Thank you for this information and offer Wendy... Just a couple of quick points (I'm still in the public forum discusion on the operational plan/budget so I will make this very short... The usual expectation that group reporting will be "presented" i.e. from the stage, has been changed fir this meeting, all our reports are to be completed today and posted on the Conference Web site and the time normally taken for the oral presentation will be devoted to the public forum... Secondly, regarding when you might be able to possibly join us between 1600 to 1900 hrs, we will move the timing for specific Agenda items to work with when a couple of things happen, firstly there will now be a block of time devoted to a GAC - ALAC discussion, this has now been confirmed to be from 1700 to 1730 hrs... to accomodate this wehave shortened the time previously devoted to a discussion on the proposed Summit by the same amountof time... This means I have said to the COO and the CFO that if they are able to come for a short time from your meeting some time between 1730 and 2100 (obviously not too close to the end ;-) and we will break to talk with them, I wonder if you might come over at that time? or would you prefer to fit it in from your own Board Agenda priorities and opportunities?? CLO Quoting Wendy Seltzer <wendy@seltzer.com>:
Tomorrow morning's public forum runs from 8:30 to 12:45, followed by the public signing ceremony at which the Board recognizes and welcomes the AP RALO (at last!). I'll be up on stage among the Board and look forward to joining in that welcome.
As usual, I expect the public forum will include reports from various groups, including ALAC, SOs, and Board Committees, and open mic time for members of the public to share their comments. While the mic is only one channel for communications, speaking up also a good way to make connections with others in the ICANN community, so I'd encourage you to do so with matters of interest or concern.
In the afternoon, the Board will meet from 16:00, again unfortunately at the same time as the ALAC meeting, to prepare for its Friday public meeting. While I think it is in ALAC's interest to have me participating in the Board meeting, I would also like to join in ALAC discussions, if possible. I will keep the skype channel open (provided the net works), to keep you updated and to try to coordinate with the Chair. In between, I will join the At-Large / Registrars discussion of the RAA.
The Board's tentative agenda for Friday, to be discussed Thursday, includes: 1) Approval of Minutes of January 2008 Board Meeting 2) Approval of ICANN Accountability and Transparency Frameworks 3) Review of Board Governance Committee Recommendations Possible BGC Actions (Ombudsman Framework) (Bylaws Mandated Reviews Update) 4) Review of Board Finance Committee Recommendations Possible BFC Actions (Funds Disbursement and Approvals Policy) (Budget Next Steps) 5) Review of Board Audit Committee Recommendations Possible Audit Committee Actions (Approval of Auditor) 6) New gTLDs - Next Steps 7) Acknowledging Receipt of DNSSEC Recommendations from SSAC 8) ICANN Bylaws Change Request from ALAC 9) IDNs (update on IDNc discussions and technical test) 10) Other Business <http://www.icann.org/minutes/>
Please let me know if there is anything in particular you would like me to say, either to the Board or in the public meeting, on any of these subjects.
Thanks! --Wendy
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