hi all, i built a little web page on our site to introduce links to small, bite-sized pieces of the newcomer open house pilot that took place yesterday. it met with good reaction from the people who participated, but it was a pilot and we're looking for ideas on how to improve it. the whole thing is about an hour, but it's broken into small pieces so that people can select what they'd like to look at. thanks to Nathalie Perigrine for coming up with and driving the idea. and Marika, Lars and Glen for making it happen. i was/am honored to have been asked to be the presenter. mikey here's a link to the page (good for sharing with friends and colleagues) http://www.ispcp.info/policy-resources/gnso-working-groups-newcomer-open-hou... and here's the content on that page (as long as i have your attention) GNSO Working Groups — Newcomer Open House ISPCP member Mikey O’Connor moderated a pilot session of a webinar intended to provide orientation, information and resources to members of the GNSO community who are joining a GNSO PDP Working Group for the first time. Here’s a link to the slide deck that was presented — this PDF contains a wealth of links to written resources for working-group participants. Newcomers Open House.pdf Here are links to recordings of the session. Introduction, Tips and Tricks, Session Goals and Overview, Resources In which you will; experience how we start up every working-group call, get an introduction to some tips and tricks of the Adobe room that we use, be introduced to the ICANN policy staff, get an overview of goals and topics of the session and get your first set of helpful links. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p29xh8ldqb4/ (20 minutes) Consensus Policy and the “Picket Fence” This is a discussion of the relationship between the GNSO consensus policy-making process and the contracts that bind Registries, Registrars and ICANN together. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p6f5tyvjmma/ (7 minutes) The GNSO Policy Development Process An overview of the whole Policy Development Process (PDP). This section quickly introduces you to all of the steps of the PDP; requesting an Issue Report, launching a Working Group, moving that work through the approval process, implementation into policy. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p64j05q58kx/ (11 minutes) – Presentation https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p9fzftl3rar/ (12 minutes) – Questions and Answers PDP Working Group Guidelines A brief introduction to the documentation that describes the PDP work processes, rules and responsibilities. Special attention is paid to a discussion of the Standard Methodology for Making Decisions (also known as the level of consensus). https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p8qtevealwa/ (7 minutes) Question and Answer Session A brief Q&A session that focused on the social media aspects of working groups. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p2lml89ip4g/ (3 minutes) PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)