RE: [council] Drafting meeting

[<Lucy.Nichols@xxxxxxxxx>]

I also prefer pre-Wellington "working days".  Adding two days to an
already very long week is difficult for everyone as we all have other
work commitments.     

Lucy Nichols

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ext Liz Williams
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 7:54 AM
>To: 'Bruce Tonkin'; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: 'Diane Schroeder'
>Subject: RE: [council] Drafting meeting
>
>Dear All
>
>Just a quick note from the staff side.  We usually arrive 
>several days before the ICANN meetings to do all the 
>preparation necessary for the Board, Council and other meetings.
>
>The proposal to meet for two GNSO days before would have a 
>direct impact on the way in which the staff would plan their 
>involvement.
>
>Before we make firm commitments about 
>times/dates/places/logistics could I confer internally and let 
>Council know what would be practical from our side as well.
>
>Bruce's ideas about meetings prior to Wellington is a good one 
>-- of course, the Brussels office could be used to facilitate 
>those kinds of meetings for people in Europe and we could work 
>out how to do that.
>
>Will get back to everyone ASAP.
>
>Liz
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 2:26 AM
>To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [council] Drafting meeting
>
>Hello Avri,
>
>> 
>> Probably not a realistic suggestion but one I feel needs to be put 
>> forward. Is there any way to arrange for the face to face drafting 
>> session to be done at an interim time between Vancouver and 
>Wellington 
>> in order to expedite the work and try to meet the by-laws'
>> required timing?
>
>Part of the issue here is that a face-to-face meeting requires 
>significant travel for most Council members - this is a matter of time
>and cost.   E.g it is at least a days travel for me to and from most
>locations in Europe or USA.
>
>Thus the proposal to meet shortly before Wellington was to 
>ensure economies of airfares for those that will most likely 
>be travelling to Wellington anyway.
>
>Of course smaller groups of ICANN participants can get 
>together in local regions prior to Wellington, with the 
>Wellington meeting be an opportunity to consolidate the views 
>of prior meetings. 
>
>Regards,
>Bruce Tonkin
>
>