I think all of these comments are well taken, however, we need to differentiate between what we have a "retreat" with the Board about, and what we discuss with the staff. For instance, the StratPlan or Operational Plan make for a Board level retreat/dialogue. Specifics of how we work with staff aren't suited to a Board/Council retreat, but may be worked into case examples of who is responsible for what kind of discussions. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of tony.ar.holmes@bt.com Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:20 PM To: Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] GNSO Council meeting proposed dates Bruce I also think we should discuss the current policy development interaction between Council, Staff and Board. It became obvious during the Luxembourg meeting that some of the actions undertaken by all parties are not well understood or co-ordinated. Suggest we look at what is working well and what isn't. Tony -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: 20 July 2005 22:19 To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] GNSO Council meeting proposed dates Hello Kiyoshi,
So, when are we going to have our retreat with Staff and the Board? IMHO, it is urgent for us to start thinking, reacting and behaving as a team.
Lets discuss on the next Council call. It is important to work out the topics for discussion with the Board. For now, the topics are: - new gtlds (identify the critical policy question/s for work in the GNSO) - review of the GNSO (develop terms of reference) I think we need to do some preparation work before meeting with the Board. I also recommend that in Vancouver, we meet jointly with the Board, ccNSO Council, and ASO Council to review critical policy activities of ICANN. Regards, Bruce Tonkin