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

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

Thanks Steve.  Any input on the chair issue?
 
Chuck


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        From: Metalitz, Steven [mailto:met@xxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:23 PM
        To: Ron Andruff; Gomes, Chuck; gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: RE: [gnso-osc] GNSO Operations Steering Committee Business
        
        
        I am not planning to attend the Nairobi meeting in person but will plan 
to participate remotely in the OSC meeting.  
         
        Steve Metalitz

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        From: owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Ron Andruff
        Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:55 PM
        To: 'Gomes, Chuck'; gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: RE: [gnso-osc] GNSO Operations Steering Committee Business
        
        

        I will be in attendance in Nairobi, Chuck.

         

        Kind regards,

         

        RA

         

        Ronald N. Andruff

        RNA Partners, Inc.

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        New York, New York 10001

         

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        From: owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
        Sent: 2010-02-01 17:48
        To: gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [gnso-osc] GNSO Operations Steering Committee Business

         

        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.