Re: [council] GNSO Council Meeting 16 March 13:30-17:30 local time

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks David,

I can only reiterate my dismay at this change.

As I've said before, I do not think that moving the Council's Open meeting out 
of the main room should even be an option.

I think it sends the wrong signal to the dedicated volunteers on the Council 
and in the GNSO groups that put in so much of their time and effort into the 
GNSO's processes.

I also think it sends the wrong signal to the community in general about the 
importance of the GNSO's work.

Stéphane



Le 11 mars 2011 à 13:25, David Olive a écrit :

> Dear Stephane and GNSO Council Members:
> 
> As you know,  we have had to move the GNSO Council meeting from the Ballroom 
> to another room because of recent schedule changes. The most appropriate 
> space for the Council meeting is to move it back to the Tower Salon A where 
> the weekend working sessions will be held. We have worked hard with the ICANN 
> meeting staff to arrange the room in a way that we hope will be acceptable.
> 
> The Tower Salon A room set-up will be:
> 
> - a head table, long L shape (closed on both ends) for the Council and 3/4 
> staff, (27)
> - the audience will be seated in front of the head table, seating for 100+ as 
> if they were in an auditorium, but flat, no raised 'stage'.
> - plasma screens in front of the Council members,
> - live scribing and two big screens
> - lunch at 13:00 for the Council only
> - coffee/tea break in the room for the Council only
> 
> The meeting will start at 13:30 and go on to 17:30 local time.
> In addition, please note that continuing discussions between the Board and 
> the Governmental Advisory Committee have also resulted in schedule changes 
> for ICANN's upcoming meeting Silicon Valley – San Francisco Public Meeting.  
> The Silicon Valley meeting schedule will be updated shortly.   More 
> information is at 
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-10mar11-en.htm.  
>  We apologize for these last minute changes, which we know may cause some 
> inconvenience.
> Best regards,         David
> 
> 
> David A. Olive
> Vice President, Policy Development Support
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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