Thank you very much Rob. Considering the very short timeframe we have to submit the GNSO Restructuring Plan (prior to the 11 December Board meeting and ideally with some lead time before that meeting), it doesn't seem to me that there is sufficient time for "each constituency would make efforts to assign/volunteer an individual or individuals to help develop the plan/report". By the time we get a group formed and functioning, the deadline would be upon us. Also, I am not sure that our task is so complicated that we could not do it via our list and in the 20 November meeting. Unfortunately, I may only be able to particiapte in a portion of the 20 November meeting and may not be able to participate at all, so I am submitting my input now and will participate in discussions on the list. My recommendation is that we take your strawman document and do the following: 1. For each of the elements of the "Key Process and Implementation Decisions to Effectuate Transition to Restructured GNSO Council" identify any subtasks that might be needed to accomplish the main task; my initial ideas on this are highlighted in the attached file. 2. Assign estimated target dates for each of the subtasks and primary tasks from step 1 above. 3. Integrate the results of step 2 into the "Potential Calendar of Timelines/Deadlines for Transition to/Implementation of Restructured GNSO Council ". 4. Add a comment to the effect that the plan should be a 'living' document that is modified and improved as needed throughout the implementation process. Note that I added a few additional comments and edits that may be helpful toward turning your Strawman into a final plan. Because I likely will not be able to participate in discussion about this on 20 November, let me say that I am fairly flexible about the ideas I suggested and don't present them in a hard and fast manner. Chuck ________________________________ From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Robert Hoggarth Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:28 PM To: Avri Doria; Council GNSO Subject: [council] Preparing A Restructured GNSO Council Implementation Plan Dear Council Members; At the Thursday 6 November Council Recap and Planning meeting in Cairo, the attending Council members discussed the need to respond to the Board's directive to submit a GNSO Council Restructuring Implementation Plan for Board Review in advance of the 11 December Board meeting. There was general consensus that given the short time available, that the best course of action was to develop a plan that highlighted the key benchmarks, deadlines and decisions that the Council would need to address in the coming months. It was further agreed that each constituency would make efforts to assign/volunteer an individual or individuals to help develop the plan/report. To help get the ball rolling, Avri has asked me to prepare a draft outline of what the report/plan might look like, including the key decisions that the Council would need to address in the short and long term to achieve the June 2009 goal of seating the new Council. Set forth in the attached document I have drafted an outline, sample calendar/timeline and a list of potential key transition/implementation decisions that, collectively could be used to develop the report/plan. I hope the material sparks further discussion and deliberations prior to and during the upcoming Council meeting on 20 November. In the meantime, feel free to red-line and circulate the document with your thoughts and ideas. I look forward to supporting the Council's efforts to develop and submit the plan/report to the Board. Best regards, Rob Hoggarth Robert L. Hoggarth, Esq. Senior Policy Director ICANN 424 558 4805 robert.hoggarth@icann.org