[gtld-council] Monday 4 Sept - USA/Canada public holiday

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Note I have been informed that Monday 4 September is the Labour Day
public holiday in USA and Canada.

Please let me or Glen know if that is a major issue with respect to the
proposal below.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-gtld-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 4:03 PM
> To: gtld-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gtld-council] Proposed date for a face-to-face 
> meeting on PDP-Dec05 - new gTLDs and possibly IDNs as well - 
> 31 Aug to 2 Sept 2006
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> In Marrakech, the GNSO Council discussed holding another 
> face-to-face meeting to complete the work of the new gTLD 
> policy development process to produce a Final Report ready 
> for consideration by the GNSO Council.
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> I am also hopeful that in the GNSO Council meeting on 20 July 
> 2006 we can initiate the policy development process on 
> IDN-gTLDs.  I think it would be useful to spend a day 
> considering the special nature of new
> IDN-gTLDs.   During the GNSO Public Forum some members of the ICANN
> community expressed the view that IDN based new gTLDs may be 
> more urgent than more gTLDs based on the latin script.
> 
> I have a narrow window when I would be available to chair a 
> meeting between now and Sao Paulo.
> 
> I am available very late in August 2006, or very early in 
> September 2006.
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> I have had a initial discussion with the policy staff, and 
> the dates I propose is:
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> Thursday 31 August 2006 to Saturday 2 September 2006
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> With respect to location I am flexible.   If we hold it in 
> Europe in may
> be more convenient for the policy development staff.  If we 
> hold it in Marina Del Ray, USA - it may be useful to engage 
> the operational ICANN staff including staff in the General 
> Counsel's office - particularly as we begin to focus on the 
> implementation of the policy recommendations, and also begin 
> to consider IDNs further.
> 
> Given the last meeting was in Europe, it may be appropriate 
> to hold this next meeting in the USA.
> 
> Please advise via this mailing list, or to the GNSO 
> Secretariat, if you would be available on the dates above, 
> and whether you have a strong view on location.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
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