RE: [council] Performance of the GNSO Council Report

["Michael D. Palage" <michael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Liz,

My recollection is that you were retained to assist ICANN staff to help
in improving GNSO policy development processes wrt WHOIS. This report
then evolved into a broader audit report of GNSO policy, and in fact
this was the GNSO Council report that was referenced in the 24-Oct-2004
minutes. 

The reason why I believe these document(s) which you prepared are so
important is that it goes to the whole fairness issue that was discussed
on the Council list last week. If you previously prepared report(s) that
addressed the effectiveness of the Council/GNSO on policy, then it would
be important for these documents to be made available to the community
to identify any pre-conceived opinions/viewpoints in connection with
your current assignment.

Obviously you have your hands full so hopefully ICANN staff might be
able to locate these report(s) quicker.

Best regards,

Michael D. Palage



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Liz Williams
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 1:27 PM
To: michael@xxxxxxxxxx; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [council] Performance of the GNSO Council Report


Michael

Your recollection is incorrect.  I was not contracted and, as a
consequence, I do not have on file any report which is even close to the
dates you have supplied.  That is why I think that perhaps there has
been an error.

You must have mistaken my much earlier contribution on the GNSO policy
development process.   As you are aware, I have moved countries in the
last
six weeks to take up my position as Senior Policy Counselor.  My
archived reports are in my computer files in Australia.

I will try to locate the much earlier report as quickly as possible.

Liz



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael D. Palage [mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 6:37 PM
To: 'Liz Williams'; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [council] Performance of the GNSO Council Report

Liz,

My recollection was that your report was completed in the summer
(June-July) timeframe around the KL meeting. It was only in October (3/4
months later) that your report was to be made public. As a consultant I
am sure you kept a copy of any reports you were paid to do, at least
that is what I do as a consultant. Perhaps these time frames could help
you locating that work which you were contracted to do.

Best regards,

Michael D. Palage



-----Original Message-----
From: Liz Williams [mailto:liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:46 AM
To: michael@xxxxxxxxxx; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [council] Performance of the GNSO Council Report


Hi Michael

Very easy to answer this one from my side -- my third daughter was born
on
25 October 2004 at 7:45pm.   There was no way I would have been in any
condition to do this report.

I will look in other likely places but, given that this hasn't come to
light before, I wonder if this isn't an error?

Kind regards.

Liz


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Michael D. Palage
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:38 PM
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [council] Performance of the GNSO Council Report

Liz:

In connection with the current GNSO review, I was researching some
historical information in connection with the Council review conducted
last year. In looking through the minutes of the GNSO Council call of
21-October-2004 (see
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-21oct04.htm) I noticed the
following action item which I have reproduced below.

 d. Performance of the GNSO Council
As regards the report on the performance of the GNSO Council that Dr.
Paul Twomey had retained a consultant, Dr. Liz Williams to prepare
earlier this year, a public version of the report will be posted by the
end of October. 

In my research I was unable to locate this report. Could you or any of
the other council member please direct me to where I can obtain a copy.
I believe that this is an important background document in connection
with the work that is currently underway.

Best regards,

Michael D. Palage