Liz (thanks) and all, I'm a bit confused. Is this PRO-WG the result or continuation of the discussion on reserved names, or a different process? I just remember there were those two different discussion track (Ute's team on PRO, and Chuck & Marilyn on the RNs, etc.), and the Statement of Work was the document drafted by Chuck & Marilyn on the latter topic. Are these still two different processes or not? It would be good to have a word or two on the purpose of each WG emerging. I remember having suggested (when feedback was sought to improve GNSO website, or even before) that there is a repository at one same page of our active WGs, TFs, Committees, and other Groups so that people can see at a glance the current policy activities. A very brief descriptive or statement of purpose (two or three sentences are fine) could be posted on the page, too, just below each group title. I see two links "Issues" and "Policies" where different categories of things are listed, but not quite what I'm suggesting, which would be more something like "GNSO Current Work & Groups" or something. What have I forgotten this time? Yes, would it make sense to ask for some prospective work as to how many parallel WGs etc. are likely to spin off from the current PDPs before we conclude them? And how many could be launched independently by the council? That may help to plan for the individuals best participation and distribution in the various groups, depending on the human resources available, the interest, the experience of the people in the subject matter or related area, etc. (as opposed to one having to swap from one group to the next because the topic might be more relevant to one's constituency, or one might have more interest in it, for lack of volunteers.) Sometimes, I wonder if we shouldn't launch a "Work Quality and Inclusiveness" PDP to set the maximum number of those groups and issues the council could handle at a time. Best regards, Mawaki --- Liz Williams <liz.williams@icann.org> wrote:
Colleagues
There has been something of a lag on getting the PRO-WG group off the ground. To address that in an efficient manner, I will be convening
the first meeting of the group on Tuesday 20 Feb at 7:30 LA, 10:30 am EST, 15:30 UTC, 16:30 CET.
Please review the latest draft of the Statement of Work found at http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03194.html
At the first meeting we will:
1. appoint a chair of the group
2. review the existing Statement of Work and agree its final form
3. agree the first tranche of activities to be completed between now and the ICANN Lisbon meeting
The rules of the Working Group will be similar to those of the IDN-WG (found at http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18nov06.htm)
Can I urge you please to consult with your constituencies and propose participants for the group? It is MOST likely that there will be an aggressive schedule of activities to support the work as this work is being conducted in the context of the new TLDs Committee activities
and is time critical. This will mean small working groups or individual efforts and, at a minimum, a weekly conference call.
Please respond to the GNSO secretariat to indicate that you or your
constituency representative wants to be included in a new public mailing list.
Kind regards and, of course, any questions, please call or email.
Liz
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Liz Williams Senior Policy Counselor ICANN - Brussels +32 2 234 7874 tel +32 2 234 7848 fax +32 497 07 4243 mob