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Fwd: [EURO-Discuss] Civil Society Participation in OECD Ministerial Meeting, Seoul, June 17-18 2008
by Izumi AIZU Aug. 23, 2007

Aug. 23, 2007

FYI. izumi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette(a)wzb.eu> Date: 2007/08/22 4:11 Subject: [EURO-Discuss] Civil Society Participation in OECD Ministerial Meeting, Seoul, June 17-18 2008 To: Europe Discuss <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Hi, can please somebody forward this email to the ALAC list? Thank you. jeanette Greetings, The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) is currently preparing its 10th Ministerial Meeting on Â"The Future of the Internet EconomyÂ", which will take place in Seoul, South Korea, June 17-18 2008. APC and the Internet Governance Project, together with the 'Public Voice', is working with the OECD secretariat to increase participation of Civil Society groups in shaping the agenda of the Ministerial meeting and in organising a one day stakeholder pre-event on June 16th 2008. This message contains general background information about the OECD and the 10th Ministerial meeting, and some of the opportunities for civil society participation. A second message will soon follow, outlining these opportunities in more detail, include some of our preliminary thinking about priorities for civil society engagement with this process, why we think you should get involved and how you can get involved. We look forward to working with you on this! Jeanette Hofmann, Karen Banks, Milton Mueller About The Event ============= The OECD, an inter-governmental organisation that consists of 30 member Countries, will hold a Ministerial Meeting on Â"The Future of the Internet EconomyÂ" in Seoul, Korea, on 17-18 June 2008. www.oecd.org/futureinternet. The OECD Ministerial Meeting aims to formulate guiding principles and policies for the future development of the Internet economy. Recognizing that the world depends to a growing degree on the Internet, the goal is to help governments establish policies responding to new developments and concerns arising from the changing role of the Internet in our society and economy. The Ministerial meeting will be preceded by a day of Â"stakeholder foraÂ" on June 16 2008, to give an opportunity to civil society and the business sector to present their viewpoints on the future development of the Internet economy. More information on the Ministerial and Stakeholder fora are available online. The OECD Ministerial Meeting offers a broad international public space to discuss the economic and societal implications of the emerging information economy. Civil society groups active in the area of information society related issues should use this opportunity to network among themselves and collectively express their visions on guiding policy principles for the development of the Future of the Internet economy. About The OECD ============= Membership in the OECD includes the majority of European countries, Canada, the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Japan and Korea. The OECD headquarters (the secretariat) is based in Paris. The OECD provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies. The OECD engages in policy analysis, data gathering, monitoring, and forecasting in many different areas but in particular for economic, environmental and social issues. In the fields of digital economy and information society, the OECD covers many areas that are of interest to civil society, such as privacy law enforcement, user-created content, network neutrality and gender in ICT employment. Reports of the OECD Committee of Information, Computer and Communications Policy can be found at (www.oecd.org/sti/ict) The OECD has relationships with about 70 non-member countries and a number of non-governmental entities such as the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC). There is as yet no formal link to civil society organisations, but the OECD is currently considering its relationship to the non-governmental sector with a view to greater inclusion. Public Consultation Â– open until September 14th 2007 ========================================= The OECD Online Public Consultation provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on the topics and issues to be discussed at the OECDÂ's Ministerial meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy. The online consultation is open until September 14th and can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_21571361_38415463_38985417_1_1_1_1… Please contact us if you have difficulty accessing or completing the online version. Opportunities for Civil Society Engagement ================================== The next message will contain more detailed information about opportunities for Civil Society participation in the 10th Ministerial process including: o Linking work in other public policy processes (such as the World Summit on the Information Society and The Internet Governance Forum) with the OECD Ministerial meeting o Gathering Civil society statements and reports that deal with future development of the internet o Preparation of a Civil Society Declaration o Preparation for a one day civil society stakeholder event on June 16th2008 o Information about preparatory events in the run up to the meeting o A time-line of the process and important dates References ========= o The Public Voice has a resource site with links to useful background documents, a calendar of related events and a schedule for the Public Voice monthly calls:http://www.thepublicvoice.org/events/oecdministerial.html o About the OECD: http://www.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_36734052_36734103_1_1_1_1_1,00.html o About the 10th Ministerial Meeting: www.oecd.org/futureinternet o The OECD Public Online Consultation: http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_21571361_38415463_38985417_1_1_1_1… o The OECD Organising Committee: www.oecd.org/sti/ict

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Procedure for WG output
by Vittorio Bertola Aug. 20, 2007

Aug. 20, 2007

All, as I am working on the output of the "RAA revision" working group, I am wondering what is the procedure to finalize the document. I think that, once consensus is reached in the WG, the document could be immediately released, as participation is open and I would expect any ALAC or ALS members that are interested in contributing to be already subscribed to the WG. In any case, the deadline for submission is September 10, so I would like to know in advance whether the document needs to go through further procedures or approval once agreed upon by the WG, not to miss the deadline. Thanks, -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Earthquake in Lima
by Robert Guerra Aug. 19, 2007

Aug. 19, 2007

on a more personal note.. just heard about the very strong earthquake in Peru. Hope Erik, you and your colleagues in Lima are ok let us know.. regards, Robert --- Robert Guerra <rguerra(a)privaterra.ca> Managing Director, Privaterra Tel +1 416 893 0377

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by Post Office Aug. 19, 2007

Aug. 19, 2007

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Aug. 18, 2007

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ALAC Teleconference for August
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 17, 2007

Aug. 17, 2007

Dear All: Please note that draft summary minutes, and the teleconference recording, are now available at https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi? 14_august_2007. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax (UK): +44 (20) 7681-3135 Fax (Swiss): +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile (UK): +44 (7774) 932798 Mobile (Swiss): +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Domain Tasting RFI - Online Survey
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 16, 2007

