ICANN São Paulo meeting site

Captioning Board of Directors Meeting

8 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main website.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the Board of Directors Meeting held on 8 December 2006 in S

Caribbean People, Caribbean Priorities
A presentation and discussion session

7 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main website.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the Caribbean People, Caribbean Priorities, a presentation and discussion session held on 7 December 2006 in S

Captioning - ICANN Public Forum Part 2

7 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main website.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the ICANN Public Forum Part 2 held on 7 December 2006 in S

Captioning SSAC Open Meeting

6 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main website.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the SSAC Open Meeting held on 6 December 2006 in S

Captioning IDN Workshop

6 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main website.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the IDN Workshop held on 6 December 2006 in S

This is the first time I've had to participate via remote tools to the ICANN meeting.
The webcast hasn't been great - audio hasn't been good, but at least I got to see what was going on.
ALAC meetings has excellent remote participation for the 2 members who were absent owing to family illnesses (me and Jean Polly) as well as some memebrs who had to leave early (Erick). We got a webcam view, and skype audio and a phone link were options for participation. A Skype chat posted on the screen in the room allowed us to request speaking time remotely.
It worked so well that I was even able to run for Chair of the Committee remotely. I didn't win (barely), but I think that the discussion was very helpful to the future functioning of the ALAC, and I congratulate Annette Muelhberg, the returning Chair of ALAC. Also our other positions - congrats to all the volunteers.

Last night - late - we got talking about what clothes we had brought with us. Some had travelled light. Others had more than they could possibly wear. Of particular interest was shoes. At the risk of reinforcing a stereotype, it seemed that in a straw poll of about 9, none of the men had more than 3 pairs and the women had between 5 and 9 (although one person bought 2 pairs here which led to a debate about if they should be included). The person who had 9 - a well known ICANN identity whom we will call Athena (not her real name), turns out to be a symbol, but more of that later.

As this 27th ICANN meeting races to a close, there is no doubt in my mind that we are improving rapidly in the way these meetings run and their usefulness . I am aware that this is a little self-serving as I am an ICANN employee. It's happening because we are responding to excellent suggestions from the community. What's my evidence? This site for one. We did this quickly and placed our trust in Kieren McCarthy and he delivered big time. In addition to improving remote participation, the blogs, the comments and chat rooms have seen ICANN staff appearing on an official ICANN site providing personal perspectives that have at once humanised them, made them more accessible and dare I say it a bit more transparent.

Captioning GNSO Public Forum

6 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main site.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the GNSO Public Forum held on 6 December 2006 in S

Captioning GNSO Council Meeting

6 December 2006

Taken from ICANN's main website.

Note: The following is the output of the real-time captioning taken during the GNSO Council Meeting held on 6 December 2006 in S

Commandatuba 1 & 2

This forum will provide an overview of current issues facing the Caribbean. Participants and presenters will also hold a dialogue on priorities vis-