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Dear Stéphane,

I am following-up on my email below. As we discussed, it is important
that people from the different SO/ACs/SGs are represented in this
working group. I gather it must have been confusing that I email both
you and Jeff separately -- and the council separately to each SG -- but
this is because I think that there should be someone (one? more?) from
the Council in the WG to explain the point of view of councillors, as
opposed to SG Chairs who have a different point of view, not from the
Council.
I look forward for you to make suggestions on a volunteer after you have
discussed it with your councillors.
Warmest regards,

Olivier

On 21/04/2012 15:49, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote :

Dear Stéphane,

During the ICANN meeting in San Jose, the ALAC presented the proposal

for an ICANN Academy, a program for people selected by the various ICANN

communities and the NomCom to be more effective when they take their

position and that would complement other ICANN capacity building

activities. As part of that presentation, I announced that we would be

inviting all ICANN communities to participate in the further development

of this proposal.

The initiative for the ICANN Academy was initially conceived by At-Large

members as a comprehensive stand-alone project, which would include a

variety of educational offerings for all ICANN participants. On review

of various options and based on the existence of the current ongoing

other efforts such as Fellowship Program, Newcomers’ Tracks and Lounge,

ICANN staff expressed an immediate need to provide a capacity building

program for the future leaders of ICANN, those whose term starts at the

end of 2012 AGM in Toronto. The ALAC formed a Working Group to develop a

program to respond to this specific need and organized it as a pilot

operation.

The first draft of this pilot program for new ICANN leaders was

presented recently at the ICANN meeting in San Jose. While the feedback

was favorable, it also supported that there was a growing need for

learning opportunities also among other constituencies

The At-Large community views the ICANN Academy as an ICANN project

initiated by At-Large that needs further community support in order to

realize its full potential. As a result, we wish to invite members of

other advisory committees, the supporting organizations and the various

constituencies in the GNSO to join us in the Academy Working Group, to

contribute actively in furthering the concept and curriculum.

Therefore, I kindly invite you to consider the inclusion of some

interested members of your community in the Academy Working Group to

finalize a proposed curriculum and the faculty for this pilot operation,

and to continue later on developing the aspects of the comprehensive

project together with ICANN Staff.

It is absolutely vital that at least one person from your constituency

takes part in the designing of the academic program. Just as the best

source of information about ALAC matters is an At-Large community

member, we believe that the best source of information for your

constituency's work is someone from your constituency. This will ensure

a *fair and balanced point of view* expressed to Academy participants -

a foundation feature of the ICANN Academy.

I look forward to hearing from you about a volunteer from your community

to take part in the working group as soon as possible, but certainly

before 30 April 2012.

Warmest regards,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond,

ALAC Chair

--
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
http://www.gih.com/ocl.html