Thanks Don, I think Committee of the Whole is a better approach at this stage, especially for those of us that want to be involved in and aware of multiple issues, but don't have time to attend multiple calls per week. Best, Kiran Kiran Malancharuvil Internet Policy Counselor MarkMonitor 415.222.8318 (t) 415.419.9138 (m) www.markmonitor.com<http://www.markmonitor.com/> From: gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Don Blumenthal Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 10:50 AM To: PPSAI Subject: [Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] Committee of the Whole vs Subteams I'm concerned that my outline of a full WG approach to our work as opposed to subteams was not as clear as I wanted. Some very interesting things were going on in chat and I made the mistake of trying to read and talk at the same time. Please contribute by voice if you can. I think that the interaction is better and I'm not sure that everybody reads the transcript later (sorry, Nathalie). Mary, Marika, Steve, Graeme, and I looked at comments on the list and shared our experiences. The high points: Committee of the Whole Allows everyone to be involved Is particularly appropriate when issues don't separate cleanly Avoids problems that subteams create when a WG member wants to be on multiple teams or can't devote the time to subteams and the full WG Subteams Is good for people who have specific interest or expertise and want to focus their efforts Works best when major issues don't overlap much Can add efficiency in that topics are split out for concurrent analysis instead of the WG tackling them in sequence Add staff burden and the possibility of failure points if subchairs or members don't follow through We decided to start with a Committee of the Whole approach because we have some overarching issues to address. In addition, as we saw today and on prior calls, dividing topics may not be so easy when we get into section discussions. However, the WG can decide later whether we want to create smaller groups and, if so, how to do it. ICANN WGs have used many different models. Don