Thanks for that explanation Bruce. Just to be clear, my initial suggestion on the SO/AC sessions was not linked to the other suggestions made by Avri. For me, they are different topics. Thanks, Stéphane Le 28/05/09 13:36, « Bruce Tonkin » <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au> a écrit :
Hello Stéphane,
While I see the logic of what you are suggesting, I'm not sure I understand how you link that to the joint SO/AC sessions.
Forgive me if I simply misunderstood what you are saying, but are you suggesting that these topics be handled in those sessions?
Actually I was suggesting that the joint public sessions that have been run so far - are good for speakers from each side expressing their points of view - but they don't help reach any consensus/compromise. In fact they are probably better for discussing brand new policies where wide ranging views are useful at the beginning of a policy development exercise. I was suggesting that to move forward on issues such as geographic names that you may consider a different approach of getting smaller working groups of experts together to consider the issues further.
Regards, Bruce Tonkin