I personally think that the idea of a chair and one or two vice chairs is worth discussing further for possible usage in the remainder of Bruce's term (until the annual meeting). As Philip indicates, it might be a reasonable way to better distribute the work load of Council leadership. It would also allow some time for the work of the Board Governance committee regarding the GNSO review to progress and at the same time give us some time to test the idea. I like Philip am interested in what others think. Chuck Gomes "This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission."
-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:19 AM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Next GNSO Council chair - and Vice-chairs ?
I am comfortable with the idea of the next appointment being till after the AGM - to help synchronise the term.
Let me start on list, a discussion we had face to face with some council members in Lisbon and the idea of both a chair and one or two vice chairs also. I see this model working well for a few reasons: - clear responsibility for deputising for chair when the chair cannot make a meeting/call for any reason; - a vice chair could also chair any committees of the whole if convened in future; - at a time of multiple overlapping issues, vice chairs could be given an issue responsibility to help oversee not the policy (that would be the TF chair) but any administrative and coordination questions (especially useful when the TF chair is not a council member).
There is nothing in the by-laws to prevent us from such appointments. What do other Council members think ? Philip