Re: [council] Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 13 August 2009

[Stephvg2 <stephvg2@xxxxxxxxx>]

I like Philip (or is it Chuck's) suggestion. I would much prefer to  
have these status updates in advance and plan for shorter Council  
meetings as a consequence. It is always my feeling, when listening  
through these status updates during our meetings, that the people  
giving them are Reading from a written text anyway. If that impression  
is correct, then surely it would be no extra trouble to send to text  
to the Council list ahead of the meeting. I for one would find it  
easier to assimilate these status reports if they were sent as text  
rather than read aloud. And if that can mean a 1:30 hour long meeting  
instead of a 2 hour meeting, all those involved would probably gain.
Thanks,

Stéphane

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Le 10 août 2009 à 14:11, Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Hi,
>
> While I appreciate the value of written status updates and agree  
> that it would be good to have them I wonder whether they actually  
> will save time.
> For people who read them, it will give them a chance to think  
> through the status and have better questions - and this is a good  
> effect.  Yet there will always be people who did not have a chance  
> to read them, so I believe we will still need to ask for a verbal  
> report in most cases.
> a.
>
> On 10 Aug 2009, at 07:57, Philip Sheppard wrote:
>
> > In the interest of time could we pursue the suggestion of Chuck  
> > (not for the
> > first time) that basic status reports are provided in advance of  
> > the meeting in
> > writing and subject to a Q and A at the meeting if any one has a  
> > question?
> > This would give time for the more pertinent updates on structure  
> > and charters
> > which will need to be discussed.
> >
> > Philip