Dear Rich:
cc: UASG Coms Group
I'd like to take 5 minutes of tomorrow's UA-comms meeting to discuss the upcoming UA workshop at the Brazil IGF. As you know, the joint DNA-UASG Proposal to sponsor a Universal Acceptance workshop at the November IGF meeting in Brazil has been accepted. I recently received the formal note of acceptance (below) and responded with thanks.
However, the acceptance comes with a request to amend our proposal in accordance with the evaluators' comments (attached). In particular, one evaluator stated, "The description does not clearly specify the Internet Governance problem/question/challenge to be addressed during the workshop." It is a fair comment as we focused on what sort of workshop would benefit the UA issue and not facilitate Internet Governance issue discussion. Nonetheless, I think the question can be adequately answered.
During the meeting tomorrow, I'd like to solicit participation by a small number to combine to answer this question - the response is due July 1. The same team might go on to plan and execute the workshop.
Thanks for considering this.
Regards,
Kurt
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Kurt Pritz
Executive Director, Domain Name Association
kpritz(a)thedna.org
+1-310-400-4184
Skype: kjpritz
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Carl Lars GAHNBERG <CGAHNBERG(a)unog.ch>
> Subject: Workshop Submission IGF 2015
> Date: June 2, 2015 8:27:29 AM PDT
> To: kpritz(a)thedna.org
> Cc: don(a)i2.org.nz
>
> Dear Workshop Proposer,
> This email is to inform you that after a review by the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) your workshop proposal "Enabling the Next Billion Users through Universal Acceptance" has been approved by the MAG to be one of the sessions at this year’s Internet Governance Forum 2015 in João Pessoa, Brazil.
>
> All proposals have been provided feedback from the MAG and the comments related to your proposal can be found in the attached PDF file. We kindly ask you to have a look at this advisory feedback and update your proposal using the online form if needed.
>
> The online form for accessing and updating your proposal, including adding an agenda, will be available on June 4, midnight UTC. The link to the online form will be published on the IGF website together with other relevant information. Please note that the deadline for updating you proposal is July 1, midnight UTC.
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> Please check the website for further updates in regards to IGF 2015 and the workshop process. If you have any further questions related to your proposal please do not hesitate to contact us through email : cgahnberg(a)unog.ch or by telephone: +41(0)229171653
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> Congratulations on your successful submission!
>
> Best regards
>
> Carl Gahnberg
>
> IGF Secretariat
> cgahnberg(a)unog.ch
> +41(0)229171653
