We are scheduled to discuss the agenda on our call on Thursday. As the liaison, I appreciate all your comments and feedback. For now, the short answer is that there were many limitations in the schedule, including availability of suitable rooms, overlapping events, etc. In addition, the Registrars have requested two full days of meeting, and they are already being shortchanged due to all the other conflicting meetings on Tuesday. We are trying to give them as much time for their meeting and work as possible. We need to keep in mind that since we need four of the Registrars for the Council public forum Jordyn, as the chair of the WHOIS TF, and the three councilors from the Consitutency, it is a courtesy to start the gNSO Public Forum as late as we can. Especially since the Public Forum is chaired by the Council chair, who is from the Registrar Constiutency. It might be feasible to start 30 minutes earlier on the gNSO Public Forum. I am not making a commitment on that at this time, however. I am talking to Bruce and Diane later today. Like many of you, I am actually more concerned about the timing of the Public Forum. but I noticed none of the Councilors posting so far mentioned that. Kiyoshi and Ken, as WHOIS TF members, are aware that the TF will be taking public comments. Thus we need to do this when we can have attendance by a wide number of stakeholders. This topic bears some thought from all of you. In the end, we may need to be good sports and demonstrate our flexibility. While we started trying to work with the staff a few weeks, ago, circumstances turned out to limit the flexibility and the venue has some limitations. Given the limitations of the schedule we were given, the only other feasible time to have the Council was Thursday p.m. and that is not a good idea, given that we may have comments to present at the public forum for the Boards attention. However, I see a couple of things that will be changed. The report on domain name hi-jacking is one hour in length, I think. Steve Crocker is involved in both that and the DNS Sec workshop, which then begins at 10. I understand he plans to do two DNSSEC workshops: one in Luxemboourg, and one in Vancover. Secondly, the public forum, part I is missing, but it is Wednesday p.m. so, just add that to your mental notes when you read the schedule. Finally, as to in our using the Council list to schedule bar time, does that mean that everyone who reads the list should assume Philip is inviting you along for a drink, now joined by Kiyoshi and Ken? :-) Marilyn _____ From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Kiyoshi I. Tsuru Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:11 AM To: 'Ken Stubbs'; 'Philip Sheppard' Cc: 'names council' Subject: RE: [council] Luxembourg meeting schedule & agenda is now published Yes, me too Kiyoshi I. Tsuru Bello, Escalante, Morales y Tsuru, S.C. Agustín Manuel Chávez 1 - 001 Centro de Ciudad Santa Fe 01210, México, D.F. Tel. +52 (55) 5292-5232 x 105 Fax +52 (55) 5292-5233 <http://www.bemt.com.mx/> www.bemt.com.mx La información contenida en este mensaje de datos es confidencial, constituye un secreto industrial en términos de la legislación vigente y se encuentra dirigida exclusivamente al destinatario indicado en dicho mensaje. Si usted recibe esta información por error o si usted no es el destinatario del mensaje, favor de destruirlo inmediatamente, absteniéndose de leerlo, reproducirlo, transmitirlo, almacenarlo, divulgarlo, revelarlo o usarlo de manera directa o indirecta en cualquier forma y por cualquier medio. Muchas gracias. The information contained in this electronic message is confidential, privileged and intended for its recipient only. If you receive this mail by mistake and/or if you are not the recipient thereof, please destroy it immediately, abstaining yourself from reading, reproducing, transmitting, storing, disclosing, revealing or using it, either directly or indirectly, in any manner and by any means. Thank you very much. _____ From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Ken Stubbs Sent: Lunes, 20 de Junio de 2005 08:07 a.m. To: Philip Sheppard Cc: 'names council' Subject: Re: [council] Luxembourg meeting schedule & agenda is now published I would echo this request Ken Stubbs Philip Sheppard wrote: Could Council have some background as to why our most important meeting of the entire week is scheduled from 17.00 - 19.00 ? Are we at our best then? Alert, excited and ready for intelligent debate and focused action? Or by then are we ready for the bar? I know I will be. Re schedule please. What's wrong with earlier ? Philip