Re: [gnso-whoissurvey-dt] Work Suspension Question

["Brigner, Paul" <Paul_Brigner@xxxxxxxx>]

I am sorry for jumping in and out so quickly, but I will be moving to another 
organization in a couple of weeks and I do not expect I will be able to 
participate as I make the transition.  I wish you all the best as you continue 
to work on this project.

Best regards,
Paul Brigner

On Mar 3, 2012, at 8:42 PM, "Don Blumenthal" <dblumenthal@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> My distractions haven't been from the new gTLD process and are easing up (I 
> hope). I appreciate the idea behind holding the process until April but I'm 
> not sure that it will make a difference for those who are involved in the new 
> domain process.
> 
> Don
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> From: Michael Young 
> <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:myoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:53:32 -0500
> To: Whois Survey WG 
> <gnso-whoissurvey-dt@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-whoissurvey-dt@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: [gnso-whoissurvey-dt] Work Suspension Question
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> Hi All,
> 
> As you may have noticed from lack of traffic on our mailing list, we are 
> struggling with getting our volunteer’s time and attention these days.  I am 
> quite proud we made as much forward progress as we did in January and early 
> February but we seem to be in ever-increasing conflict with the many effects 
> of the new TLD application period.  As you know I’ve talked with a number of 
> you and we’ve collectively talked on the call about the immense work load 
> many are under at the moment. We lost one of our co-chairs to this issue 
> directly.
> 
> This is an exceptional time in our industry but I believe that once the 
> applications are in there will be a period where people are more available 
> again.  The approval and processing period of the applications provides us 
> with some respite – although we will all have our regular “day” jobs still.   
> As I result I suggest we suspend our efforts until April 16th when we would 
> reinitiate our meetings.  At this point I think we can accelerate again and 
> make up for the lost time. Our recent new approach is more efficient and will 
> just a little time from our volunteers, I believe we can catch up to our 
> original intended schedule (in terms of results).
> 
> My question to the group is, do you agree this is a practical suggestion or 
> do you wish to suggest another alternative?
> 
> Wendy, if the group agrees, we would ask you to communicate this schedule 
> adjustment to the council on our behalf.
> 
> Thanks everyone.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Michael Young
> Chief Technology Officer
> Architelos
> M:+1-647-289-1220
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> MICHAEL YOUNG
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