Re: [gnso-ccwg-dt] Cross community working groups

[William Drake <william.drake@xxxxxx>]

Hi

On May 23, 2011, at 11:32 AM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:

> I would add a question on the actual definition of a CWG in the bylaws. 
> Currently, neither GNSO nor ICANN bylaws adequately define CWGs and this 
> means that these groups are automatically in some sort of grey area. Hence 
> some of the problems we've seen with them.

On a related note, there was much talk on the call last night equating CWGs 
with "joint" WGs.  I asked in the Adobe chat but as this elicited no response 
I'll try again: Are these necessarily the same beast? I don't have time to dig 
through docs right now, but is there a definition of "joint" WGs somewhere that 
would somehow make them exactly equivalent to the apparently undefined CWGs?  

A priori, the notion of joint to me implies complete synchronization between 
the chartering orgs, whereas cross-community connotes a overlapping sphere of 
interest/dialogue/action regarding some subject matter, but this doesn't 
necessarily exclude the possibilities that there may be matters that fall 
outside that sphere & are pursued separately under their respective charters…

Any ontological guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill