Re: [council] 2016 Proposed Council dates for review and comment

[Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez <crg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

my suggestion hereunder is to have only two slots, based on the experience of 
the ccNOS GNSO WG on UCTN

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez




> On Nov 18, 2015, at 1:31 AM, Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I would like to propose rotating the times around ICANN global HQs, for 
> example:
> 
> 1200 Los Angeles = 2000 UTC  acceptable
> 
> 1200 Istanbul = 1000 UTC   unacceptable. My religion tells me I shroud sleep 
> at least 6 hours CONTINUOUSLY   :)
> 
> 1200 Singapore = 0400 UTC acceptable
> 
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Heather
> 
> 
> 
> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 1:51
> To: WUKnoben; Heather Forrest; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [council] Re: 2016 Proposed Council dates for review and comment
>  
> Dear All,
>  
> Thank you very much Wolf-Ulrich for spotting this, it is indeed Thursday 17 
> December 2016. My apologies for the mistake and this will be corrected when 
> the dates are approved by the Council. <>
>  
> With regard to the rotation of meeting times, please see the google 
> spreadsheet doc which is based on the time zones of the new Council
> http://tinyurl.com/qc96dnx <http://tinyurl.com/qc96dnx>
>  
> A suggested new rotation could be 14, 17, 22 UTC.
>  
> Your comments and input would be most welcome to modify the rotation times.
>  
> Thank you
> Kind regards,
>  
> Glen
> De : WUKnoben [mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Envoyé : mardi 17 novembre 2015 11:54
> À : Heather Forrest; Glen de Saint Géry; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : Re: [council] Re: 2016 Proposed Council dates for review and comment
>  
> In light of the GNSO review recommendations I endorse Heather’s suggestion.
>  
> My calendar indicates 16 December as a Friday???
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Wolf-Ulrich
>  
> From: Heather Forrest <mailto:Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 10:49 PM
> To: Glen de Saint Géry <mailto:Glen@xxxxxxxxx> ; 
> mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [council] Re: 2016 Proposed Council dates for review and comment
>  
> Dear Glen, colleagues,
>  
> May I suggest that we consider modifying the times (not the dates) within our 
> rotation, as 11, 15 and 18 UTC range from 10pm - 5am in Asia Pacific. A more 
> equitable rotation whereby each time zone cluster (North/South America, 
> Europe/Middle East, Asia Pacific) has at least one meeting during working 
> hours would be beneficial and would take on board the feedback received in 
> the recent GNSO Review as to facilitating participation from regions outside 
> of Europe and North America.
>  
> Many thanks and best wishes,
>  
> Heather
>  
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> on 
> behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Glen@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 0:05
> To: GNSO Council List (council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>)
> Subject: [council] 2016 Proposed Council dates for review and comment
>  
> Dear Councillors,
> 
> Please find a draft proposal for the Council dates for the next 12 months as 
> stipulated in the GNSO Operating Procedures. We are working on rotation times 
> with the new distribution of Councillors, Your comments and feedback are most 
> welcome and will help to get the dates in place. 
>  
> http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf 
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf>
> GNSO Operating Rules and Procedures
> GNSO Operating Procedures, Version 3.0 Page 1 GNSO Operating Procedures Table 
> of Contents CHAPTER 1.0: INTRODUCTION, SCOPE, AND DEFINITIONS ...
> Read more... <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf>
> 
> 
> 3.4
> MeetingSchedules
> The GNSO Chair and GNSO Council will prepare a12-month schedule of meetings 
> within 30 days following the ICANN annual meeting.
> GNSO Council members may request changes to the schedule during the 
> year,which may be agreed upon by the Chair in consultation with the Council, 
> subject to the minimum period of notice below.
>  
> 14 JanuaryAND/OR Thursday 21 January at 11 UTC (to allow flexibilityto deal 
> with the CCWG-Accountability Final Report. Closer to the date we will be in a 
> position to determine  whether two meetings are needed or whether one is 
> sufficient)
> 
> 18 February (Thursday) at 15 UTC
> 
> 9 March (Wednesday)  - ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Marrakech  at 
> 13:00 local time 
> 
> 14 April (Thursday) at 18:00 UTC
> 
> 12 May  (Thursday)  at 11:00  UTC
>  
> 27-30 June - ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Panama City  at 13:00 
> local time
>  
> 21 July  (Thursday) at 15:00  UTC
> 
> August – no meetings ???
>  
> 1 September (Thursday)  at 18:00  UTC
>  
> 22 September (Thursday) (Yom Kippur) OR Thursday 29 at 11:00 UTC
>  
> 13 October (Thursday)  at 15:00 UTC
>  
> 2 November, ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Puerto Rico at 13:00 local 
> time
>  
> 24 November (Thursday) at 18:00 UTC
> 16 December (Thursday)  at 11:00  UTC
> Thanks so much.
> Kind regards,
> Glen
>  
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> http://gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org/>