Hi, On 19-Dec-18 07:54, Jim Prendergast wrote:
As part of this – is Avri the Board Liaison to the group? Maybe she could shed some light.
I am not in this group as a liaison. The Board does not have one with this group as it do not think it was requested to appoint one. Except for the ePDP, I think Board liaisons have mostly been confined to Cross Community WGs. My participation in the group is vestigial and individual. But, in the multiple hat category, I do currently coordinate the Board's New gTLD SubPro caucus group and can try to respond to questions, especially those for clarification. In most cases I would take the specific question from the WG back to the Board caucus group to develop a response. In terms of
There are also some cryptic references in here where we will certainly need clarification – ex – “On some recommendations the Board remains concerned about adding functions that may exceed ICANN’s scope or mission.” Which specific functions are they referring to?
I believe we are not singling out any specific functions at this point because we do not want to interfere with the bottom-up process and do not know which, from among the many possibilities being discussed, will be recommended. The concern focuses on the hope that if new functions are added that they include consideration on how these fit the ICANN scope and mission. Thanks avri