FYI as discussed at yesterday's council meeting. Chris Disspain | Chief Executive Officer .au Domain Administration Ltd T: 1300 732 929 | F: 03 8341 4112 E: ceo@auda.org.au | W: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.
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Disspain [mailto:ceo@auda.org.au] Sent: Wednesday, 9 June 2010 12:31 To: 'Peter Dengate Thrush' Cc: 'Diane Schroeder'; 'Rod Beckstrom' Subject: RE: Meetings in Brussels
Peter,
The council discussed your note at our meeting yesterday.
We find the breakfast interaction valuable. It is the only meeting that occurs between the Board the ccNSO council and as opposed to ccNSO members. Our view is that we have moved over time from a formalised event with the discussion being 'run' by the Board and ccNSO Chairs to a more useful and wide ranging interaction between board members and council members. The flexibility of the arrangement allows us to change the format for a particular meeting because either the council or the Board want a subject to be discussed formally with everyone that is present.
Having said that, if Board members have proposals about changing the format of the breakfast meeting, we, of course, will consider that. Perhaps we could even discuss it at our breakfast meeting in Brussels.
We believe that the Chair and CEO session with our members on Tuesday is an important part of the interaction between the ccNSO and the Board. The facility for our members to ask questions, raise issues, make comments and interact directly with the Chair and CEO is essential as part of the bottom up process that characterises the ICANN model. Doing this in the ccNSO members' meeting (rather than have questions and comments made at the public forum) enables a deeper discussion and far more meaningful interaction.
We believe that the system of having individual Board members assigned to attend the ccNSO sessions is also valuable especially for Board members who may be unfamiliar with the workings of the ccNSO or the topics it is discussing. We welcome the attendance of any Board member at any of our sessions and also welcome their comment and input during those sessions.
Regards,
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-----Original Message----- From: Peter Dengate Thrush [mailto:barrister@chambers.gen.nz] Sent: Friday, 4 June 2010 12:21 To: Chris Disspain Cc: Diane Schroeder; Rod Beckstrom Subject: Meetings in Brussels
Dear Chris I have commenced a review of the elements at ICANN public meetings involving the Board, many of which are regarded as traditional. I think its appropriate to review whether they are now meeting current objectives, which include holding mutually beneficial meetings between the board and sections of the community, and in ways which reflect the diversity of the community and the nature and timing of critical issues. The board's goal is to be apprised of developments in each area, meet the people responsible, and for both groups to get a shared sense of priorities.
The regularly scheduled breakfast between the Board and the ccNSO council is such an event. My sense from the agendas and attendances at the past few meetings is that this is no longer regarded as such a significant event as it once was, and we should explore whether there might be a better way for the Board and the ccNSO community to interact.
I'd be grateful if you could raise this matter with the council and the community and seek views on the best ways for the Board to interact with the ccNSO and its leadership. If there is a sense that the breakfast has had its day, we can dispense with it and move to a new arrangement.
We are also looking at the ways the board interacts with the communities on Tuesday, when traditionally, the Chair and the CEO have visited the ccNSO and discussed issues of current concern. At the same time, other directors have been scheduled to sit in and observe the ccNSO meetings that day.
Your community's views on those mechanisms of exchange are also sought.
I look forward to working with you on ways of improving communications between the board and the ccNSO
Regards
Peter
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