[council] Special Session - 29 FEB

["James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Councilors -

Thanks for your effort, dedication and patience as we work through all of the 
issues currently on our agenda, while in parallel delivering on our 
responsibilities as a Chartering Organization for the CCWG-Accountablity.

As discussed on today's call, we will go forward with the proposed Special 
Session on 29 FEB to consider and discuss the Supplemental Report from the 
CCWG-ACCT (expected publication: tomorrow).  On this call, we will not vote on 
any of the Recommendations, or the report itself.  There is no associated 
motion on the table.

Instead, we will use this opportunity to exchange views on the Report, update 
the Council on the ongoing work within the various SGs/Cs in preparation for 
Marrakesh, and highlight any problem areas or "red flags" that have been 
identified in our discussions.

Additionally, we will invite the Appointed Members and several key Participants 
from the CCWG-ACCT to join our discussions.  These will include:  Becky Burr, 
Steve DelBianco, Robin Gross, and Thomas Rickert.  I would ask that each House 
send along a list of 5-7 other key participants who should be invited to attend 
as well, with the goal of incorporating the diverse spectrum of GNSO positions, 
but not overloading our call.

Finally, we agreed to re-purpose some of our time on Saturday in Marrakesh as a 
Public Session of the Council.  I'll work with the Vice Chairs and Staff to 
adjust our published agenda to reflect this.

Thanks again-

J.