Re: [gtld-council] Updated dates for consideration: PDP Dec 05

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I would just like to point out that it may require more then meeting  
per week to get finished.  We can use  part of the Thursday meeting  
to figure out exactly what needs to be completed in order to meet  
these dates.
thanks
a.



On 26 jun 2007, at 13.05, Liz Williams wrote:

> Colleagues
>
> I have put together some dates which may be helpful to the group in  
> preparing the next stage of the work plan.  You will see that we  
> have a lot to cover in a very short time frame if we are to have  
> ready a Board Report for consideration around the LA meeting in  
> late October.
> If we are to have a Board Report ready for consideration at the LA  
> meeting then we, working backwards, need to:
> 1.  Have the Board Report ready and in the General Counsel's hands  
> 11 days prior to the 2 Nov Board meeting -- 22 October
> 2.  Internal sign off and final check 14 days prior to preparation  
> of Board Report -- 8 October
> 3.  20 day public comment period on GNSO Council Final Report --  
> allowing time for inclusion of results in the Final Report say 30  
> days -- 8 September public comment period needs to start.  Public  
> comments will be included in the Board Report.
> 4.  Final Report will need to be with Council 7 days prior to the  
> meeting to vote on it -- release 1 September (Part A, Part B, draft  
> RFP, draft base contract and draft implementation plan) and meeting  
> 7 September
> 5.  That means we need to complete the final negotiations of the  
> Committee by, at the latest, 10 August.
> The first 4 dates are fixed in either the bylaws or the board  
> reporting guidelines.
> I suggest that we schedule, after Thursday this week, 2 more  
> Committee conference calls to wrap up last details.  I suggest  
> Thursday 5 and 12 July at 2pm Brussels time.  I will also hold  
> other dates -- 19 July and 27 July.  I will need a period of time  
> to complete the writing and release the Council Report without  
> ongoing negotiation.
> Kind regards.
>
> Liz
>
> .....................................................
>
> Liz Williams
> Senior Policy Counselor
> ICANN - Brussels
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