All, I think, on balance, we should try to get this right so we don't need to keep re-visiting. a) I don't think Norm can remain on the WG unless he has some formal capacity in which to do so. What do others think? b) Given that Eberhard has chaired this WG for some considerable time I see no reason to change that especially as the rules say a council member will 'usually' Chair. Having said that I do think we should consider having a co-chair that is a council member. What do others think? Cheers, Chris Disspain CEO - auDA au Domain Administration Ltd <mailto:ceo@auda.org.au> ceo@auda.org.au <http://www.auda.org.au/> www.auda.org.au Important Notice - This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email. From: owner-ccnso-council@icann.org [mailto:owner-ccnso-council@icann.org] On Behalf Of Bart Boswinkel Sent: Tuesday, 1 December 2009 05:21 To: Lesley Cowley Cc: ccNSO Council Subject: Re: [ccnso-council] <no subject> Hi Lesley, Two quick questions: 1. I understand that Norm Ritchie is no longer with CIRA and as he was co-chair, this means the charter we would be approving would already be out of date - or was he intending on remaining in this capacity? BB: . The charter was send to me prior to Norm leaving CIRA, and hence was not included in the charter. 2. Under the rules of the ccNSO, section 7.2 on committees, we say that 'members of the ccNSO Council will usually chair any standing or permanent committees established'. We have previously applied this rule to WG, such as the IANA WG, so should it not also apply here? or are we proposing that relaxing that rule? BB: As the Tech WG was only asked to propose a charter to "ensure that it is mandated and capable of undertaking continuing work with IANA on outstanding issues", the chairmanship of the wg was not revisited. Please note that the Tech wg was established at the Wellington meeting in March 2006 prior to the adoption of the guidelines. Kind regards, Bart __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4647 (20091129) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com