Re: [council] GNSO Council meet and greet?
This all started as an idea from the registrars to have an informal session at some point during our first Seoul work day just to let people talk freely. No set agenda. No pressure. No formalism. If people want to vent, let them. I'm sure we're all civilised enough and all get on well enough outside of the Council (I've certainly enjoyed a few after-hour drinks with some of my fellow Councillors in the past and it's never been a problem) not to jump at each others' throats the minute the mikes are switched off and the scribes ushered out the room. There was also an idea to have a collective drink afterwards. Just a friendly little get-together that the Council might enjoy. Frankly, if organising a drinks session and an informal conversation within the GNSO Council is this complicated, I don't see how we can be expected to make any real progress on important issues. Sorry about the rant. I guess I've already used up my vent time from the Saturday session now and will just have to sit quietly through that one :) Stéphane Le 17/09/09 00:15, « Gomes, Chuck » <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > A dinner might be okay, but with so many people it would be hard to seat > in such a way that everyone could participate in the same conversion. > We might be able to arrange workable seating if we used one of our > weekend rooms, but we are going to have a lot of buffets during the > week, so it would be nice if we could make it a little different > menu-wise. > > Chuck > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrian Kinderis >> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:40 PM >> To: Avri Doria; Council GNSO >> Subject: RE: [council] GNSO Council meet and greet? >> >> >> And dinner with informal conversation whilst glossing over >> and ignoring some major crevices that are appearing in >> relationships in the GNSO Council between Councillors seems >> pointless... >> >> I don't think this is a matter for "tearing shreds of each >> other". I think it is a matter of communicating our concerns. >> >> I believe, with the right governance of the Chair, and strict >> controls it can be a productive time. >> >> I'd happily put my hand up to help run it. >> >> Adrian Kinderis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria >> Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2009 7:34 AM >> To: Council GNSO >> Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council meet and greet? >> >> >> >> On 16 Sep 2009, at 22:20, Anthony Harris wrote: >> >>> it was customary for the Council members to share a dinner and thus >>> have an opportunity for informal conversation. >>> >> >> >> Ps. I am very much in support of a dinner with informal conversation. >> I think that is a wonderful idea. >> the council should do those regularly. >> >> a. >> >> >> >> >> > Attachment:
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