Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Turning the Preliminary Report to an Initial Report

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

thanks Margie.

could you kinda break this down for me?  i'd really like to see a "what needs 
to be done, by whom, by when" list of tasks/dates/deliverables to get us to 
where we need to be.  this is a great start, but i could use a little more 
granularity.

mikey


On Jun 11, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Margie Milam wrote:

> All-
>  
> I looked into this issue of whether the VI-WG report could be an Initial 
> Report rather than a Preliminary Report.   In referring to the Initial 
> Report, the Bylaws state:
>  
> "The Staff Manager will take all Constituency/Stakeholder Group Statements, 
> Public Comment Statements, and other information and compile (and post on the 
> Comment Site) an Initial Report …"
>  
> That leaves a lot of flexibility for the working group in what should be 
> included in an Initial Report.  My understanding is that the Initial Report 
> usually addresses the tasks outlined in the PDP Charter.  However, since the 
> Working Group has not completed its analysis on any objective in the Charter, 
>  it may be premature to call the information contained in the report as an 
> "Initial Report." 
>  
> In looking at the document I circulated yesterday, the document already 
> includes some Constituency/Stakeholder Group Statements, and a summary of the 
> Public Comment Statements.  However,  I recall that some of you were still 
> attempting to update or prepare Constituency/Stakeholder Group Statements for 
> this purpose.  If the report is to serve as an "Initial Report," we should 
> make sure that all of these statements are current, or delete the ones (if 
> any) that are now out-of-date.
>  
> It is also important to note that the Initial Report will need to be posted 
> for public comment of twenty (20) days, and this would be the last public 
> comment period required under the Bylaws prior to GNSO Council approval.  As 
> a result, the Initial Report should ideally reflect the likely 
> recommendations to come from the working group.  If the proposals are not 
> sufficiently developed, then the public may be unable to meaningfully 
> participate and respond.
>  
>  
> Best Regards,
>  
> Margie
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>  
> Margie Milam
> Senior Policy Counselor
> ICANN
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