Dear Phil, Thanks for the question. I think it is still in early stages but my understanding is what is published in the Board Approved FY13 budget. <http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/adopted-opplan-budget-fy13-24jun12 -en.pdf> http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/adopted-opplan-budget-fy13-24jun12- en.pdf in response to the SO/AC/constituency requests that are summarized in Appendix 5 on page 68 - Note 2 on page 69 says Note 2: A number of ICANN communities have proposed funding for intercessional meetings and outreach in various regions. ICANN believes that this presents potentially valuable opportunities for outreach and capacity building. Before committing to host the various requests, this two day January 2013 pilot program (in a hub city) will allow the organization to explore the idea and will serve to gather participants from all non contract communities. One day of the program will give the communities the opportunity to reach out to prospective members and the second would provide cross collaboration opportunities. Expenses would include staff coordination time, travel support and limited scribing, recording and transcript. I have heard mention of end January. LA or Brussels? Rob Hogarth is tasked with working on the project. The BC had requested funding for outreach events in Europe and Africa, but most other constituencies had requested intercessional meetings. The result of BC request was YES See note 2. Hope that helps. Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris@andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain. De: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] En nombre de Phil Corwin Enviado el: martes, 02 de octubre de 2012 17:59 Para: Chris Chaplow; 'bc - GNSO list' Asunto: RE: [bc-gnso] Revised agenda as outlined by chair on BC call. For purposes of clarification, what would the focus of the potential 2-day meeting in BRU or LA(?) be, which ICANN groups would be invited, and approximately when would it be scheduled? I wasnt able to catch all the details. Thanks in advance. Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey