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[council] Fwd: [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Proposed way forward
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- Subject: [council] Fwd: [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Proposed way forward
- From: Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:51:38 -0400
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Hi,
Last week, Mike O'Connor, stepped down as chair of the Fast Flux PDP
WG in a surprise note to the FF PDP WG mailing list . The group is at
a critical juncture and, hopefully, coming to a close on its efforts
to produce a report. While I do not expect this report to make policy
recommendations that are necessarily ready for a final PDP vote, it
will represent a substantive point where the Council will have enough
information to take decisions about next steps. My concern, and that
of several people I talked to, was that if the WG did not finish this
report, the work of the last months would be lost.
After various conversations, this is the path I am recommending. At
our meeting on 16 Ocober, I will be asking the Council to enodrse my
taking this role and following the recommended path. I did speak to
Mike R. about which of us should take the chair role, and we agreed
that in this case I should take it. I am hoping he will remain in
the role of Council Liaison for this WG. I have no intention of
remaining chair of this WG beyond the completion of the report and any
possible renewal of the charter. Should the council decide to renew
the charter, we will need to recruit a new chair.
A last note, I believe this event has taught us some things about the
running of WGs in the GNSO. I am hoping we can capture this
information in the proposed GNSO Policy Process Steering Committee
(PPSC) if it is approved.
thanks
a.
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From: Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>
Date: 1 October 2008 07:27:36 EDT
To: gnso-ff-pdp-may08@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Proposed way forward
Hi,
Subsequent to Mike O'Connor's surprise resignation, several of us
started a series of conversations to figure out what to do next.
After speaking to the policy support staff and Mike R. I have
decided that I will take on the chair role temporarily. I will
participate as a neutral chair and will not take part in any of the
decision making at the WG level. I will only stay in the role
until we deliver the current report to the GNSO council and it is
determined what to do next. I will ask the GNSO Council to endorse
my taking this temporary role.
My goal is to bring the current effort to the point where there is a
solid document that describes the current state of analysis and
opinion that can be sent to the GNSO council for further
consideration. At that point the council can figure out the next
steps, including the possibility of re-chartering, public comment,
decisions etc...
The following is the track I propose to follow:
1. Go ahead with the poll that most of the group had already agreed
to. This will be sent out in the next day or so and will last for a
week.
2. Marika will take the results of the poll and produce a revised
report. This will include her best guesses at the rankings. These
will be: agreement for full consensus, Support for rough consensus,
and Alternative view(s) and will be based on the polling results.
3. The WG will then start walking through the document to make sure
that it corresponds to the various views of the group. Where it
doesn't the group, or perhaps sub-groups of those most concerned,
will hold further discussion to arrive at sufficient description of
the viewpoints. At this point, we will not focus on working toward
further consensus, but toward an accurate description of the current
viewpoints and positions. Obviously if, once we clarify the
viewpoints, we find we have consensus or rough consensus, it will be
recorded. We will also make sue the the rankings (Agreement,
Support, Alternatives Views) are agreed upon buy the gorup members.
4. The report will be put out for public and constituency comment
and then will be discussed by the GNSO council.
Note: At this point I want to take discussion of the charter off
the table. Once we have completed the substantive document, the
group can discuss the charter and make recommendations to the
council on this topic. And of course anyone who has comments on the
charter, past or future is welcome to submit text that will be
appended to the charter discussion report.
I propose that the meetings on 3 and 10 October be cancelled in
order for:
- WG members to have time to do the poll
- Marika to rework the document
- WG members to read the document prior to discussion.
I would also like to schedule a face to face meeting for Cairo. I
know that not everyone will attend the Cairo meeting, but I am
hoping that the facilities for remote communications will be
adequate for those who can't attend to participate remotely.
I have also been told that there are several other people who want
to join the group. My inclination is to allow it since I do not
believe in closing off groups to new legitimate participants as this
gives an advantage to insiders. However, I am rather committed to
minimizing the rehash of old arguments, so everyone, current members
and new members alike, will be asked to avoid the drive to rehash.
Since we will be walking through the document, it is fair game to
make sure that all the old arguments are properly represented and it
is reasonable for anyone to ask whether a perspective was
investigated and what the outcome of the discussion was. And if a
perspective, fact or argument is missing, I believe it is reasonable
to discuss it and include it in the report so that the report can be
as complete as possible.
Finally I know some of you are frustrated and think this should be
done by now. All I can say is that this is nature of Working Groups
- they go on far longer then anyone is comfortable with. But I
believe this is inevitable in a working method that requires that
everyone is able to express their viewpoint so that others can
understand and consider it. Reaching consensus or even rough
consensus on a controversial and complex topic is, unfortunately, an
arduous and lengthy task.
Well, I can also say that I am grateful to the WG for the work it
has done and that I ask your indulgence for the process I will
employ in bringing this effort to a result as soon as possible.
thanks
a.
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