[gnso-raa-b] Proposed agenda items for Jan. 13 call
RAA subteam B members, I'd like to devote the first part of our meeting tomorrow (1800 UTC) to a discussion of our timetable. As I understand it from the attached chart prepared by staff, anything that is to be considered or discussed by the GNSO council at its meeting(s) in Nairobi must be submitted by February 15. If this subteam is going to submit a report (other than a status report that is submitted simply for information) for Nairobi, it needs to be final by that date. Currently, we are engaged in the first two of the tasks assigned to us by the council - compiling (and prioritizing - we added that chore) topics for possible RAA amendments, and flagging those that may require further analysis re impact on consensus policy. Referring to the most recent (Jan. 12 -- thanks Margie!) version of our master chart, we have covered this for four topic areas. Proposals on four other topic areas were circulated December 30, and have elicited comments mostly from one subteam member. Beyond this, 11 additional topic areas remain to be reviewed. [Note that when the topic areas on front-running and warehousing were consolidated, the numbering of all subsequent topics changed. The topic areas on which proposals were circulated December 30 are now items 5-8, instead of 6-9. If there is any additional consolidation in the future, I suggest we avoid this confusion by listing as "reserved" the number of the topic eliminated by consolidation.] We have not had any discussion yet on the third assignment from the council, which is to propose next steps for considering the identified topics. Four weeks remain before the February 15 milestone date. A teleconference meeting is not recommended for next week since we will lack substantive staff support due to the staff retreat. If we moved to a weekly schedule, we could squeeze in 3 more meetings before February 15. On our current bi-weekly schedule, there would be only 2. I think it would be possible to aim at submitting our report February 15, but only if we can accomplish a lot more on the list than we have been doing. This would require setting tight deadlines for responses to proposed priority settings that have been circulated. We would also need to meet weekly between January 25 and February 15. The February 15 date is by no means a firm deadline, and it is perfectly possible to submit our report so that it is ripe for consideration by the council at a post-Nairobi meeting. (I believe the next meetings are April 1 and April 22, and we would have to submit our reports 14 days in advance.) But it is time (on tomorrow's call) for us to decide whether we will try to have something for the council in Nairobi, or not. Of course, comments on the list before the call are certainly encouraged. In that regard, can subteam members who plan to be in attendance in Nairobi please step forward, on the list or on our call? I suggest that we devote the remainder of our call to three items: (1) Subteam task #3 - next steps. Could we have 2-3 volunteers who will prepare a proposal for consideration by the subteam on its next call? (2) Return to tasks #1 and 2 on the chart (Jan. 12 version) , picking up with item 9 (Registrar Information) (unless we want to abandon efforts to make progress on the list, in which case we should start with item 5 and the e-mail discussion on it, see http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-raa-b/msg00035.html). (3) Any other business (including scheduling next meeting[s]) Looking forward to speaking with you tomorrow. Steve Metalitz ________________________________ Attachment:
Document Deadlines for Council Meetings v2.xls
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