Wednesday webinar on GNSO review process

ITRealms:

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) has concluded plans for a day web seminar (webinar) on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 to provide the GNSO community with information about the GNSO review process, collect feedback from the community and answer questions concerning this process, reports ITRealms

Also, ITRealms gathered that the webinar would be recorded and available for those who may not be able to join the session live.

The objective of the review as gathered by ITRealms is to examine organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its structure components, namely the GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies.

Equally, the review would be tightly scoped based on objective and quantifiable criteria provided to the independent examiner.

The working methods are expected to include the examination of documentation, records and reports; outcomes from the 360 Assessment; and limited interviews.

The 360 Assessment is an online mechanism to collect and summarize feedback from members of the GNSO community — a "self-review" relative to objective and quantifiable criteria. Interested members of other ICANN organizations, Board and staff also may offer feedback. Relevant assessments of the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team 1 regarding the GNSO policy development process will be factored into the review.

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Diplo to host webinar on Netmundial'14

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Diplo Foundation has announced the intention to host web seminar (webinar) on Netmundial with people that matters as the subject gains momentum, ITRealms reports.

According to Mrs. Stephanie Borg Psaila of Diplo's Internet Governance (IG) webinars team told ITRealms that as part of the March Internet governance webinar, arrangement has been concluded to focus on the upcoming NETmundial slated to hold in Brazil.

Also, she invited participants to the webinar on Friday 28th March at 14h UTC/GMT, on the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial), which is taking place in Brazil in April.

Raúl Echeberría, executive director of LACNIC and co-chair of NETmundial’s Executive Multistakeholder Committee, and Rodrigo de la Parra, ICANN vice-president, Stakeholder Engagement, Latin America and the Caribbean, she said, would update the IG community with developments in Latin America in the preparation for NETmundial.

Further, she said to ITRealms that the webinar would address the following, among other aspects: “What can we expect from NETmundial in terms of a tangible outcome? With various IG bodies engaged in the process, how can the IG community participate in the run-up to the meeting and during the meeting itself? Based on the contributions received, what are the top three items on NETmundial’s agenda? What type of ‘Latin American’ flavour can we expect at NETmundial (issues, priorities and actors)?”

She explained to ITRealms that to participate, potential participate would fill in the registration form though attendance is free but registration is required.

“The link to join the webinar will be e-mailed on the day, shortly before the start of the webinar. Participants will be able to discuss the topic with the presenters and other participants present for the webinar,” she submitted.

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