[council] Berard comments on agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting - 12 December 2013

[john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Jonathan, et. al.,
 
Allow me to be a bit forward here.
 
While this agenda may seem light on its face (do agenda have faces?  that's a 
puzzler), I think there are three bits knit together from the action & project 
lists that ought to be our primary focus:
 
First, under cover of the PDP improvements work, there are three essential 
elements, 1, technology and tools in support of working groups, 2. expanding 
the pool of participants in working groups and 3. ensuring earlier 
participation by the GAC.  I am still stung by the way the GAC Buenos Aires 
communique made no reference to the IGO/INGO working group.
 
Second, linked to this and highlighted by the instinct for top-down direction 
is the nature of cross-community working groups.  Mary Wong and I are on point 
to follow-up your letter of invitation, but I think we ought to "farm out" 
invitations to specific SO/ACs based on whoever on the Council has the tightest 
relationships.  We need to move on this or we might as well stand down and let 
nature take its course.
 
Third, the GNSO review.  We ought to set a more specific agenda for the work 
that Jennifer is leading. 
 
The ATRT2 letter might seem a 4th important bit, but it is due the next day and 
we will likely have a go/no-go from our groups before we get on the call.
 
My two (or three cents).
 
Berard
 
--------- Original Message --------- Subject: [council] Agenda for the GNSO 
Council Meeting - 12 December 2013
From: "Jonathan Robinson" <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/4/13 5:43 am
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  All,
  
 Please see attached for a draft agenda for the GNSO Council meeting on 12 
December 2013.
  
 It has not yet been published and distributed in the usual way but will be 
shortly.
  
 Thanks.
  
 Jonathan