So, how do we start this? Right now, there is not a real dialogue between the Councils and the Board members on topics of impact on ICANN. The Councils haven't fully developed their interaction with the board, behaviorally, if you think about it. . That is probably an accident of circumstances, but it is our responsibility to devise a better way to interact with the Board. Perhaps we should be thinking of a joint retreat in Vancouver -- ccNSO Council, gNSO Council, ASO/RIRs, Liaisons from ALAC, Board/liaisons. We could focus on the StratPlan processes as a working topic, or ICANN in a post MOU environment. The agenda could be worked out by a small group of chairs of the SOs/designees. A full day should be set aside for this interaction. Yes, I understand it is a large group. I've facilitated groups of this size before. One method could be to create small working groups of a mix of all the players for parts of the program. But the important thing is that the leadership teams would begin to work together. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Ross Wm. Rader Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 10:30 PM To: michael@palage.com Cc: Bret Fausett; council@gnso.icann.org; apisan@servidor.unam.mx Subject: Re: [council] ICANN Board Resolutions - 28-June-2005 On 6/30/2005 4:56 PM Michael D. Palage noted that:
I share your concern that the ALAC and Internet Community at large deserving to have a more detailed explanation regarding the Board's decisions.
I'd be happy starting with the SO's and the ALAC getting a high level briefing...we can work on the Internet community and specific detail during phase two of our little openness and transparency project. -- Regards, -rwr "In the modern world the intelligence of public opinion is the one indispensable condition for social progress." - Charles W. Eliot (1834 - 1926)