Given that the Board has raised a substantive issue, some change is in order. I agree that we should remove New Meeting Strategy. The budget item was there for a specific reason. We can further discuss on the weekend.
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On March 2, 2016 11:21:36 AM EST, Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa@benjemaa.com> wrote:
Sorry for the mistake; my finger hit a wrong key, so apologize for the previous mail. Please disregard it. here is the good one:

All these points in 60 minutes??? I find it too heavy. 

I suggest to remove the new meeting strategy point and the one of annual « special » requests for the following reasons:
  • the new meeting strategy didn’t start yet: the first experience will be Marrakech, and I don’t find it (meeting A) too different from meetings of the « old »  strategy. So, we will spend ti me assessing and reviewing when we will make a full cycle (Meetings A, B, and C).
  • The importance of the multi-year planning for summits and GAs made me propose to remove the second sub-bullet point. I think that raising the special request point will dilute the subject and reduce the value of the first sub-bullet point. Also, we have a year before the next « special » request, so it is not urgent.
I also suggest to define a time division for the remaining points. I propose:
  • Feedback on the final report of the CCWG on Accountability 10 min
  • Sensitive New gTLDs - GAC Category 1, Safeguards 1-8     10 min
  • Budget issues: Multi-year GA and Summit planning               15 min
  • Consumer Trust                                                                       10 min
  • How are SO/ACs doing with regard to enhancing diversity in all its dimensions? What can ICANN do to support that effort? 15 min
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The topics that we supplied to them were:

  • CCWG Accountability - if necessary based on status at the time of the Board-ALAC meeting
  • Sensitive New gTLDs - GAC Category 1, Safeguards 1-8
  • Budget issues:
    • Multi-year GA and Summit planning
    • Annual "special" requests we should not have to make
  • New Meeting Strategy - issues and suggestions
  • Consumer Trust

The 2nd sub-bullet on budgets is a combination of the special request we made to bypass ICANN bureaucracy (not being able to use approved budget flexibly and having to beg to have adequate translation tools) and the issue of having to make a "special" request to train leaders and have them work effectively.

The Board has, for the first time in several years, raised issues for our input.

  • Diversity is considered to be a challenge in ICANN. How is your SO/AC doing with regard to enhancing diversity in all its dimensions? What can ICANN do to support that effort?
  • What is your feedback on the final report of the CCWG on Accountability?

Clearly the 2nd one overlaps with our first bullet.

We will spend some time on the weekend discussing how we will address these issues.

Alan

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