Dear ATRT2 members, Mark Carvel, the UK's GAC represetnative is planning a trainning session with Commonwelath countries for Durban and I want to share with you some ideas we have exchanged on a structured apporach for government outreach. Back in San Jose we did a one day meetings for Latin Internet Policy makers with both, ICANNs and ISOCs Boards. And we plan to repeat the training for Buenos Aires. I guess some of our team members can add a lot to a Commonwealth Governmets Meeting in Durban. Best regards Carlos Raul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez Gutiérrez <carlosraul.gutierrez@sutel.go.cr> Date: 2013/5/28 Subject: Fwd: [GAC] Durban Planning and Preparation To: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez Gutiérrez <crg@isoc-cr.org> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez Miembro del Consejo SUTEL (Costa Rica) Presidente pro tempore REGULATEL www.sutel.go.cr + 506 4000 0010 Oficina + 506 8335 2487 Movil ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mark Carvell <mhcarvell@yahoo.co.uk> Date: 2013/5/28 Subject: Re: [GAC] Durban Planning and Preparation To: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez <carlosraulg@gmail.com> Cc: "gac@icann.org" <gac@icann.org>, Heather Dryden <Heather.Dryden@ic.gc.ca>, "gacsec@gac.icann.org Secretariat" <gacsec@gac.icann.org> Dear Carlos Thanks and yes very happy for you to share this in order to coordinate the outreach. I haven't finalised my thinking about the agenda for the Commonwealth session in Durban but this will likely include sharing views on and contributions to the ATRT2 review from the Commonwealth's perspective on Internet governance and development in particular, as well as an overview of the role of governments in ICANN and GAC working methods. I'm also hoping the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will be able to attend this meeting as GAC observer having spoken about this recently to their Corporate Secretary, Lasantha de Alwis . I'll keep you informed. Best regards Mark *From:* Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez <carlosraulg@gmail.com> *To:* Mark Carvell <mhcarvell@yahoo.co.uk> *Cc:* Heather Dryden <Heather.Dryden@ic.gc.ca>; "gacsec@gac.icann.orgSecretariat" < gacsec@gac.icann.org>; gac@icann.org *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 1:41 *Subject:* Re: [GAC] Durban Planning and Preparation Re: Outreach to Governments Dear Mark, - I fully support your initiative to directly contact Governments which are not participating in GAC for the time being. Particularly a public meeting in Africa is the right time to reach out for absent African Governments. - Also within ATRT2 there is great interest in contacting Governments to get feedback on the Accountability and Transparency process. But if they are still many Governments which are not even participating in GAC we cannot expect a substantial feedback. - Last but not least, also last week just across the street in Geneva, ICANN Chairman of the Board, its CEO and his advisors on international relations, where holding bilateral meetings with delegations to ITUs WTPF13. I was myself invited to one with my Vice Minister and I tried to focus on the particular case of our ccTLD and its impact on our local ecosystem. Neither GAC nor ITU on the agenda. In other words, Governments is too large a subject in terms of ICANN: it is not always the same the Telecom Minister participating in ITU conferences, to the representatives to GAC, to the local institutions dealing with domestic internet issues like country codes and IXPs or in other international Fora like WYSIS or IGF. In this new and welcomed efforts to develop a good international face to ICANN, I think a good dose of coordination and strategic approach is necessary between Board, GAC and Staff in terms of outreach efforts, so not to frighten away some good candidates for GAC participation. And I hope you don´t mind me sharing this message with the other members of ATRT2 of which heather and myself are part, but please confirm before I do it. Best regards Carlos Raúl Gutierrez Miembro del Consejo Presidente *pro tempore* REGULATEL http://www.sutel.go.cr/ +506 4000 0010 (Ofi) +506 8335 2487 (Cel) +506 2215 6821 (Fax) Carlos Raúl Gutierrez Miembro del Consejo Presidente *pro tempore* REGULATEL http://www.sutel.go.cr/ +506 4000 0010 (Ofi) +506 8335 2487 (Cel) +506 2215 6821 (Fax) El 27/05/2013, a las 17:35, Mark Carvell <mhcarvell@yahoo.co.uk> escribió: Heather Thanks and yes I agree an early and open meeting with the NGTLDBPC in Durban would be wise (please forgive the approximate but I