RE: [council] Regarding working group membership

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But as chairs, we should be able to follow membership guidelines
included in the SoW without intervention by others.

Chuck Gomes
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rosette, Kristina
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 12:23 PM
> To: Thomas Keller; Ross Rader
> Cc: GNSO Council
> Subject: RE: [council] Regarding working group membership
> 
> As a WG chair, I can say with absolute certainty that I would 
> not want to be responsible for determining if someone should 
> be excluded.  That
> decision will inevitably be challenged.   If the decision is 
> upheld, the
> time spent defending it is time I would rather spend on the 
> WG's work under the SoW.  If the decision is not upheld, it 
> seems inevitable that allegations of bias will be levied.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Thomas Keller
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:28 AM
> To: Ross Rader
> Cc: GNSO Council
> Subject: Re: [council] Regarding working group membership
> 
> Couln't we just leave this to the chair of the WG who could 
> make a decision once it comes to it? Any decision that deals 
> with "exluding"
> someone from participation is not easy and should be done 
> with as much knowledge about the situation as possible.
> 
> Best,
> 
> tom
> 
> Am 01.03.2007 schrieb Ross Rader:
> > 
> > On 1-Mar-07, at 7:53 AM, Cary Karp wrote:
> > 
> > >If this applies without limit to the number of observers, a w.g.
> > >meeting can easily end up with an unmanageably large number of 
> > >attendees.
> > 
> > I think we should cross that bridge if we come to it. I 
> have seen many
> 
> > fine examples where large numbers of participants are 
> regularly able 
> > to create consensus and move forward. An able chair and a 
> reasonable 
> > framework are the core requirements. We should try to 
> ensure that both
> 
> > of those conditions are present in our work, rather than optimize 
> > around inefficiencies such as poor frameworks and unable 
> chairs at the
> 
> > expense of broadening participation.
> > 
> > Ross Rader
> > Director, Retail Services
> > t. 416.538.5492
> > c. 416.828.8783
> > http://www.domaindirect.com
> > 
> > "To solve the problems of today, we must focus on tomorrow."
> > - Erik Nupponen
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Gruss,
> 
> tom
> 
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