Re: [soac-mapo] Expert Panel should give recommendation

[Ken Stubbs <kstubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Ken Stubbs wrote:
+1 Marilyn

On 9/20/2010 9:27 AM, Marilyn Cade wrote:
> Right, while I haven't talked to you about this directly, Philip, my 
> experience with experts and expert panels is that we should be clear. 
> The purpose of having experts is to use their expertise and task them 
> with study, anslysis, and providing recommendations, with background 
> on what they considered in developing their recommendations.  I also 
> do not think that panels should be 'skimped' on.
>  BUT, the Board, in my view, still holds the decision, even after
> advice comes to them. Still they have to vote.
>
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> From: philip.sheppard@xxxxxx
> To: soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [soac-mapo] Expert Panel should give recommendation
> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:43:44 +0200
>
> Jon Nevett wrote:
> The way I understand where we are on the recommendation issue is that 
> the expert panel should provide advice as to whether or not the string 
> violates the applicable standard (e.g. "we have reviewed the 
> objection, and based on x we believe that .tld would be in violation 
> of the second prong of the standard in the following ways . . . ").
> There seems to be more concern over whether or not the panel then 
> should recommend that the Board take a certain action based on that 
> advice (e.g. "based on the foregoing, we recommend that the Board 
> accept the objection and disapprove .tld").
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> Jon, I believe you capture the distinction well.
> Where I (and perhaps Marlyn also) differ is in the belief that the 
> advice is unlikely to be clear cut.
> It is only by forcing your expert to provide a recommendation based 
> upon the balance of their expert advice, that you get value from the 
> use of the expert.
> The Board is ill-equipped to be the expert.
> Philip