Robin I volunteer to organize one workshop or program segment; defining the topic, lining up speakers, etc. IGP/Syracuse U. can also help to promote it via our blog and lists. --MM > -----Original Message----- > From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Robin Gross > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 4:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: noncommercial outreach event in SF in March 2011 > > As you've probably heard, the March 2011 ICANN meeting (#40) will be in > San Francisco, California. San Francisco has a vibrant civil society > presence, with a number of international NGOs having offices here, so we > should hold a side-event to attract local NGO's to the ICANN meeting and > to participate at ICANN going forward. > > The SF ICANN Mtg will be a good opportunity to explain to local people > what important issues ICANN deals with and why they should become > involved in ICANN policy development with NCUC. It would be great to > have a large turn-out of own membership at the SF mtg too like we did in > Seoul. Since SF is my home, I have a number of local contacts here > that we can use to hold a really terrific noncommercial outreach event > at that mtg. > > But I'm going to need help from the membership in the organization of > the event, so I'm looking for volunteers. If anyone would like to > volunteer to help with organizing the event - please let me know asap. > We will especially need help with planning the substance of the program > for the event, promoting it among ICANN participants and of course > fundraising. I've already asked ICANN if they have a room we can use at > the official conference venue in March, but don't have an answer yet, so > the specific location is not yet determined. > > So if you are planning to come to the SF ICANN Meeting in March 2011, > please volunteer to help organize this outreach event. (You can even > volunteer to help organize if you aren't coming to the SF ICANN mtg.) > Please shoot me a note to let me you'd like to volunteer and I'll add > you to the organizing team. > > And if you are coming to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in > your hair. > > Thanks, > Robin > > > > > IP JUSTICE > Robin Gross, Executive Director > 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA > p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 > w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]