[board-09georegionswg] Geo Regions Review WG -- Latest Interim Report Draft (v3) and Survey Link
Dear Working Group Members: As promised, attached please find the latest draft of the Interim Report document (da3RHv3) and the link to the BigPulse survey instrument. I hope that some of you will have the opportunity to share some initial comments on the draft document during the next Working Group meeting/call next Tuesday, 4 May at 1200 UTC. Consistent with the prospective timetable I circulated this past Tuesday, please provide any written comments on the draft at your earliest convenience, but no later than by Monday,10 May. Observations About Draft da3RHv3: The latest draft version combines the two primary sections discussed and drafted to date - Dave's historical review of the geographic regions as applied by ICANN (largely unchanged since the previous version) and a second section regarding the 25 "Matters" identified by you and the community. This second section is built on the format you all approved during our previous calls and correspondence. This is the first time the two sections have been combined and I am particularly interested in your reaction to whether they work well together. You'll note that this draft struggles with some of the combinations/groupings of the "matters." I welcome your feedback, suggestions, and extensive red-line edits of this approach. There is a lot there - nearly thirteen pages of new text. Some of the sections repeat concepts or reference similar statement from other sections. In some cases it was a conscious decision to reflect the natural overlap of some discussions and/or to recognize that some concepts simply need to be reinforced in such a long document. While verbal feedback on the meeting/call next week will be very helpful, there is no substitute for red-line edits or email comments that all WG members can see. I am hopeful that WG members representing the communities whose comments are featured in the "Matters" section will add some thoughts and be particularly attentive to the discussion of the concepts their SO or AC took the time to present. You are in the best positions to reflect the intent of your individual communities. In most areas I have done issue-spotting and in ALL areas I am sure that more can be said. One section - on Matter No. 16 - I was at a loss for words and you'll see I have asked Fahd and David to explain the ccNSO's point of view on that topic. The draft document comes with my standard disclaimer (particularly for the benefit of WG and community members who may only read emails and not listen to WG meeting recordings) that any conclusory statements or positions reflected in the draft are not my personal views or official staff positions, but simply an effort to flush out your opinions and spur further thought and discussion. Survey Link/Registration: As promised, here is the survey link for the Big Pulse survey instrument - https://www.bigpulse.com/p9044/register?l=en (https://www.bigpulse.com/p9044/register?l=en). Please invite members of your community, starting Monday, 4 May, to register at the link and fill out the survey. The survey link will be open for four (4) weeks through Tuesday 1 June for people to go to the link and provide their responses. Please let me know if anyone experiences difficulties with the survey. All our tests should have worked out all the bugs. I am still awaiting translations of the sample invitation letter (the English version was circulated this past Tuesday - and is re-attached to this message) and I will forward those to you as soon as I receive them. I plan on sharing an update with all of you every ten days to report on survey participation. I am still trying to figure out how we might blend survey results into the Interim Report. Please share with this email list any thoughts you have on that. Thank you very much. Talk to you next week! Rob Hoggarth Attachment:
Interim Report of Geographic Regions Review Working Group April 10 (Draft da3-RHv3).doc Attachment:
Survey Invitation Document April 2010 (RHv3).doc
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