Re: [council] Topics for Board/Staff/GNSO Dinner Meeting in Nairobi

[Wendy Seltzer <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, and would support the stronger phrasing.  I think we need to
help make management and Board more conscious of the risks to the
organization of continued delay.

--Wendy

Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
> 
> The main area of worry that I see remains the ever-delaying new gTLD program.
> 
> Would it be appropriate to suggest a topic along those lines (perhaps 
> something like: "are delays to the new gTLD program hurting it and ICANN as a 
> whole", or something more neutral like "suggestions to solve remaining 
> overarching issues in 2010 and avoid further delays spilling into 2011")?
> 
> I realize some may not feel at ease being upfront about this. However, I do 
> think GNSO Principle A is getting more and more often overlooked as time 
> passes and that reminders that the GNSO's first focus was on the new gTLDs 
> being introduced in a "orderly, timely and predictable way", the operative 
> words here being timely and predictable, are warranted.
> 
> I'm sure we all realise that for prospective applicants, the current process 
> is neither timely nor predictable...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stéphane 
> 
> Le 9 févr. 2010 à 02:40, Gomes, Chuck a écrit :
> 
>> I don't believe that there were any responses to this last week.  It would 
>> be helpful to receive some suggestions before our 18 Feb meeting so that we 
>> can hopefully finallize the topics then.
>>  
>> Chuck
>>
>> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 6:17 PM
>> To: GNSO Council List
>> Subject: [council] Topics for Board/Staff/GNSO Dinner Meeting in Nairobi
>>
>> An agenda item for the 18 Feb Council meeting will be to finalize discussion 
>> topics for the Board/Staff/GNSO Dinner Meeting in Nairobi,  In preparation 
>> for that, I would like to request that Councilors propose topics this week.  
>> Discussion of proposed topics is also encouraged on the list.
>>  
>> Chuck
> 
> 


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