Patricio, Thank you for your notes below. Given that I have had no further comment I have sent the draft out to members with a couple of minor grammatical changes and the removal of the paragraph in 9 which mentioned stacking of membership. I have also amended the response to 4. The use of the word 'research' was unfortunate. I have changed it to 'experience' and was intending the comment to refer to the experience of the ccNSOs Participation WG and generally. I'm not sure if you were intending there to be amendments flowing from your other comments. Let men know if you are suggesting any specific changes. I think it would be most useful for the council to discuss your thoughts below re PDP and terms at our next council workshop. Cheers, Chris Disspain | Chief Executive Officer .au Domain Administration Ltd <tel:1300%20732%20929> T: 1300 732 929 | <tel:03%208341%204112> F: 03 8341 4112 E: <mailto:ceo@auda.org.au> ceo@auda.org.au | W: <http://www.auda.org.au/> www.auda.org.au auDA - The Australian Domain Name Administrator 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 Patricio Poblete Sent: Friday, 27 August 2010 02:39 To: ccNSO Council Cc: Bart Boswinkel Subject: Re: [ccnso-council] Response ITEMS Final Report (ccNSO Review) Dear all, I have a few comments about the proposed response. First of all, I believe the note should begin "The ccNSO Council welcomes..." instead of "The ccNSO welcomes...". About Recommendation 1: The recommendation does not distinguish between two things that are very different: (1) more streamlined policy developing mechanisms, and (2) formal mechanisms to generate non-binding comments and positions. About (2), I think it might be a good idea to make such mechanisms explicit. Today we do this by a variety of means, ranging from an improvised answer to a question from the board during breakfast to a formal resolution of the council. About (1), Chris is right that this is a delicate issue, and we should not tinker with it unnecessarily, but on the other hand I cannot help feeling that something is not right if a PDP for the simplest thing takes years and years. This means that, in practice, if something really important and urgent needs to be done, it has to bypass the PDP mechanism in some other ad-hoc way, like the Fast Track. I would not be against *considering* if the PDP mechanism can be optimized. About Recommendation 4: "Lastly, the ccNSO's own research shows that there is a very high opportunity cost associated with attempting to significantly increase membership." Is there a link to this research? About Recommendation 9: As a long-time council member from a region with a reasonably large number of ccNSO members, I think we could at least have recommended term limits. It is easy to just keep asking the same person to be the representative, but if there is a motivation to look for a different one, usually suitable candidates appear. Personally, I will probably provide such an incentive to my colleagues when my current term ends. Patricio __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5400 (20100826) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5394 (20100824) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5400 (20100826) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5401 (20100827) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com