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

["Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@xxxxxxx>]

Agree 100% with Stéphane, Philip and Chuck.

K 

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


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
>>
>>
>