RE: [gnso-osc] GNSO Operations Steering Committee Business

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good suggestions Stephane.  In the case of the status reports, it would be 
helpful if the chairs included their tentative work schedule with target dates 
as included in agenda item 4.  I think the OSC milestones will be much easier 
to set after we have the milestones from the WTs.
 
Chuck


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        From: Stéphane Van Gelder [mailto:stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5:36 AM
        To: Gomes, Chuck
        Cc: gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: Re: [gnso-osc] GNSO Operations Steering Committee Business
        
        
        Thanks Chuck. 

        It might be useful for the chairs of the work teams to send a draft of 
their status reports, if possible, on the list in advance of the Nairobi 
meeting. That way, OSC members will have a chance to catch up with all of the 
latest goings on in the WTs.

        It might also be good to include some sort of analysis of the 
milestones that the OSC should set for itself and when the group expects to 
reach those. Perhaps that's what you had intended to cover under agenda item 
5...

        I will be in Nairobi.

        Thanks,

        Stéphane
        
        
        Le 1 févr. 2010 à 23:47, Gomes, Chuck a écrit :


                
                Please review the following OSC business and respond as 
requested.
                
                Thanks, Chuck
                
                Nairobi OSC Meeting
                
                Note that a live OSC meeting has tentatively been scheduled for 
Sunday, 7 March from 15:30-16:45 local time in Nairobi.  Hopefully, those who 
will not be in Nairobi will be able to participate remotely.  Here are start 
times for various other time zones:
                
                04:30 PST (West Coast USA)
                06:30 CST (Central USA)
                07:30 EST (East Coast USA)
                09:30 ART/BRT (Buenos Aires/Sao Paulo)
                13:30 CET (Central Europe).
                
                Call information will be sent later.
                
                Here is a tentative agenda for the meeting:
                
                1.      Roll call
                2.      Review/edit agenda
                3.      Election of new chair (if necessary)
                4.      Working Teams
                a.       GNSO Council Operations WT (GCOT)
                                                       i.      Status Report
                                                     ii.      Tentative Work 
Schedule
                                                    iii.      OSC action items 
(if any)
                b.      Constituency/Stakeholder Group WT (CSG WT)
                                                       i.      Status Report
                                                     ii.      Tentative Work 
Schedule
                                                    iii.      OSC action items 
(if any)
                c.       Communications & Coordination WT (CCT WT)
                                                       i.      Status Report
                                                     ii.      Tentative Work 
Schedule
                                                    iii.      OSC action items 
(if any)
                5.      Near Term OSC workload
                6.      Other Business
                
                Note that our agenda will need to be posted as soon as 15 
February, so if there are any suggested changes, they should be communicated 
before in the next 10 to 12 days.  Please share any comments, questions or 
suggested edits on this list.
                
                OSC Chair
                
                The issue of OSC chair was raised several months ago, in 
particular the concern over the GNSO Council Chair also serving as the OSC 
Chair.  Stéphane volunteered to serve as OSC Chair to alleviate the workload 
for Chuck.  Avri communicated concerns about either the Council Chair or Vice 
Chairs serving as a Steering Committee Chair because of the Steering Committees 
report to the Council and hence to the Council Chair or Vice Chairs.  Chuck 
indicated that he is more than willing to step down as OSC Chair as soon as we 
have a replacement and encouraged discussion on the OSC list.
                
                There was fairly limited discussion on this topic except as 
noted above.  It would be helpful if other OSC members shared their thoughts 
about this issue.  I believe that Avri is correct that it would be preferable 
for the Council Chair or Vice Chairs not to serve as OSC Chair.  To accomplish 
that, we need a volunteer who is willing and able to serve as OSC chair.  To 
move this forward, please respond on the OSC list to these questions as 
applicable:
                

                *       Is anyone willing to volunteer to chair the OSC? 
                *       If Stéphane is the only volunteer, is anyone opposed to 
him taking over the OSC Chair position? 

                If we can resolve this on the list, then item 3 of the proposed 
Nairobi OSC Agenda may be removed.

                 

                Attendance in Nairobi

                 

                Please communicate whether you will be able to participate in 
the Nairobi OSC meeting and if so whether you will do so in-person or remotely.