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Stephane and Council Members: I¹d like to provide a bit of background on the proposed SO/AC chairs discussion with the ICANN CEO that Stéphane recently mentioned to you. For several ICANN meetings now, Rod has been hoping to have more time to have the Chairs come together with him to exchange views on their activities and programs for the future. As this has been a scheduling challenge during the midst of the public meetings, Rod asked staff to investigate whether we might find some time just prior to the March meeting. The goal is to have a discussion of what the SO/AC chairs hope to see as the most significant challenges/opportunities for ICANN and how we could work better together on sharing information about SO/AC priorities. Based on the input received, we are planning a two hour informal roundtable on Friday afternoon, March 11, followed by a dinner. Noting the concerns that have been raised, Rod encourages the Chairs to solicit input from their communities on points that should be raised, and to share any feedback on the discussion that they would like following the session. Regards, David David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 - Washington, D.C. 20005 Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611 On 1/24/11 3:09 AM, "Stéphane Van Gelder" <stephane.vangelder@indom.com> wrote:
I have communicated the Council's concern to David Olive, with whom I have been liaising on this.
I do not have any more information on this meeting at this point.
It is my view that the meeting should either not be formal, in which case a 2-day meeting does not seem necessary and it may suffice to organise a dinner or some other social get-together event, or it should be formal in which case there is a set agenda and everything is recorded and transcribed as per any ICANN meeting.
Stéphane
Le 23 janv. 2011 à 09:57, Adrian Kinderis a écrit :
Why can't Rod comment directly describing his intention? He has access to the list.
I think you need a bullet point added if, indeed, it does go ahead (which I am against).
- if the meeting takes place the meetings must be recorded and transcribed and made available within 48 hours to ensure the content can be discussed at the ICANN Meeting.
Adrian Kinderis
-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 1:38 AM To: <KnobenW@telekom.de> Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: AW: AW: [council] SO and AC Chairs meeting with Rod before SF
Thanks for those excellent suggestions Wolf.
What do others think about this approach, which I would support as it sends a more gentle signal than simply "we're not going to attend"?
- communicate to ICANN that the council has some reservations regarding this meeting - if the meeting takes place you should attend - provide a comprehensive report to the GNSO weekend session
Stéphane