>> On 2012/09/07 1:37 AM, "Keith Davidson" <
keith@internetnz.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I too was surprised to hear the levels of anxiety being caused to our
>>>secretariat by these dinners.
>>>
>>>I think the recommendation put forward by Gabi to have a "cocktails and
>>>snacks for the entire ccTLD community" is worth testing, and I would
>>>suggest we adopt this format for perhaps the first 2 ICANN meetings in
>>>2013, and evaluate and compare and make a final decision at that point.
>>>
>>>I think the opportunity to socialise with the broader group, and the
>>>transient nature of discussions over cocktails would enable us all
to
>>>meet and chat with a broader cross section of our community. I do find
>>>the sit-down dinners a little restrictive on being able to meet and
>>>mingle, so this format is an improvement.
>>>
>>>And I think the impact on the local host, on the sponsors, and the
>>>ability to continue to have the event close to or at the meeting venue
>>>will all be important pluses to this process
>>>
>>>And finally, anything that can ease the burden and hassles on our
>>>secretariat must be good for us all...
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>Keith
>>>
>>>On 31/08/2012 2:59 a.m., Lesley Cowley wrote:
>>>> Thanks Gabi for the paper.
>>>>
>>>> I have now been able to listen to the call recording and was not
>>>> surprised to hear
the level of interest in this item!
>>>>
>>>> From both the paper and the call, I understand that the popularity of
>>>> the dinners has resulted in problems and we currently have a 'problem
>>>> statement' that covers three problems:
>>>>
>>>> 1. The administration of the ccNSO dinner is becoming increasingly
>>>> time
>>>> consuming and problematic for our Secretariat
>>>> 2. The cost of the dinners has now risen to a level that makes it
>>>> challenging to find sufficient sponsorship
>>>> 3. We cannot currently accommodate everyone who would like to come to
>>>> the dinners and people become frustrated and/or disappointed
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps as a starting point for our discussion, it
would be helpful to
>>>> know if there are any other problems that we have missed?
>>>>
>>>> Assuming we can agree on what problems we are trying to solve, the next
>>>> challenge will be to consider solutions. On the call, I heard solutions
>>>> being proposed that would address some, but not all of the problems,
>>>> such as asking attendees to pay for some of the costs, asking the local
>>>> hosts to organise.
>>>>
>>>> Its always quite difficult to have a debate on this kind of topic via
>>>> an
>>>> email list, but at the very least I suggest that we use the list to
>>>> gather some suggestions on options that we can bring together in a
>>>> paper
>>>> for our next Council call.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts and suggestions
welcomeŠ..
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Lesley
>>>>
>>>> Lesley Cowley, OBE
>>>> CEO
>>>> Nominet
>>>> Minerva House
>>>> Edmund Halley Road
>>>> Oxford Science Park
>>>> Oxford, OX4 4DQ
>>>> UK
>>>>
>>>> Tel: +44-(0)-1865-332211
>>>>
http://www.nominet.org.uk/>>>>
>>>> From: Gabriella Schittek <
gabriella.schittek@icann.org>>>> <mailto:
gabriella.schittek@icann.org>>
>>>> Date: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 15:01
>>>> To: ccNSO Council <
ccnso-council@icann.org>>>><mailto:
ccnso-council@icann.org>>
>>>> Subject: [ccnso-council] Item to discuss: Future of ccNSO Dinners
>>>>
>>>> Dear Councillors,
>>>>
>>>> The issue of the Future of the ccNSO Dinners caused quite a debate at
>>>> today's call, so it was decided to once again forward the document on
>>>> this subject to the Council list and to discuss it online. We can then
>>>> bring it up again at next Council call.
>>>>
>>>> Please, read the document and share your thoughts on this email list!
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>>
Gabi
>>>
>>
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