RE: [gnso-osc] Global Outreach Program Recommendations - for adoption September 24

["Mason Cole" <masonc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Ron.  I'm also confused about the following:

 

"Although the OSC CSG Work Team thinks that a special emphasis should be on 
outreach to universities that have not previously been involved in ICANN, it 
also recommends that the Committee should consider non-academic contacts in the 
region such as local Internet Society chapters, local business associations, 
local members of the non-governmental Branch of the United Nations and others."

 

I don't understand why there's a special emphasis on academic institutions.  
ICANN isn't in the business of favoring participation of one type of group over 
another, nor should it be.  If an invitation for participation is to be made 
locally, shouldn't it include business, non-government organizations, etc.?

 

Also, under 2.1.2.1, why is there uneven representation from the contracted and 
non-contracted sides of the GNSO?

 

Thanks -

 

Mason Cole

 

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From: Ron Andruff [mailto:randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:14 AM
To: 'Philip Sheppard'; gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gnso-osc] Global Outreach Program Recommendations - for adoption 
September 24

 

Chair,

 

I read the CSG Work Team's recommendations with interest and find it on the 
whole to be a good work product.  I am particularly encouraged by the 
considerations given to 'translations' as this is one of the pillars that will 
support ICANN as it matures into a truly global institution.  Clearly, outreach 
is a very important and heretofore underserved component of ICANN and the 
initiatives noted in the recommendations are solid steps in the right 
direction.  A lot of good ideas but, as we all know, the devil is in the 
details and thus there is considerable work still ahead of us in this area.

 

I have a couple of things that I wondered if the OSC might get some 
clarification on, as follows: 

 

2.1.2 Membership of the Committee, 2nd paragraph notes: "The Committee 
membership should be long enough to allow the participation of host country and 
neighboring nations, and to leverage the outreach events and alert as many 
relevant parties to effectuate goals and activities."  I don't understand this 
sentence.  Can we get some clarification, as well as the Work Team's thinking 
behind the length of Committee member terms, how to manage 'institutional 
memory' with members rotating off the committee, and so forth?

 

2.1.2.1 Representation on the Committee, 4th para notes: "Committee members 
should cooperate with the ICANN Fellowship selection team to be able to invite 
up to ten key people to each ICANN event, who may include people who represent 
numerous groups, such as leaders of academia, business associations, and 
non-governmental organizations."  Again, I do not understand what the sentence 
means, particularly who is being invited where?  Some background would 
hopefully bring some clarity to the intent.

 

My comment in regard to the first paragraph in this section (re: 
representation) is that with such a small committee, notwithstanding ICANN's 
principles of diversity, the committee's first priority (vis-à-vis selection 
criteria) should be based on an individual's qualifications in the realm of 
outreach rather than their gender or sector of the GNSO community from which 
they come.  The second priority (which some may argue should be the first) is 
geo location for all of the obvious reasons.

 

Thank you.

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

President

 

RNA Partners, Inc.

220 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10001

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From: owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Philip Sheppard
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 4:23 AM
To: gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-osc] Global Outreach Program Recommendations - for adoption 
September 24

 

Fellow OSC members, 

please find attached the final piece of work from the various teams within the 
OSC.

It is a recommendation on outreach from the CSG team, chaired by Olga Cavalli, 
in an effort led by Debbie Hughes.

Let me have your comments with a view to OSC adoption by September 24.

 

After which, assuming a positive reception, we will send it to the GNSO Council.

 

Philip

OSC Chair