Re: [council] Protecting Rights of Others Working Group: Meeting Call

[Mawaki Chango <ki_chango@xxxxxxxxx>]

Liz (thanks) and all,

I'm a bit confused. Is this PRO-WG the result or continuation of the
discussion on reserved names, or a different process? I just remember
there were those two different discussion track (Ute's team on PRO,
and Chuck & Marilyn on the RNs, etc.), and the Statement of Work was
the document drafted by Chuck & Marilyn on the latter topic. Are
these still two different processes or not?

It would be good to have a word or two on the purpose of each WG
emerging. I remember having suggested (when feedback was sought to
improve GNSO website, or even before) that there is a repository at
one same page of our active WGs, TFs, Committees, and other Groups so
that people can see at a glance the current policy activities. A very
brief descriptive or statement of purpose (two or three sentences are
fine) could be posted on the page, too, just below each group title.
I see two links "Issues" and "Policies" where different categories of
things are listed, but not quite what I'm suggesting, which would be
more something like "GNSO Current Work & Groups" or something.

What have I forgotten this time?
Yes, would it make sense to ask for some prospective work as to how
many parallel WGs etc. are likely to spin off from the current PDPs
before we conclude them? And how many could be launched independently
by the council? That may help to plan for the individuals best
participation and distribution in the various groups, depending on
the human resources available, the interest, the experience of the
people in the subject matter or related area, etc. (as opposed to one
having to swap from one group to the next because the topic might be
more relevant to one's constituency, or one might have more interest
in it, for lack of volunteers.) Sometimes, I wonder if we shouldn't
launch a "Work Quality and Inclusiveness" PDP to set the maximum
number of those groups and issues the council could handle at a time.

Best regards,

Mawaki 


--- Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Colleagues
> 
> 
> There has been something of a lag on getting the PRO-WG group off
> the  
> ground. To address that in an efficient manner, I will be convening
>  
> the first meeting of the group on Tuesday 20 Feb at 7:30 LA, 10:30
> am  
> EST, 15:30 UTC, 16:30 CET.
> 
> Please review the latest draft of the Statement of Work found at  
> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03194.html
> 
> At the first meeting we will:
> 
> 1.  appoint a chair of the group
> 
> 2.  review the existing Statement of Work and agree its final form
> 
> 3.  agree the first tranche of activities to be completed between
> now  
> and the ICANN Lisbon meeting
> 
> The rules of the Working Group will be similar to those of the
> IDN-WG  
> (found at
> http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18nov06.htm)
> 
> Can I urge you please to consult with your constituencies and
> propose  
> participants for the group?  It is MOST likely that there will be
> an  
> aggressive schedule of activities to support the work as this work
> is  
> being conducted in the context of the new TLDs Committee activities
>  
> and is time critical.  This will mean small working groups or  
> individual efforts and, at a minimum, a weekly conference call.
> 
> Please respond to the GNSO secretariat to indicate that you or your
>  
> constituency representative wants to be included in a new public  
> mailing list.
> 
> Kind regards and, of course, any questions, please call or email.
> 
> Liz
> 
> .....................................................
> 
> Liz Williams
> Senior Policy Counselor
> ICANN - Brussels
> +32 2 234 7874 tel
> +32 2 234 7848 fax
> +32 497 07 4243 mob
> 
> 
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