Jeff, It is too much to ask for an additional trip of any length this year, if at all. I am copying the Council list so everyone is informed that this request is coming from one of the PPSC work teams. The new Council ought to prioritize this work along with all of its other work, as its first effort at and after Seoul. I certainly do not think it is as big a priority as several other ongoing efforts on Council and in WGs. Thanks, Mike Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 <http://service.ringcentral.com/ringme/callback.asp?mbid=57178438,0,&referer =http://rodenbaugh.com/contact> (415) 738-8087 <http://rodenbaugh.com/> http://rodenbaugh.com From: owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@icann.org] On Behalf Of Neuman, Jeff Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:22 AM To: Gnso-ppsc-pdp@icann.org Subject: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] Possible Face to Face Meeting Dear All, As most of you are aware, the PDP-WT has made slow progress on the new Policy Development Process partly due to limited attendance and participation over the last few months. With the new Council taking its seat in Seoul, we have been discussing ways to speed up the process and come to a timely agreement on the new Policy Development Process. As a result, we would like to propose to organise a 1.5 - 2 day face to face meeting of the PDP-WT. The objective of this meeting would be to wrap up the discussions on the different stages and reach agreement on the overall recommendations and proposed changes to the ICANN by-laws in order to implement the new PDP. To facilitate such a meeting, ICANN has informed me that it would take care of arranging the logistics and provide funding to a limited number of participants (e.g. 1 participant from each constituency, Advisory Committee, etc.). Taking into account the geographic spread of the participants of the WT, the proposal would be to organize the meeting on the US East Coast, e.g. Washington DC. Of course, remote participation facilities would be made available for those not able to travel to the meeting. Ideally such a meeting would be held before the end of the year or in early January at the latest. The WT might want to discuss this proposal in further detail at its meeting coming Thursday and on the e-mail list prior to Seoul. If there is support for the organisation of such a face to face meeting, the next step would be to confirm a date and location as soon as possible so that the necessary arrangements can be made in a timely fashion. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks. Jeffrey J. Neuman Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy 46000 Center Oak Plaza Sterling, VA 20166 Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: +1.703.738.7965 / <mailto:jeff.neuman@neustar.biz> jeff.neuman@neustar.biz / <http://www.neustar.biz/> www.neustar.biz _____ The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message.