Please find below the notes of today’s GNSO new meeting strategy drafting team meeting. A doodle poll will be circulated shortly to find a time / date for a next call in the week of 27 April. In the meantime, if you have any further comments or ideas with regards to the attached document, please share those with the mailing list.

Notes 9/4

New meeting structure will commence in 2016
B meeting is most different from current format
DT to develop proposal for Council for a draft schedule format for all three meetings
Draft to be shared with other SO/ACs in Buenos Aires for discussion
Final version, incorporating feedback received, adopted prior to Dublin
Danger that Meeting C could grow out of proportion if traditional Council work is squeezed out and needs to take place prior to the meeting
Consider adding more time for F2F WG meetings on Monday for meeting A
Identify which meetings are 'must haves' for each meeting, for example GNSO Council meeting, and 'nice to haves' may faciliate this task. Categorisation of meetings. Also identify which types of meetings shouldn't be scheduled at the same time to avoid conflict.
Important to synchronise efforts with other SO/ACs. Need to work holistically from the front end.
Consider reaching out to the different SO/ACs to brief them about this activity and note the desire to synchronize efforts. Possible meeting in Buenos Aires to share notes with representatives from other groups?

Next steps / next meeting

No need for formal leadership, Volker to continue as lead
Next meeting in three weeks time (week of 27 April) - staff to prepare doodle poll
Staff to prepare first draft of schedule for circulation to DT