Re: [council] SO and AC Chairs meeting with Rod before SF

[David Olive <david.olive@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stephane and Council Members:

I¹d like to provide a bit of background on the proposed SO/AC chairs
discussion with the ICANN CEO that Stéphane recently mentioned to you.
For several ICANN meetings now, Rod has been hoping to have more time to
have the Chairs come together with him to exchange views on their
activities and programs for the future.  As this has been a scheduling
challenge during the midst of the public meetings, Rod asked staff to
investigate whether we might find some time just prior to the March
meeting.  The goal is to have a discussion of what the SO/AC chairs hope
to see as the most significant challenges/opportunities for ICANN and how
we could work better together on sharing information about SO/AC
priorities.
 
Based on the input received, we are planning a two hour informal
roundtable on Friday afternoon, March 11, followed by a dinner. Noting the
concerns that have been raised, Rod encourages the Chairs to solicit input
from their communities on points that should be raised, and to share any
feedback on the discussion that they would like following the session.

Regards,       David



David A. Olive
Vice President, Policy Development Support
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 - Washington, D.C.    20005
Office: 202.570.7126      Mobile:  202.341.3611




On 1/24/11 3:09 AM, "Stéphane Van Gelder" <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>I have communicated the Council's concern to David Olive, with whom I
>have been liaising on this.
>
>I do not have any more information on this meeting at this point.
>
>It is my view that the meeting should either not be formal, in which case
>a 2-day meeting does not seem necessary and it may suffice to organise a
>dinner or some other social get-together event, or it should be formal in
>which case there is a set agenda and everything is recorded and
>transcribed as per any ICANN meeting.
>
>Stéphane
>
>Le 23 janv. 2011 à 09:57, Adrian Kinderis a écrit :
>
>> Why can't Rod comment directly describing his intention? He has access
>>to the list.
>> 
>> I think you need a bullet point added if, indeed, it does go ahead
>>(which I am against).
>> 
>> - if the meeting takes place the meetings must be recorded and
>>transcribed and made available within 48 hours to ensure the content can
>>be discussed at the ICANN Meeting.
>> 
>> Adrian Kinderis
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder
>> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 1:38 AM
>> To: <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: AW: AW: [council] SO and AC Chairs meeting with Rod before
>>SF
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for those excellent suggestions Wolf.
>> 
>> What do others think about this approach, which I would support as it
>>sends a more gentle signal than simply "we're not going to attend"?
>> 
>>> - communicate to ICANN that the council has some reservations
>>>regarding this meeting
>>> - if the meeting takes place you should attend
>>> - provide a comprehensive report to the GNSO weekend session
>> 
>> Stéphane
>
>