Councillors, FYI.

Thanks to Wolf for thinking of this. I had forgotten Thomas was not on the Council list yet. About that, Glen, perhaps as a courtesy to the incoming Councillors and to help them transition in, we could add them now rather than waiting for Wednesday?

Thanks Thomas for your explanations and thanks to Rosemary, Bill and others who have commented.

Adrian, I understand your comments and once again, if there is the slightest bit of hesitation in how this could be used, I am happy not to do it.

Perhaps we can all discuss on Saturday when we are all here. If we feel my presence there might be problematic, I can always let Thomas know there's a problem by Sunday. Short notice but better that than creating problems we don't need.

Stéphane



Le 20 oct. 2011 à 10:29, <KnobenW@telekom.de> a écrit :

Stéphane,
 
since I wasn't sure Thomas is on the council list already. I've forwarded him your message.
 
Please see his answer attached which may be helpful to share with the council.
 
More information about eco is available on http://en.eco.de/.
 
Kind regards
Wolf-Ulrich

 

 

Von: Thomas Rickert [mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. Oktober 2011 09:35
An: Knoben, Wolf-Ulrich
Betreff: Re: WG: [council] Fwd: eco reception


Dear Wolf-Ulrich,
eco is hosting receptions at ICANN meetings for quite a while now. The idea is to provide a form for eco members as well as guests from the ICANN community to meet and discuss. Each time, we invite a speaker to make a brief speech setting the scene for further discussions amongst the participants or just to update them on certain topics. 

In the past, we had speakers such as David Olive (replacing Rod Beckstrom) or Harald Alvestrand. 

On this occasion, we have asked Stéphane to give an overview of the current issues being worked on and future challenges of the GNSO as we felt that a lot of attention has been given to the new gTLD program. Yet, there are many and also very important issues that require our attention and community participation. 

This is not about promoting eco or myself joining the GNSO Council next week. It is rather to raise awareness and stimulate more active participation by the community. 

Kind regards,
Thomas

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Von: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] Im Auftrag von Stéphane Van Gelder
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. Oktober 2011 02:14
An: Adrian Kinderis
Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Council
Betreff: Re: [council] Fwd: eco reception

The point, as far as I'm concerned, is doing GNSO outreach.

As for the other questions, I'll let Thomas answer if he wants to.

If me doing a 10-minute talk on the way the GNSO works is going to give rise to suspicions, rather than constructive comments on how this can help improve awareness of what the GNSO Council does, I'm happy not to do it.

Are you objecting to me doing it? Do others feel I should not do it? Please let me know asap. It's because I have been invited in my capacity as Chair that I wanted to give the Council prior warning in case this posed a problem to some.

Stéphane