Thanks Barry.
The timeline looks okay to me if we can start the consensus call on the next meeting (23, 24 or 25 May) and continue it via email for a week immediately after that meeting. If we must wait until a second meeting to start the consensus call, then I question whether there will be enough time between 31 May and 4 June to complete the consensus call, especially if we do not have full consensus. I am assuming that we will need at least a week for the consensus call and that we will continue to have low attendance in our meetings. If WG members need to get feedback from their respective groups before responding to the consensus call, it will take even more time.
The best scenario in my opinion is to start the consensus call in our next meeting including polling WG members right away about how much time they will need to respond to the consensus call.
Chuck
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Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo] Reconvened WG Timeline - Proposed
Hi All,
Below is a tentative timeline to complete the work of the Reconvened WG. Given the work remaining to ready the report & definitive list for public comment, a 30-40 day public comment period, ICANN62, and review of comments to Final Report, it is not likely we will be able to meet the 9 July 2018 Documents & Motions deadline to submit the report to the GNSO Council. Therefore, the following timeline is proposed:
23,24, or 25 May | Next meeting of the Reconvened WG (possible start of consensus call) |
31 May | Reconvened WG meeting if required |
04 June | Start of Public Comment Period |
23-28 June | ICANN62 |
04 July | Close of Comment Period (30 days per Council resolution) |
05 July | Reconvened WG meeting to review comments and prepare Final Report |
12 July | Reconvened WG meeting to review comments and prepare Final Report |
14 July | Close of Comment Period (40 days per standard) |
19 July | Reconvened WG meeting to review comments and prepare Final Report |
26 July | Reconvened WG meeting to review comments and prepare Final Report |
06 August | GNSO Council’s Documents and Motion deadline / Send Final Report |
16 August | GNSO Council meeting |
You will notice there’s a bit of slack in the initial timeline should we not be able to start the consensus call after we review the draft recommendations at next week’s meeting. Given current agreements among the Reconvened WG, it is doubtful we will need the four meetings to review the comments and prepare the final report. As stated, it’s the 9 July deadline that makes this a tight schedule, but not impossible to meet. However, given current workloads and decisions about a 30 or 40 day public comment period, and not know the amount of comments received make it risky to achieve.
Of course, this proposed timeline is up for discussion on the list and at our next meeting. We welcome thoughts and input from WG members.
Thank you.
B
Berry A. Cobb
GNSO Policy Consultant
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