Dear Council
members,
ICANN staff have
been working with community members in Latin America to create a set
of orientation activities for new participants at the Sao Paulo meeting. We
have worked with GNSO participants and ICANN's regional liaison in the region,
Pablo Hinojosa, to identify and invite members of the Latin American business
and technical community to take part in a series of events at the meeting. These
will include social events and participation at informational events such as the
tutorials.
We hope to have
approximately a dozen interested potential new participants to whom we will
provide information materials, and introduce to GNSO constituency members during
the ICANN meeting. The goal is to familiarise these potential participants with
ICANN issues and processes, and follow up with them after the meeting to
facilitate a continued involvement, if appropriate.
To ensure that we
have cast as wide a net as possible, I would like to invite you to suggest
individuals who might also take part in focused orientation activities and
benefit from follow up after the meeting. Individuals from the business
community, technical/industry experts, and developers of new business models
using the Internet would be welcome to participate.
This activity is
being done as a pilot project to take advantage of opportunities to boost
participation in the Latin American region, and to provide solid information for
developing a comprehensive participation project.
The strategic
objective is to improve and deepen participation in the ICANN's process by:
- 4.1.3
- The business community
- 4.1.4
- Technical and industry experts
- 4.1.5
- Developers of new business models that use the
Internet
When the actual
project begins (projected in first quarter of 2007), it
will:
- Develop a set of
project objectives in consultation with ICANN constituency organisations,
- Develop and
implement a "recruitment plan" (including metrics and targets) of leading
technical, business and policy individuals that describes the benefits and
opportunities associated with participation in the ICANN
model
- Use increased
participation to enhance Supporting Organisation and Advisory Committee
effectiveness
ICANN staff will use
the lessons learnt during the pilot project to share with the community in order
to inform the project's objectives, metrics and implementation plan.
If you wish to
suggest individuals to participate in activities during the Sao Paulo meeting,
please email me to let me know.
Many thanks,
Maria