Re: [gnso-osc-ops] Sydney meeting

["Ron Andruff" <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Chuck, 
Dear All, 

I have to go offline, so in anticipation of the Chair's comments, I add mine 
here:
  
The OSC is being asked to sit for three reasons: 
  
 
* the GCOT feels that it would be of value to capitalize on a face-to-face 
meeting with the OSC to update them on our progress and discuss a single work 
item that needs broader input to finalize; 
* the GCOT would like to hear (as we believe is in the interest of the OSC) an 
update from all OSC work teams vis-à-vis progress to date and which issues are 
perplexing them, as examples, that would enable all of the work team 
participants to better understand where/how the work they are undertaking fits 
into the whole. 
* the GCOT, as recommended by staff support, will be submitting an SOI/DOI 
document for OSC consideration and would like to take advantage of the 
face-to-face meeting to solicit feedback on that work product. 
* ? 

Kind regards, 

RA 

________________________________________
Ron Andruff
RNA Partners, Inc.
randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.rnapartners.com

-----Original Message-----
From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:12:07 
To: Ron Andruff<randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Ray Fassett<ray@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: GNSO Ops Work Team<gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [gnso-osc-ops] Sydney meeting


Thanks Ron but I am now not at all clear what the purpose of the OSC meeting 
would be.
 
Chuck


________________________________

        From: Ron Andruff [mailto:randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:07 AM
        To: 'Ray Fassett'; Gomes, Chuck
        Cc: 'GNSO Ops Work Team'
        Subject: RE: [gnso-osc-ops] Sydney meeting
        
        

        Dear Chick,

        Dear All,

         

        With respect, I need to make a few amendments to this dialogue which I 
trust will be interpreted as simple clarifications to things I read in both 
Chuck's and Ray's posts.  If I misstate something, please correct me. 

         

        As a member of the OSC (BC alternate), and as neither Ray nor 
Wolf-Ulrich will be in Sydney (rather I will), I would respectfully note the 
following:

         

        1.      The GCOT will need at minimum one hour to take advantage of a 
face-to-face meeting to progress the work team's efforts.  I had requested a 
longer time period for our meeting of our Chair, and it is as a result of this 
that we have two hours.  Therefore, should we have no other recourse but to 
share the same time slot for the two meetings, I would ask that the OSC not 
join the GCOT meeting until a mutually acceptable time is found (other than as 
observers, of course, which is always welcome). 

         

        2.      With regard to the OSC being asked to review the document Ray 
has/will send(?) you, our request of the OSC - as concluded in our conference 
call today - is to review it and then, send it on to the community at large.  
We are NOT looking to the OSC to respond to the two questions asked (other than 
in their individual constituency capacity).  Rather, it is my understanding 
that we are sending the OSC this document for its consideration and that, 
lacking significant pushback from the OSC, the Chair of the work team will send 
it to the constituencies to get a general sense from the broader community 
which form it believes the future GNSO should take.  Our work team is woefully 
small to try to make this determination.  In short, this document is a 
'referendum' to see in which form the ICANN community would like to see its 
'next-generation' GNSO. 

         

        Chuck, as I am a confirmed Sydney OSC participant (vis-à-vis your 
question on potential meeting dates), I arrive early Saturday morning, so I 
could make myself available for the OSC meeting according to any time agreed by 
all.  My preference would be to have the meeting on the first Saturday, and if 
the GCOT needs to surrender the second hour of our meeting, provided the work 
team is in agreement, then that may be the OSC's Plan B. 

         

        I trust that this clarification helps and, again, to all on this list, 
if I have misstated anything I welcome the amendment.

         

        Kind regards,

         

        RA

         

        Ronald N. Andruff

        RNA Partners, Inc.

        220 Fifth Avenue, 20th floor

        New York, New York 10001

         

        www.rnapartners.com 

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________________________________


        From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Fassett
        Sent: 2009-06-11 09:39
        To: 'Gomes, Chuck'
        Cc: 'GNSO Ops Work Team'
        Subject: [gnso-osc-ops] Sydney meeting

         

        Chuck, we have a request from our Work Team for an update from the OSC 
in Sydney.  Of note, we have moved our meeting slot from 2:00 pm local time on 
Sunday to 1:00 pm which provides us a 2 hour time frame.  I believe this could 
provide time if you want to attempt to have the OSC meet with us during our 
scheduled meeting.

         

        Our aim is two-fold:  Per the attached document, we would like to have 
OSC feedback specific to the questions that are contained.  Secondly, we do not 
have consensus amongst our team to send this document out to the constituencies 
for the purpose of broader feedback to the questions contained from their 
respective members.  Upon OSC review of this document, we are requesting OSC 
guidance on the question of sending out to the constituencies for broader 
membership feedback of the contents specific to the questions contained.  If 
you have any questions to our inability to reach such consensus, please let me 
know via the list.

         

        It was also be helpful to our Work Team for an update in Sydney by the 
OSC of the progress status of the other Work Teams.

         

        If you have any questions please let me know via the list.

         

        Thanks,

         

        Ray Fassett