Still looking for a reasonably priced hotel, but I should be there anyway.

--c.a.

Milton L Mueller wrote:
> Hello, all
> The Paris ICANN meeting is only about a month a way. I'd like to
> initiate some planning now. 
> 
> First, I believe (not fully confirmed yet, but likely) that the Internet
> Governance Project and Cotelco will be making a special effort to
> facilitate remote participation in the NCUC constituency meeting Tuesday
> June 24. We'll be doing this through Dr. Cogburn's E-lluminate platform,
> which still seems to be the easiest alternative. So if you can't come
> but want to stay active in the constituency, please mark your calendars
> for June and see if it is possible to sit at your computer during part
> of the f2f meeting. 
> 
> Second, we need to set an agenda. 
> A big part of the agenda will be the GNSO reform process. We will need
> to discuss it among ourselves, invite in some outside speakers, and will
> also be having a special meeting with ALAC about that at 5:00 pm. Some
> of this work will require some advance preparation, such as coming up
> with a draft charter for a new stakeholder group. 
> We also need to consider the usual business issues: membership, the next
> elections, funds, etc
> Other items I can suggest are: 
> The Whois "studies" process
> JPA issues
> IANA is offering to meet to discuss some DNSSEC-related change
> I think .org will want to meet with us again
> 
> Please use this list to add any other agenda items you are concerned
> about!
> 
> Third, we need to make decisions about financial support for travel. I
> am going to ask NCUC for US$750 towards hotel. I can get there on my own
> nickel but hotels there are expensive. Others on the Council will
> probably need more support, and we may want to consider other requests. 
> 
> 
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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