Hi On Mar 19, 2013, at 4:58 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > I agree; which is why the early (Thur & Fri) GAC meetings are closed sessions anyway. I don't see why these need to be closed, personally. But I take Kathy's point that they're probably not all excited to be doing it. > > BTW, NCUC event organizers - it's not clear on the schedule that the Wednesday event is an "event" open to all ICANN attendees. It has the [C] for "closed" meeting next to it, and there's no one-line placeholder in the event description page to say something like "NCUC hosts policy roundtable on GNSO issues - all are invited to attend" (or something like that.) Thanks Mary I actually didn't notice the [C], rushing. Will send a note. Bill > > (Sorry if I missed a bunch of emails/things - I had thought it would be a Monday event so maybe things have changed totally and NCUC is no longer doing a public event ... ?) > > Cheers > Mary > > > Mary W S Wong > Professor of Law > Faculty Chair, Global IP Partnerships > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW > Two White Street > Concord, NH 03301 > USA > Email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: 1-603-513-5143 > Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php > > > >>> > From: > Kathy Kleiman <[log in to unmask]> > To: > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: > 3/19/2013 11:48 AM > Subject: > Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [liaison6c] ICANN Schedule for Beijing is now posted > Bill, > I think this is a special plenary for the GAC and not a trend. They have to reach "GAC Advice" on the hundreds of Early Warnings for New gTLDs they have issued. I don't think they are excited about coming early, and I don't think it is shades of things to come, but a necessity in the current situation (and given the diversity of Early Warnings). They have much to discuss! > Kathy > > : >> Hi >> >> Alain mentioned previously that NPOC is organizing a workshop session at Beijing. I should add that NCUC is organizing a session as well, which will be held Wednesday 10 April from 13:00 - 15:00 local time. The program team is working on the agenda, and we'll be back to you with details when ready. We'd originally hoped to be able to do a full policy conference like we did in Toronto and San Francisco, but we ultimately were unable to secure the space for that so we're settling for a two hour event instead. We expect to do a full policy conference again in Durban in July. >> >> Best, >> >> Bill >> >> PS: One other small observation on the program—the board decided last year to end meetings on Thursdays rather than Fridays, but now the GAC is starting its' plenaries the previous Thursday- Friday, before most other attendees have arrived and are able to be in the room… >> >> >> >> On Mar 18, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Date: March 18, 2013 4:23:15 AM PDT >>>> To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Subject: [liaison6c] ICANN Schedule for Beijing is now posted >>>> >>>> Please note the ICANN Schedule for Beijing is now posted on the Beijing meeting page: http://beijing46.icann.org/full-sched >>>> >>>> Glen de Saint Géry >>>> GNSO Secretariat >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> http://gnso.icann.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 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] >>> >>> >>> >> >> >