On Monday 05 June 2017 03:09 AM, Greg Shatan wrote:

All,

I wanted to provide advance notice that we will pick up the discussion of the Subgroup's Mandate and Scope on Tuesday's call, with the goal of settling the issue over this call and the next. After all, we need to know what our mandate is in order to know if we ar fulfilling it. Some notes:

Greg
I am happy to discuss the mandate question which seems to be bothering you. But we need to first understand what is the problem that has arisen "now" that we are trying to solve . We have of course discussed the mandate many times earlier. It seems that some people think that some issues are being brought up and discussed which are not in our mandate. Your email makes it look that you are one of such people who think so - but correct me if I am wrong. In the circumstances, it will be most helpful for you and others who think so clearly articulate which is that issue or issues which you think is/are being brought up and discussed which you think is/are not in our scope. We can then discuss whether that issue (or issues ) is in scope or not.

It will really be very difficult, and perhaps not fruitful, to just begun discussing the whole mandate, isnt it? So please point to the issue/ issues that you/ others find problematic vis a vis our mandate and we can discuss them.

Best, parminder

1. It's not up to the Subgroup to define the Subgroup's mandate and Scope. This has been done in the foundational documents -- Charter. WS 1 Report and Transition Bylaw. What we need to do is clarify our understanding of that mandate and Scope.

2. As such, the foundational documents need to form both the basis and the boundary of any such clarification or proposal for clarification. These documents were excerpted in my "straw man" mandate document sent around in the last few weeks.

3. Mandate and Scope (defined in these documents) need to be distinguished from potential issues participants might raise. Such issues, by and large, are not mentioned in the foundational documents.

4. The Mandate and Scope will be used to determine if any potential issue is "in scope".

5. Discussions of the issue on the list in advance of the call will be most helpful, since the call is only an hour.

6. While some have said we have gone in circles on this issue, or avoided resolving it. The goal here and now is to avoid that fate, whatever the outcome might be.

Finally, I request broad participation on this issue, even if you have given up on this subject of discussion.

Thank you.

Greg
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