Re: [gnso-whoissurvey-dt] Key points from today's kick-off call

[Cintra Sooknanan <cintra.sooknanan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for this update Liz,

I sincerely hope to be present on the next call.

Regards

Cintra Sooknanan




On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Liz Gasster <liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> All,
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> Thanks so much to all who were able to attend today’s kickoff call.
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> Here is a quick synopsis of key points:
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> 1.       Purpose of the Drafting Team:  To develop a survey to estimate
> the level of agreement that the conclusions and assumptions in the Inventory
> of Whois Service Requirements Report of 29 July 2010 have in the ICANN
> community. The goal of the Drafting Team would be to assist staff in
> developing the format, questions, response scale and scope of the survey and
> a plan to execute the survey.
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> 2.       Volunteers for DT Chair/Vice Chair:
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> ·         Michael Young volunteered to act as Chair
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> ·         Wilson Abigaba, Don Blumenthal and Werner Staub volunteered to
> act as vice chairs
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> ·         Those on the call agreed that I would send this announcement
> inviting others who were not on the call but who might like to volunteer to
> be a Chair or Vice Chair to do so on the email list.  *If you would like
> to volunteer to act as chair or vice chair, please do so by sending a
> message to this list.*  If there is more than one candidate for Chair, an
> election can be held.
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> 3.       Next meeting – the group discussed whether they should try to
> hold a meeting in Singapore.  Views were mixed, weighing the benefits of a
> face-to-face meeting against the reality that many group members will not be
> participating in-person. It was decided to try to obtain a room and time
> slot, recognizing that this may not be feasible at this late date.  The
> group can then decide whether to proceed if a room and time slot can be
> found.  The group did agree to try to schedule a call during the week of 5
> July.
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> 4.       The group reviewed the context of the WHOIS inventory report and
> began an initial discussion of study mechanics and study questions.  Those
> who were not able to participate are encouraged to listen to the recording
> of the call which will be circulated separately.  A link to the Final Report
> and other relevant documents will be posted shortly on the group wiki.
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> Please let me know if you have any questions.  Please feel free to add
> relevant points that I may have overlooked or misstated above.  Comments and
> thoughts are always appreciated on this email list.
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> Best regards, Liz
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