Changes

The location of Los Angeles was chosen because of budgetary reasons; the meeting is being held directly after the GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session, saving on travel costs for 22 participants, and because senior ICANN staff are based in this city. Many senior staff did not travel to the Intersessional in Iceland, resulting in feedback from participants that moving forward they would appreciate the participation of the [[ICANN CEO|CEO]].

The location of Los Angeles was chosen because of budgetary reasons; the meeting is being held directly after the GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session, saving on travel costs for 22 participants, and because senior ICANN staff are based in this city. Many senior staff did not travel to the Intersessional in Iceland, resulting in feedback from participants that moving forward they would appreciate the participation of the [[ICANN CEO|CEO]].

The conflict between the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]] and ICANN's approach to registration data was the central topic of the meeting between [[Goran Marby]], [[John Jeffrey]], and NCPH members.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/69278510/transcript_intersessional_CEO_020218.pdf Meeting Transcript - 2018 NCPH Intersessional Discussion with the CEO], February 2, 2018</ref>

The conflict between the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]] and ICANN's approach to registration data was the central topic of the meeting between [[Goran Marby]], [[John Jeffrey]], and NCPH members.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/69278510/transcript_intersessional_CEO_020218.pdf Meeting Transcript - 2018 NCPH Intersessional Discussion with the CEO], February 2, 2018</ref> The topic was also discussed in two plenary sessions, as well as in preparation for the NCPH's meetings with the board and the CEO. The message of the Intersessional was that "CANN’s self-community-driven work will eventually replace the interim compliance model."<ref name="finalrep">[https://go.icann.org/intersessional2018report NCPH Intersessional 2018 - Summary Report], February 2018</ref>

 

Members of the [[Organizational Effectiveness Committee]] joined the NCPH in a plenary session regarding community-driven review processes, including the launch of the [[Third GNSO Organizational Review]]. NCPH members expressed concern that the [[Second Stability, Security, and Resiliency Review]] had been suspended, and specifically the manner in which the ICANN Board intervened in the review process. The board had cited its "fiduciary responsibility" to manage community activities as its basis for suspending the review.<ref name="finalrep" /> There was also discussion of the pending GNSO3 review, with various members of the NCPH renewing their objections to the scope and direction of the [[Second GNSO Organizational Review]], and advocating for greater SO input in shaping the Terms of Reference for GNSO3.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/69278510/transcript_intersessional_plenary7_020218.pdf Meeting Transcript - 2018 Intersessional Plenary: Specific and Organizational Reviews], February 2, 2018</ref>

== 2017 Intersessional (Reykjavik, Iceland) ==

== 2017 Intersessional (Reykjavik, Iceland) ==