[gnso-ppsc-wg] Fw: WGT Conf Call for 5 August - Another Cancellation

["J. Scott Evans" <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All:

I have attached below an email I received yesterday afternoon from Ken.  As you 
can see, Ken's duties have kept him from making any progress on our draft.  
Accordingly, Ken, Liz and Marika are currently working to transition this work 
from Ken to Marika.  At this juncture, I believe it is best for us to CANCEL 
our schedule call tomorrow until Ken and Marika can sync up on transitioning 
responsibility for this work.  Once the transition is complete and Marika is up 
to speed, she and I can sync up and then schedule a call.

I apologize for the continued delays, but that is the beast we call ICANN.

By copy of this message I am asking Gisella to cancel the call schedule for the 
WGWT tomorrow.

Thanks to everyone for their continued patience.

Regards.

J. Scott



 j. scott evans | senior legal director, global brand & trademark | Yahoo! Inc. 
| evansj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | 408.349.1385



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Ken Bour <ken.bour@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: J. Scott Evans <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>; Liz Gasster 
<liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx>; Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 1:26:38 PM
Subject: WGT Conf Call for 5 August - Another Cancellation

 
J.
Scott:
 
Since
the time that we cancelled the 22 July call, I honestly thought I would have
time to work on the WGT document drafting activities – even if just
enough to make some noticeable progress.   Unfortunately, no such
luck!   With the preparations for the SIC and Board meetings this
month, among other activities, there has not been any spare time available.  
I actually thought I could start making progress this past Friday since the
Board meeting was over.   Then, three new assignments poured in
directly resultant from the Board meeting that gobbled up the entire day and 
several
more were identified today…   
 
I
wrote and talked to Liz about this predicament facing the stark reality that,
for a 2nd time, we would have to cancel our WGT session with nothing
new to report.   
 
Liz
has rearranged priorities within the Policy Staff and asked Marika to pick up
the principal drafting tasks since my workload has not abated and, being the
“shortstop” on the GNSO Improvements team, there are lots of
additional preparations needed to seat the new GNSO Council in Seoul.   
 
I
just received confirmation from Marika and we will begin the transitioning
activities over the next few days.   
 
If
you prefer, I will write a brief email to the team by way of
explanation.    
 
While
the news is not “good,” we do have a plan to make progress going
forward.   
 
Please
advise.
 
Thanks
and regards,
 
Ken