Re: [council] Re: GAC unilaterally cancels Prague meeting with GNSO Council

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

Thanks for the words of support Mason. They are much appreciated by all of us 
who are trying to deal with these additional difficulties in the run-up to 
Prague.

Stéphane Van Gelder
Directeur Général / General manager
INDOM Group NBT France
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Head of Domain Operations
Group NBT

Le 19 juin 2012 à 17:24, Mason Cole a écrit :

> Thanks for the notification Stephane.  I'm sure there would be annoyance, to 
> say the least, on the GAC's part if the council did the same. 
> 
> Keep after the facts and a solution, and please advise if councilors can help 
> from here.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Stéphane Van Gelder
> Sent: Tue 6/19/2012 8:19 AM
> To: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx List
> Subject: [council] Re: GAC unilaterally cancels Prague meeting with GNSO 
> Council
> 
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> I'm not sure that's right and I am unwilling to conclude anything unless I 
> know it for a fact. What we do know is that some sessions on the GAC's agenda 
> seem to have suddenly taken priority over ours. However, we do not have much 
> visibility on the GAC's agenda so its difficult to understand why other 
> sessions should take precedence in the GAC's view over ours.
> 
> We are trying to find a solution.
> 
> Stéphane Van Gelder
> Directeur Général / General manager
> INDOM Group NBT France
> ----------------
> Head of Domain Operations
> Group NBT
> 
> Le 19 juin 2012 à 17:03, <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> > Stephane,
> >
> > Do I have it right with the subject line on this email?
> >
> > The politics of the move are clear.  In order to press a
> > government-specific agenda, the GAC senses (properly) the opportunity to
> > move on its own at a time when ICANN executive leadership is both in
> > flux and Internet governance is being questioned.  Seems a smart
> > strategy to me based on my 15 years working in Washington, D.C.
> >
> > But I have also been working in and around ICANN's multi-stakeholder
> > approach for almost 10 years.  How can we help you get this all back on
> > track?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > John Berard
> > Founder
> > Credible Context
> > 58 West Portal Avenue, #291
> > San Francisco, CA 94127
> > m: 415.845.4388
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [council] Our Prague meeting with the GAC
> > From: Stéphane_Van_Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tue, June 19, 2012 2:36 am
> > To: "council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx List" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > Councillors,
> >
> > Over the past few days, Jeff, Glen and I have been working hard to deal
> > with a last-minute request that came in from the GAC to move our planned
> > Sunday session with them.
> >
> > The GAC initially asked that we look at bringing the session forward to
> > Saturday, but due to our own work constraints and the fact that this
> > would not leave us sufficient time to adequately prepare for our
> > interaction with the GAC through our weekend work sessions which, being
> > open to the GNSO community, also mean we get great feedback from them,
> > we did not want to pursue that option. Other dates were examined,
> > including Monday and Thursday, but both these present a significant
> > number of challenges.
> >
> > As we were working to find a solution at our end, we learned that the
> > GAC had simply elected to cancel our Sunday slot before an alternative
> > had been agreed upon.
> >
> > This slot is still listed on the public Prague agenda, but at this time
> > we are told by the GAC that as far as they are concerned, it no longer
> > exists.
> >
> > We are still working to find alternatives and ensure our session with
> > the GAC does happen. But at this time I am afraid that we do not have a
> > session with the GAC scheduled for Prague.
> >
> > I have personally contacted Heather to urge that the Sunday GNSO slot be
> > put back on the GAC's agenda, and that we continue to work together to
> > try and find a solution that best fits both groups' requirements.
> >
> > We will keep you posted, but I wanted to make sure you all had this
> > information.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stéphane Van Gelder
> > Directeur Général / General manager
> > INDOM Group NBT France
> > ----------------
> > Head of Domain Operations
> > Group NBT
> >
> 
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