hope appropriately all-encompassing stab at yet another ICANN acronym which I fear I will never be able to remember correctly). *Non-GAC members * By the way, at the recent WSIS Forum in Geneva I happened to meet with representatives from Lesotho and I'm minded to invite them and representatives from other Commonwealth African states which are not members of the GAC, such as The Gambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zambia, to join a Commonwealth GAC open session in Durban. Perhaps we could bear this session in mind when finalising the GAC schedule. Zimbabwe is another non-GAC member but they withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003 and I do not have any contacts. I also spoke to a representative of Djibouti in Geneva and will follow up about GAC membership. It would also be timely to reach out to Sudan and South Sudan about membership; maybe colleagues in neighbouring states have contacts? Best regards Mark Mark Carvell United Kingdom Representative on the GAC *From:* "Heather.Dryden@ic.gc.ca" <Heather.Dryden@ic.gc.ca> *To:* mhcarvell@yahoo.co.uk; gacsec@gac.icann.org; gac@icann.org *Sent:* Monday, 27 May 2013, 21:56 *Subject:* RE: [GAC] Durban Planning and Preparation Mark, To give you a sense of the the current state of thinking, you are correct that the Board/gTLD Committee has not raised the prospect of scheduling additional days outside the usual GAC schedule for Board/GAC exchanges or consultations. My expectation is that any additional meetings with the gTLD Committee about the GAC's Beijing gTLD advice would be scheduled near the beginning of the GAC's regular schedule. For example, on Sunday, July 14, which would then allow the GAC to meet and prepare in advance on the Saturday. There would also still be the usual time slot for a Board/GAC exchange at the end of day on the Tuesday. Best, Heather *From:* gac-bounces@gac.icann.org [mailto:gac-bounces@gac.icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Mark Carvell *Sent:* Monday, May 27, 2013 9:54 AM *To:* GAC Secretariat; gac@icann.org *Subject:* Re: [GAC] Durban Planning and Preparation Many thanks, Jeannie, for confirming the dates. There has been some speculation about a possible two-day Board-GAC meeting specifically on implementation and clarification of the new GTLDs advice, to be held before the start of the GAC meeting, i.e. 11-12 July. So we can now take it that that speculation is not sourced on Board thinking and we can therefore disregard it and book our travel to arrive in time for Saturday 13th. best regards Mark Mark Carvell United Kingdom Representative on the GAC *From:* GAC Secretariat <gacsec@gac.icann.org> *To:* "gac@icann.org" <gac@icann.org> *Sent:* Friday, 24 May 2013, 23:16 *Subject:* [GAC] Durban Planning and Preparation Dear GAC, As we are getting closer to the GAC meetings in Durban, South Africa please note the following information to assist in your planning. The GAC will start meeting at 14:00 on Saturday 13 July. There is a possibility that a capacity building session for interested GAC members may take place on 13 July at 10:30 before the regular GAC meetings being that afternoon. The GAC will meet on its regular schedule, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the morning of Thursday in Durban. On Thursday morning the GAC will have a briefing from Architelos regarding the Domain name market. This session was tentatively scheduled for Beijing, and was postponed in order for the GAC to complete its work on GAC Safeguard Advice. There will be an opportunity for the GAC to compile questions for Architelos and comments on the agenda items and topics to be covered during this briefing. In order to assist with logistics and meeting planning if you plan to attend the GAC meetings either in person or remotely please indicate this by filling out the form on the GAC website here: https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacmemweb/Durban+Meeting+Registration *Setting the GAC Agenda * A draft agenda will be circulated to the GAC ahead of the agenda-setting calls that will take place at the times below. Once the availability of interpretation has been scheduled and confirmed, dial information for the interpretation will be circulated. These calls will also be recorded and transcribed and recordings and transcriptions will be posted to the GAC website. If you need a dial out for either call please contact gacsec@gac.icann.organd specify which call you would like to attend and two phone numbers the operator can reach you at at the specified time. 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