RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] Call for agenda items

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mikey,

I would first prefer to: 1) nail down a deadline for a report to the
Council for discussion in Brussels and possibly as an update to the
Board; and 2) determine what that report will look like - what will be
in it. 

I think we should try to have the report to the Council by 9 or 10 June
- about 10 days prior to the GNSO Council working sessions in Brussels. 

(Note that the Council meets 10 June, but I think a simple/brief update
from the Chairs a week prior would suffice for that meeting.)


Tim  
 
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [gnso-vi-feb10] Call for agenda items
From: "Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, May 21, 2010 11:37 am
To: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx

hi all,

Roberto and i were commenting on how quiet this list became this week,
and noting that we seem to be entering the negotiating phase of this
frenzied effort.  these are Good Things.


we were wondering what would be the most helpful use of our call next
Monday and i volunteered to call a few of you and ask (i know, what a
concept...).


here's what i've heard.


-- yes indeed, there are conversations going on.


-- it *would* be useful to have topics on the call that would help move
those negotiations forward.


i've gotten a bunch of ideas for topics, but i'm still interested in
more suggestions.  


-- my favorite idea so far is to devote some time to a listening session
where people describe their concerns about the proposals (and suggesting
ideas that might mitigate the concern) and proposal-advocates just
listen and take note.  so no debate, just listening.   i think that this
might inject some really useful information into the negotiations.


-- people also suggested specific discussion-topics that might be
useful.  here's the list so far


-- do the restrictions apply only within a single TLD or across all
TLDs?
-- equal-access rules
-- "edge cases"  of the percent-ownership -- zero percent and 100
percent
-- exceptions
so that's the initial plan.  about half the call devoted to a listening
session, and about half to topics.

how does that sound?  i'm still listening to ideas...


thanks,


mikey

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