RE: [gnso-irtpc] Commitment to Participate

[Phil Corwin <psc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry to be an outlier, but I do not support the general concept of requesting 
members of any ICANN working group to take a formal commitment in regard to 
their uncompensated volunteer participation.

That does not mean that I don't take this WG's work seriously or am unaware of 
the aggressive work schedule -- my participation in every call since the WG was 
convened speaks to that. I intend to participate in every future call unless 
unavoidable client work or other commitments prevent that. 

I will also be responsive to inquiries when I think I have something meaningful 
to add. At this early stage I really can't estimate the division of my time 
between monitoring and active participation -- it depends on how things develop 
as we get into the details (although those who have worked with me in other 
ICANN contexts know that I am not shy about expressing myself).

So, again, as a consenting adult volunteer I trust that my participation will 
speak for itself -- I just don't support setting the precedent of requesting 
participants in ICANN WGs to undertake formal commitments regarding the degree 
of their participation. 



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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of James M. Bladel
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:11 AM
To: IRTPC Working Group
Subject: [gnso-irtpc] Commitment to Participate


Team:


Now that our work plan is finalized, I am sending the previously discussed 
"Commitment to Participate" for your review.  If you support this concept, 
please reply to the group mailing list with your agreement.  

Of course, ICANN is a volunteer-driven organization, so keeping this Commitment 
is on the Honor System.  But think of this as a promise that IRTP-C members are 
making to one other (and to themselves) to keep us on topic and on schedule for 
Toronto!


Thank you--


J.


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To ensure that the IRTP-C PDP Working Group successfully achieves its very 
aggressive work schedule, while upholding the highest quality of its 
recommendations, I commit to:

*  Attend weekly IRTP-C meetings and teleconferences, wherever possible, and
*  Join any issue-specific sub-teams (if applicable), and
*  Respond to questions, surveys and consensus calls posted to the IRTP-C 
Mailing List

>>> OR <<<

*  I am monitoring this working group in an effort to stay informed, and do not 
plan to actively participate

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