSO will be able to provide input on the 
relative importance of the Geographic Regions structure to the At-Large 
community in general and to the value of a community-wide working group 
specifically, by that time. We expect that the proposed working group, if 
ultimately formed, will reach out to the broader community to seek further 
input and perspectives.

        Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.  For your 
convenience links to relevant background documents are included below. Please 
contact Rob Hoggarth, Senior Policy Director (policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx), who is 
staffing this issue, if you have any questions. We look forward to following-up 
with the GNSO.

        Regards,

        Denise Michel
        Vice President Policy


        Background Document Links Regarding ICANN Geographic Region and the 
Board's Request for SO and AC Comments:

        Minutes of ICANN Board 16 July 2000 Containing Resolution 00.64 
Adopting Geographic Regions Structure
        (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-16jul00.htm>)

        ICANN GAC Communique Advising That International Norms Be Used For 
ICANN Geographic Regions
        (<http://www.icann.org/committees/gac/communique-14jul00.htm>)

        Minutes of Montreal meeting (June 2003). Reaffirmation of ICANNs 
Geographic Regions (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-26jun03.htm>)

        United Nations Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, 
geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings, revised 31 
January 2008
        (<http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm>)

        Regions Working Group Draft Report for Submission to ICANN Board for 
Public Consultation
        (<http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08aug07.htm>)

        ICANN Geographical Regions
        Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group
        For Submission to the ICANN Board
        
(<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.pdf>)

        ICANN Board Resolution (07.92), 2 November 2007
        (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm - _Toc55609368>)