Please find below, the email which was received by SO/AC Chairs describing the proposal.
As a reminder, these used to take place, until the time slots were used in ICANN meetings for staff briefings on hot topics such as the new gTLD process & the applicant guidebook.
For an example of what an SO/AC public meeting is (might I say with *excellent* moderating from Patrick Sharry), please have a look at: http://mex.icann.org/node/2612
Please note that these are NOT the topics for the Public Forum.
I am delighted that these are now back on the agenda and I hope that you will all be able to suggest topics.
In order for us to speak with one voice and to avoid overwhelming Filiz Yilmaz with conflictual ideas, may I please ask that we suggest topics internally during the next two weeks, until 25th April & I liaise with Filiz to send our list by the closing date.
Kind regards,
Olivier
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Email sent on behalf of Sébastien Bachollet:
Dear SO and AC Leaders,
ICANN Public Participation Committee would like to ask your input on specific subjects and topics that you would like to see during ICANN 44 Public Meeting, which can be accommodated in specific sessions. This will help to organize specific but common interest sessions that are interesting to the majority of the ICANN Community, as well as combining sessions which hopefully can support efforts for better time management for everyone. The idea is for public open sessions, where these common topics of interest can be discussed with participation from the ICANN Community openly.
Receiving your input, we will see which topics can be combined in specific sessions and how they can be realized. We may need to come back to you and ask you to volunteer or nominate a Chair person for each session.
Please note there will be another, separate call for topics to take place in the agenda of Public Forum at ICANN 44.
This mail is for other sessions that you or your groups would like to see dedicated on other specific topics, not for Public Forum agenda topics.
Please provide your suggested session topics by 28 April 2012 to Filiz Yilmaz <filiz.yilmaz@icann.org>.
Kind regards,
Sébastien Bachollet