Aug. 16, 2007

Dear All: A Request for Information has been posted by the ad-hoc group formed by the GNSO Council to look at Domain Tasting. The announcement can be found at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/ announcement-2-10aug07.htm In particular, an easy-to-use survey of the questions in the RFI is available in the BigPulse voting/polling system, which is also the At- Large voting and polling system; this makes it quick and easy to register your answers to the RFI. This can be found at: https:// www.bigpulse.com/872i Real-time results from the survey are also publicly available at: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4Rkitd2chD5rD7eyJHJi We hope that many in the At-Large community will take the time to register their views and provide any suggestions of additional sources of information to be analysed while the RFI is open - it closes 15th September. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax (UK): +44 (20) 7681-3135 Fax (Swiss): +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile (UK): +44 (7774) 932798 Mobile (Swiss): +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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At-Large NomCom Seats
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 16, 2007

Aug. 16, 2007

Since a number of questions and statements have been made about the NomCom seats, who appoints them, what do those appointed have to do / what are the time requirements, etc. I wanted to put everything about this subject into one email for everyone. WHO APPOINTS? The ICANN Bylaw provisions as it relates to this: The ALAC shall [....] after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI) to the Nominating Committee. This means that the ALAC must consult the region on who to appoint. The ALAC have asked each region to forward a name, or more than one name, to them before the end of August. The ALAC will then select from amongst those names submitted the single individual for each region to the NomCom. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Of the currently sitting NomCom members appointed by At-Large, only Sebastian Ricciardi is eligible for a second term. All other ALAC- appointed NomCom members are term-limited. HOW DO THE REGIONS DECIDE WHAT NAME(s) TO FORWARD? This is entirely up to them. Regions could decide to have formal elections to choose one name, or three names, or any number of names to forward to ALAC; they could ask for volunteers and send the entire list to ALAC. It is completely up to the region. I provided the Secretariats with the option - if a region so chooses, and because it was clear to me that some regions might be holding an election - of using the voting system which At-Large already has. I made this offer not to suggest any course of action, but simply to make it easier to manage a vote. There is no obligation to use this tool, just as there is no obligation to hold a vote. There is no set way to hold the selection if the tool is used; the tool itself is very flexible and can, for example, produce 1 'winner', just as it can be setup to provide a ranked list of the whole candidate pool in order of preference. WHAT DOES BEING A MEMBER OF NOMCOM INVOLVE? Below is an excerpt from an email from Adam Peake of the NomCom: Timeline of the 2007 committee might help: * Announcement of Formal Call --1 February 2007 * Deadline of Formal Call for Full Consideration -- 1 May 2007 * Deadline extended until 18 May 2007 23:59 UTC * Review and Evaluation -- May to early July * Face-to-Face Meeting and Selection -- early July 2007 * Results Announced to ICANN Secretary -- before 2 October 2007 * Selected candidates take their positions as the conclusion of the ICANN General Meeting 2007, 2 November 2007 The 2007 NomCom held it's first meeting after the Sao Paulo ICANN meeting (December 8 and 9). The 2007 AGM in LA is earlier, so the 2008 schedule may move forward a month. The commitment is essentially: To be able to attend one ICANN meeting (i.e. LA), ideally for the full meeting (from Monday Oct. 29) but at least to be there for the NomCom session which will be the afternoon of Friday Nov 2, and all day Saturday November 3. NomCom's final task is the selection meeting, a requirement for all members. The meeting usually takes 3 full days. The location and date will be decided by the NomCom. Usually the location is wherever's easiest for the majority, or the chair's choice. Likely timing is June or July 2008. So the NomCom works from November 2007 to mid-summer 2008. Work during the period from the first face to face meeting to the end of recruitment includes approx 6 conference calls of the full committee. i.e. around one call every 6 weeks. Members should recruit candidates, and how much time they take doing that is a personal choice. But it can take some hours. If each member recruits 5 candidates then there would be over 100 candidates in the pool. Took a lot of effort to get 90 candidates this year, and people worked hard at recruitment. The main work (time) begins once recruitment has finished. All candidates will give the names of 3 or 4 people who provide references. Chasing these references (making sure people submit them) can take some time. Each candidates submits a statement of interest (SOI), essentially an application form these a usually 4-5 pages. 90 SOIs is 2007, add 3 or 4 references for each candidate and it adds up to a lot of reading. Members should be familiar with all candidates. There is a burst of activity as the date of the selection meeting approaches. NomCom usually breaks into sub-groups that evaluate candidates in detail. There might be 3 or 4 2-hour teleconferences during this period of about 3 weeks. Some NomCom members, particularly those not very familiar with ICANN may be asked to attend one of the other ICANN meetings held in the early part of 2008. But this is not required, and is for the chair to decide. Overall, the NomCom is a reasonably light time commitment by ICANN working group standards. However, the commitment toward the end of the process is intense. I expect during June and perhaps early July depending on the timing of the selection meeting, NomCom will be quite time consuming, many calls and a lot of reading. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax (UK): +44 (20) 7681-3135 Fax (Swiss): +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile (UK): +44 (7774) 932798 Mobile (Swiss): +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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NA RALO Meeting Summarty Minutes
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 14, 2007

Aug. 14, 2007

Hi all, I have no idea if you might be interested in seeing the Summary Minutes of the NA RALO telephone conference of yesterday or not but here they are for those of you who might be interested. Darlene Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca

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als approval guidelines
by Annette Muehlberg Aug. 14, 2007

Aug. 14, 2007

Dear Nick, as the ALAC has changed it guidelines for approving ALS-applicants so that organisations of organisations can apply too, it would be very helpful if you could inform all former applicants which were not accepted for this very reason. Thank you Annette Muehlberg

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