Hola NCUC: I would like to record a Skype video call and post this interview as a vlog at www.ipsociety.net. Please let me know who might be willing and authorized to participate in such an interview. ----- Pat On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Brenden Kuerbis < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Robin, > > Thanks for taking on the leadership of this event. I'm really looking > forward to it, and have joined the planning group on the website to help > organize. And as Milton mentioned, IGP will help publicize. > > Best, > > --------------------------------------- > Brenden Kuerbis > Internet Governance Project > http://internetgovernance.org > > > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> 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] >> >> >