Hello Marilyn, Are you able to recommend an amount needed to cover the meeting room and organizational expenses? Regards, Bruce ________________________________ From: Marilyn Cade [mailto:mscade@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, 5 January 2005 11:09 PM To: GNSO Council; Bruce Tonkin; Gnso. Secretariat Cc: Paul Verhoef; Kurt Pritz; Paul Twomey; Barbara Roseman Subject: Agenda item for Council call next week Bruce, Glen Under the item "Strategic Plan", I would like to add an agenda item to propose that interested Councilors agree to organize a consultative workshop on the ICANN Strategic Plan for the purpose of understanding the SP; and developing comments and recommendations for the public comment process. I propose that the Council authorize funding from its reserve budget of an amount needed to cover a meeting room and organizational expenses. The consultation could be inclusive of interested constituency members and liaisons, as well as possibly members of the other SOs, who might wish to participate. I think this could best be accomplished by having an informal working group of interested parties to organize. I would think that the ICANN staff should be invited to present the Strategic Plan as part of such a workshop. I'd like to have a discussion within Council for feedback from fellow Councilors, and seek interest as well as approval of funding for the meeting costs. It would be necessary to hold the meeting by early February at the latest in order to meet the comment deadline of February 28.