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

[Cheryl Langdon-Orr <cheryl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Noted => good call IMO J.Scott... CLO
J. Scott Evans wrote:
> 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 2^nd 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
>
>