I vote February, sorry for missing the vote.

2016-11-28 17:53 GMT-05:00 Stephanie Perrin <
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> I apologise for not voting....no internet access. I vote February.
> Stephanie
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
>   Original Message
> From: Tapani Tarvainen
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 2:43 AM
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> Reply To: Tapani Tarvainen
> Subject: NCPH Intersessional timing
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Poll results from the intersessional timing options were, unfortunately
> but not unexpectedly, not conclusive. The choices could have been better
> phrased - some people emailed me offlist about that - but time was short.
>
> As it is, only 1 (can't make it) was clearly defined, the rest were
> basically just a scale of preferability, and so averaging them out
> makes at least some sense.
>
> Here's a summary of results, for each category and month averages
> (excluding "no opinion" ones) and in parentheses the number of "can't
> make it" choices:
>
> count category          Feb        Apr-May        Aug-Sep
> 4 Councillors           3.7(1)     2.7(1)         2.0(2)
> 3 NCSG EC               3.7(1)     3.5(0)         2.0(0)
> 1 NCSG PC               5.0(0)     2.0(0)         3.0(0)
> 4 NCUC EC               4.8(0)     3.0(1)         3.5(0)
> 2 NPOC EC               4.5(0)     3.5(0)         4.0(0)
> 10 Other                3.3(2)     4.1(1)         3.7(2)
>
> 14 All except "Other"   4.2(2)     3.1(2)         3.4(2)
> 24 All                  3.9(4)     3.5(3)         3.5(4)
>
> My conclusion is that there's no really strong preference to any,
> but February is slightly preferred (especially if we give less
> weight to "Other" category, who are less likely to participate).
>
> A couple of people commented that the latter two choices, but
> especially April/May, would depend a lot on the exact date:
> there're lots of other meetings and events people will be
> participating in that timeframe.
>
> The time should be decided tomorrow. Before that, we should try to
> answer the questions posed by Tony Holmes below.
>
> For the first one I guess we can answer "no": none of the times impose
> severe constraints for us, even though all of them are bad for at
> least two council/EC members.
>
> For question 4 it's not clear-cut, but given the poll results
> I'd suggest order would be (1) Feb (2) Aug-Sep (3) Apr-May
> (the latter two decided by non-Other category).
>
> For questions 2 and 3 I'd like to ask you all what other
> ICANN/IGF-related events you may be participating in the
> timeframes given (to reduce clutter on the list you can
> send them just to me and I'll summarize them here).
>
> Tapani
>
> ----- Forwarded message from tonyarholmes <[log in to unmask]>
> -----
>
> Rob/All
>
> We agreed we will try and nail the date for the next intercessional during
> a
> 30 minute call next week.
>
> To try and avert what Klaus described as 'going around in circles', perhaps
> the following approach could help narrow the options prior to that call.
>
> It appeared that the possibility of tagging an intercessional on to the
> front or end of the Copenhagen or Johannesburg meetings was dismissed,
> which
> left us with 3 options on the table at the end of the call;
>
> -          Week beginning February 13th
>
> -          Late April/beginning of May
>
> -          Beyond Johannesburg (effectively late Aug/early Sept)
>
>
>
> Suggest as representatives from our respective groups, in advance of the
> call we try and respond to Rob on the following questions;
>
>
>
> 1.       Do any of those options impose severe constraints on the ability
> of
> your members to attend? If so, what are they and can they be overcome?
>
> 2.       During the suggested time frame for late April/beginning of May
> are
> there major conflicts due to other Internet Governance, Regional, standards
> bodies, trade association, other, meetings? If so what are they and when
> will they take place?
>
> 3.       Beyond Johannesburg,  late Aug/early Sept, are there major
> conflicts due to other Internet Governance, Regional, standards bodies,
> trade association, other meetings? If so what are they and when will they
> take place?
>
> 4.       Can you rank the 3 options on the table in order of preference.
>
>
>
> If it proves possible to do this it may help focus thoughts during our 30
> minute call. Just a suggestion.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Tony
>
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