Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] RE: Proposed draft message to ICANN staff

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Apologies accepted. Where do we send medical bills for heart palpitations?

Alan

At 12/05/2010 01:02 PM, Brian Cute wrote:
> Apologies for the reference to the ?call today? 
> since there is none.  Can we discuss this on the list?
> From: Brian Cute [mailto:briancute@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:59 PM
> To: 'Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Proposed draft message to ICANN staff
>
> Mikey and Roberto,
>
> I took the liberty of drafting a possible 
> message from the VIWG to the ICANN staff in 
> relation to the deadline of May 14 for 
> submissions to be included in DAG4.  (I hope you 
> don?t mind.)  Could we discuss this item on the call today?
> Regards,
> Brian
>
>
>
> Dear Kurt,
>
> As Co-Chairs of the Vertical Integration Working 
> Group, we write to you concerning the 
> approaching deadline for submissions to be 
> included in DAG4.  As of today, the VIWG does 
> not have a proposal to submit for inclusion in 
> DAG4.  The VIWG has been working hard ? with 
> roughly 60 participants, weekly meetings and 
> over 1500 email exchanges in a serious attempt 
> to produce a consensus based proposal.  While 
> the VIWG does not have a specific proposal at 
> this time, we will continue to work toward the 
> goal of presenting a consensus based proposal to 
> the GNSO Council (and the Board) in advance of 
> ICANN?s Brussels meeting.  The VIWG requests 
> that Staff consider keeping a placeholder in 
> DAG4 that notes the above expression from the 
> VIWG pending our final report up to the GNSO Council.
> Best regards,
> Roberto Gaetano
> Mikey O?Connor