Agree with Norbert here. > -----Original Message----- > From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of nhklein > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:52 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Questions for The Board-NCSG meeting > > Thanks, Avri, for the preparation. > > I think it might be helpful to change the order: Make Item 1 the last > one, and move 2 and 3 up. > > Why do I think so? The Board may be focusing much on what is now Item 1, > with 4 sub-items (Board-GAC is the Board's business), and the time of > the meeting may be gone when you reach Item 2, where "we" (well, I think > so) are more directly concerned and involved and affected. The the > present Item 3 is also close to our concern to see that ICANN is > faithful to all regions and situations of its membership. > > And then only deal with what is now Item 1 - where the Board may have > already its positions, and will explain and justify them for us. > > Just some ideas, > > > Norbert > > = > > > > On 06/12/2011 10:22 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > > There have been no comments on the wording question so these are the > ones that I pan to send to the Board tomorrow morning EST. Pleas let me > know of any last comments. > > > > Thanks > > a. > > > > > > ---- > > > > On 27 May 2011, at 16:43, Diane Schroeder wrote: > > > >> If you could submit three topics/issues on which they would like the > Board's view - the Board will also send three topics to the constituency on > which they would like the constituency's view. Please send these to me to > coordinate. > > > > The NCSG took a poll from among 8 possible questions and came up with a > Stakeholder preference for following three issues as our contribution to the > planned conversation between the Board and the NCSG. > > > > 1. How does the increase role of the GAC affect the multistakeholder > balance. > > > > - How does the Board weighs GAC advice in relation to GNSO > recommendations, the CWG work and community comment on the > implementation in the by-laws mandated process. > > - How well does the current GAC model mesh with the ICANN bottom-up, > multistakeholder policy development processes? > > - Are there any specific areas of tension between the two, and if so how > can these be managed? > > - What specific steps could be taken to promote better communication& > coordination, given GAC's professed constraints with respect to collective > and individual government participation in multistakeholder processes? Can > the Board see government representatives becoming more integrated in this > model? If so, how? > > > > 2. New Constituency Process and the NCSG charter > > > > While understanding that the NCSG Stakeholder Group charter is waiting > on the approval of the standardized New Constituency process > recommended by the Structural Improvements Committee, we would like to > understand what issues, if any, may be blocking Board approval of both the > New Constituency Process and the NCSG Stakeholder Group charter. > > > > 3. ICANN engagement with developing and transitional countries > > > > How can ICANN enhance its engagement with developing and transitional > countries? What procedural/institutional improvements could be envisioned > to increase the effective participation of governments and other > stakeholders from these countries? How can we increase the development- > sensitivity of ICANN policy outputs, including but not only with respect to > new gTLD applicant support? > > > > The NCSG looks forward to receiving notice of the 3 issues the Board will be > contributing to the discussion. We also look forward to our meeting and > send best wishes for everyones safe travel to Singapore. > > > > signed > > > -- > Since 3 April 2011, The Mirror with reports and comments from Cambodia - > originally since 1997 based on daily translations from the Khmer language > press, is now only an archive of the past. > > But I started a new blog: > > ...thinking it over... after 21 years in Cambodia > http://www.thinking21.org/ > > continuing to share reports and comments from Cambodia. > > Norbert Klein > [log in to unmask] > Phnom Penh / Cambodia