[gnso-igo-ingo] IGO/GNSO Working Group Meeting Times

["Roache-Turner, David" <david.roacheturner@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,

Current WG Meeting Time
Currently we are meeting on Wednesdays at an hour that is quite late and 
potentially quite difficult for some participants, as some of us also touched 
on in the meeting before last.  If it would be the case that 19:00 UTC on 
Wednesday is the only time available for a majority of us on that day, I would 
like to propose that the WG consider moving our regular meeting to a different 
day, which would accommodate an earlier meeting time.

Difficulties Due to Lateness for Those in Certain Time Zones
For those of us on CET (or approximate time zones), our current Wednesday time 
(19:00 - 21:00 UTC) means a regular weekly two hour (pro bono) working 
commitment, falling between and 8pm and 10pm at night.  While it is always a 
challenge to find the best balance in time for a group as geographically 
diverse as this one is, especially for those of us with families or other 
understandable evening commitments who are engaged in contributing our 
expertise to a group whose collective efforts may need to extend over a 
significant period of time, I think we need to try and find a day which would 
more reasonably accommodate an earlier time for those of us engaged in this 
process from in and around the European time-zones.

Proposal to Consider Shifting Meeting Day
If others agree, might I propose that we review the 2013 schedule, and suggest 
that the ICANN staff colleagues consider creating another Doodle poll to not 
only look at another time, but another day, that may accommodate such earlier 
schedule.  I understand that Mondays (or possibly Tuesdays) could perhaps offer 
up better options not only for members of this WG, but from a GNSO perspective, 
the schedule may also be less competitive with other WG activities.

Apologies In Advance for next Week's meeting
For my own part, I also extend my apologies in advance for not being able to 
attend our next week's meeting, at 19:00 UTC (8pm BET) on Wednesday on Dec 12, 
due to a prior and regrettably unavoidable commitment that evening.

With best wishes,

David Roache-Turner




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