Re: [council] IOC/RC

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

Thanks Thomas.

Is everyone happy with this?

Stéphane



Le 11 mai 2012 à 10:32, Thomas Rickert a écrit :

> Stéphane,
> I would add a few more words. Please find my proposal below.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> Dear...
> with this message, we would like to give you an update on the status with 
> respect to your request regarding protection of the the IOC / RCRC names.
> 
> As you know, the Drafting Team has completed its work on protections at the 
> Top Level, which has resulted in a Resolution by the GNSO Council of March, 
> 26 (20120326-1). We would like to thank you for your co-operation during that 
> phase of the work.
> 
> Please be advised that during yesterday's Council Meeting, the Drafting Team 
> has been tasked to continue its work in response to your request for 
> protections at the Second Level. We will let you know once the Drafting Team 
> has provided a recommendation to the GNSO Council and invite you to work with 
> the group again in due course.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Am 11.05.2012 um 10:11 schrieb Stéphane Van Gelder:
> 
>> So the message would be this?
>> 
>> The Drafting Team is continuing to work on the issue and will provide its 
>> recommendations back to the GNSO Council.
>> 
>> Stéphane Van Gelder
>> Directeur Général / General manager
>> INDOM Group NBT France
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>> 
>> Le 11 mai 2012 à 02:09, Taylor, David a écrit :
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The Drafting Team should keep working in order to provide its 
>>> recommendations back to the GNSO Council.
>>> 
>>> Willing and effective volunteers should be cherished.
>>> 
>>> David
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> From: Neuman, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx] 
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:47 PM
>>> To: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>; GNSO Council List 
>>> <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>> Subject: RE: [council] IOC/RC 
>>>  
>>> I disagreed with Mary’s suggestion on the chat and continue to for a number 
>>> of reasons.  First, implicit in Mary’s note is the notion that the Council 
>>> has made the decision to abandon the Drafting Team approach, which is a 
>>> notion I only advocated by the NCSG on the call.
>>> 
>>> Second, it sends the wrong message to the current Drafting Team and will 
>>> make it next to impossible for the Drafting Team to get any work done 
>>> between now and Prague.  They will not want to do any work on the second 
>>> level issues as they will believe that doing such work would be a waste of 
>>> their time (Since the GNSO as a whole is “continuing to work” on the 
>>> issue).  That feeling has already been expressed by several members of the 
>>> DT (prior to the GNSO Council call).  There is a strong belief that any 
>>> future work will be a waste of their volunteer time. 
>>>  
>>> So, if we actually expect the DT to keep working on a response, which was 
>>> what I clearly heard on the call, then let’s just state that the Drafting 
>>> Team is continuing to work on the issue and will provide its 
>>> recommendations back to the GNSO Council.  If on the other hand the GNSO as 
>>> a whole is willing to get on calls every two weeks and really work in 
>>> earnest on the response, then I am fine with the message Mary suggests and 
>>> I expect to see you all on the call next Wednesday as scheduled.   I am 
>>> fine with taking either approach…the Drafting Team works on it, or the GNSO 
>>> as a whole works on its.  But we can’t just state that the GNSO as a whole 
>>> is working on it, and then it turns out no one actually does.
>>>  
>>> Thanks.
>>>  
>>> Jeffrey J. Neuman 
>>> Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs
>>> 
>>>  
>>> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>>> Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:50 PM
>>> To: GNSO Council List
>>> Subject: [council] IOC/RC
>>>  
>>> Councillors,
>>>  
>>> As discussed during today's call, I would like to ask the Council for clear 
>>> direction on what next steps to take on the IOC/RC DT.
>>>  
>>> You will recall that on the call I suggested that we instruct the DT to 
>>> continue its work and that a short message be sent to the GAC.
>>>  
>>> Mary had the following suggestion on the call:
>>>  
>>> Mary Wong: @Stephane, in view of the apparent confusion over the DT issue, 
>>> can you respond to the GAC simply stating what the DT has done to date and 
>>> indicating that the GNSO as a whole is continuing to work on the second 
>>> level issue without specifically mentioning that the DT will be the group 
>>> doing the work? And then including that question on the agenda for our next 
>>> mtg?
>>>  
>>> Please add to this discussion so that we can determine what our next steps 
>>> should be.
>>>  
>>> Thanks,
>>>  
>>> Stéphane Van Gelder
>>> Directeur Général / General manager
>>> INDOM Group NBT France
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>>> Group NBT
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