Dear All, As I was writing down the suggested topics, such as ICANN strategy, and the Budget, I've checked the closing dates of the public comments it will be by Feb 11 and Feb 8th, those dates doesn't match with the schedule below to have the final draft statement ready for final discussion and approval at Kobe meeting. This doesn't mean that we eliminate such suggestions but to encourage the formation of a group to work on the Strategy or the Budget to publish the statement before the closing time of the public comments. As for the ME Space community topics, it would be good to take into consideration the schedule below and the release of a timely statement that is not overdue which will loose its impact. Any other thoughts are welcomed, Best wishes, Nadira On Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 19:48 Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn wrote:
Dear all,
Preparing for the ME Space in Kobe, Nadira Alaraj and myself would like to propose you the following timeline:
*ICANN 64 ME Space*
08 - 18 January Call for topics
21 January Announcement of the selected Topic
21 - 31 January Call for volunteers for the drafting team
04 February Announcement of the drafting team composition
05 - 13 February Drafting of the statement (1st draft).
13 February Publishing of the 1st draft for comments
14 - 21 February Comment period for the 1st draft of the statement
22 - 28 February Drafting of the final version
01 March Final draft published We therefore call on you to propose your preferred topic to be addressed at ICANN 64 in Kobe. The chosen topic should be currently of high interest at ICANN. As examples, we can mention:
1. EPDP 2. New gTLD Subsequent Procedures 3. ICANN Operating Plan & Budget 4. Unified Model for Access and Accreditation 5. IDN TLDs 6. Universal Acceptance
Of course, these are only examples. We can also address sub-topics from the above list.
Please provide your choice before Friday 18 January 2018 at 23:59 UTC. Best regards
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