Re: [gnso-osc] GNSO Operations Steering Committee Business

[Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I am ok with the agenda and I will be in Nairobi.
Regards
Olga

2010/2/1 Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

>  Please review the following OSC business and respond as requested.
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> Thanks, Chuck
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> *Nairobi** OSC Meeting*
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> Note that a live OSC meeting has tentatively been scheduled for Sunday, 7
> March from 15:30-16:45 local time in Nairobi.  Hopefully, those who will
> not be in Nairobi will be able to participate remotely.  Here are start
> times for various other time zones:
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> 04:30 PST (West Coast USA)
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> 06:30 CST (Central USA)
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> 07:30 EST (East Coast USA)
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> 09:30 ART/BRT (Buenos Aires/Sao Paulo)
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> 13:30 CET (Central Europe).
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> Call information will be sent later.
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> Here is a tentative agenda for the meeting:
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> 1.      Roll call
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> 2.      Review/edit agenda
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> 3.      Election of new chair (if necessary)
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> 4.      Working Teams
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> a.       GNSO Council Operations WT (GCOT)
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>                                        i.      Status Report
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>                                      ii.      Tentative Work Schedule
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>                                     iii.      OSC action items (if any)
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> b.      Constituency/Stakeholder Group WT (CSG WT)
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>                                        i.      Status Report
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>                                      ii.      Tentative Work Schedule
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>                                     iii.      OSC action items (if any)
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> c.       Communications & Coordination WT (CCT WT)
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>                                        i.      Status Report
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>                                      ii.      Tentative Work Schedule
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>                                     iii.      OSC action items (if any)
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> 5.      Near Term OSC workload
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> 6.      Other Business
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> Note that our agenda will need to be posted as soon as 15 February, so if
> there are any suggested changes, they should be communicated before in the
> next 10 to 12 days.  Please share any comments, questions or suggested
> edits on this list.
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> *OSC Chair*
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> The issue of OSC chair was raised several months ago, in particular the
> concern over the GNSO Council Chair also serving as the OSC Chair.  Stéphane
> volunteered to serve as OSC Chair to alleviate the workload for Chuck.  Avri
> communicated concerns about either the Council Chair or Vice Chairs serving
> as a Steering Committee Chair because of the Steering Committees report to
> the Council and hence to the Council Chair or Vice Chairs.  Chuck
> indicated that he is more than willing to step down as OSC Chair as soon as
> we have a replacement and encouraged discussion on the OSC list.
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> There was fairly limited discussion on this topic except as noted above.  It
> would be helpful if other OSC members shared their thoughts about this
> issue.  I believe that Avri is correct that it would be preferable for the
> Council Chair or Vice Chairs not to serve as OSC Chair.  To accomplish
> that, we need a volunteer who is willing and able to serve as OSC chair.  To
> move this forward, please respond on the OSC list to these questions as
> applicable:
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>    - Is anyone willing to volunteer to chair the OSC?
>    - If Stéphane is the only volunteer, is anyone opposed to him taking
>    over the OSC Chair position?
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> If we can resolve this on the list, then item 3 of the proposed Nairobi OSC
> Agenda may be removed.
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> *Attendance in Nairobi*
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> Please communicate whether you will be able to participate in the Nairobi
> OSC meeting and if so whether you will do so in-person or remotely.
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