Re: [gnso-dow123] Agenda for Tomorrow

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At this stage, I'm less interested in the actual contents of the 
document than I am in understanding what the goal of the "discussion of 
the report" is.

Without a clear sense of what "the discussion" is going to be about, I'm 
not inclined to even read the document.

Put another way, this document can be evaluated in any number of ways. 
The agenda doesn't make it clear what outcome we expect from tomorrow. 
I'd hate to be reading this with an eye for typo's and bad formatting if 
I should be looking at it with an eye for statements I agree and 
disagree with.

The task force seems to be proceeding on the notion that the scope of 
work is well understood while forgetting that we have recently merged 
three different task forces thus creating an environment where it is 
extremely easy to misjudge the actual scope and intent of the conversation.

I'd really appreciate some clarification on the agenda for tomorrow to 
make sure that I can allocate sufficient time to understand the level of 
detail necessary to have an informed discussion on tomorrow's call.

Thanks in advance,

Maria Farrell wrote:
> Hi Milton,
>
> Working on it - it really is a behemoth, but I should circulate within the
> next hour or so. 
>
> Cheers, Maria
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Milton Mueller
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:00 AM
> To: gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ross@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [gnso-dow123] Agenda for Tomorrow
>
> Yes, I share Ross's need for an update. I would very much hope and
> expect the preliminary report to be sent to us today sometime, so we can
> read it before the call. If not, perhaps the call should be deferred.
>
> Dr. Milton Mueller
> Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> http://www.digital-convergence.org
> http://www.internetgovernance.org
>
>
>
> > > > Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx> 3/28/2005 10:44:14 AM >>>
>
> Apologies for missing last weeks call. In an effort to get caught up in
>
> time for tomorrow's call, I was hoping that someone could update me on
>
> the agenda for tomorrow? The current agenda, which I suspect is out of
>
> date, is only this:
>
> Subject: Whois task Force 123
>
> Comments/Agenda: Discuss the Preliminary Report to be sent to the
> list.
>
> Much thanks in advance,


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