[gnso-vi-feb10] Turning the Preliminary Report to an Initial Report

[Margie Milam <Margie.Milam@xxxxxxxxx>]

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I looked into this issue of whether the VI-WG report could be an Initial Report 
rather than a Preliminary Report.   In referring to the Initial Report, the 
Bylaws state:



"The Staff Manager will take all Constituency/Stakeholder Group Statements, 
Public Comment Statements, and other information and compile (and post on the 
Comment Site) an Initial Report ..."



That leaves a lot of flexibility for the working group in what should be 
included in an Initial Report.  My understanding is that the Initial Report 
usually addresses the tasks outlined in the PDP Charter.  However, since the 
Working Group has not completed its analysis on any objective in the Charter,  
it may be premature to call the information contained in the report as an 
"Initial Report."



In looking at the document I circulated yesterday, the document already 
includes some Constituency/Stakeholder Group Statements, and a summary of the 
Public Comment Statements.  However,  I recall that some of you were still 
attempting to update or prepare Constituency/Stakeholder Group Statements for 
this purpose.  If the report is to serve as an "Initial Report," we should make 
sure that all of these statements are current, or delete the ones (if any) that 
are now out-of-date.



It is also important to note that the Initial Report will need to be posted for 
public comment of twenty (20) days, and this would be the last public comment 
period required under the Bylaws prior to GNSO Council approval.  As a result, 
the Initial Report should ideally reflect the likely recommendations to come 
from the working group.  If the proposals are not sufficiently developed, then 
the public may be unable to meaningfully participate and respond.





Best Regards,



Margie

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Margie Milam

Senior Policy Counselor

ICANN

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