[Chapter-delegates] ICANN SIG?

[Joly MacFie]

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Alejandro wrote:

> Maybe an ICANN-interest SIG of ISOC chapters would be the necessary
> organizational form we need to adopt. Please contact me offlist if there is
> any interest to follow up on such an idea. The name and focus does not have
> to be "ICANN" as we have more-general concerns included in all of the above.


​ISOC made the decision a couple of years back to go to 'reception' style
events rather than the formal​ agenda's meeting. Those used to consist of
almost an hour of introductions round the table which left time for brief
discussions of maybe two topics.

​Probably around that same time frame (2009) I asked for an ICANN list to
be added to the ISOC mailman, and it duly was. However it never took off,
at all. It's possible that, between the ISOC Policy list, and many
Chapters' involvement in their regional ALO's, there already exist
su​fficient groupings. Also, maybe ICANN is a general rather than a
'special' interest. I guess a SIG might help but it's just more structure
where plenty exists.

What is perhaps lacking is sufficient convening for inter-regional chapter
discussions between ICANN Meetings, if not at the meetings themselves. In
North America we have seen some progress with various Chapters hosting the
ICANN 'readouts' that have replaced remote hubs. These can be successful at
engaging local Chapter members in ICANN matters. However, because these are
all-encompassing, and aimed at general engagement, no aspect is gone into
at great depth.  Maybe ISOC policy staff could be prevailed upon to
co-ordinate more 'community forums'  than the couple a year we currently
have, with tighter focuses including single ICANN issues.  But I know they
do take some effort. .

​joly
ISOC-NY

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