[CCWG-ACCT] Work plan in January

Avri Doria avri at acm.org
Tue Dec 29 21:17:29 UTC 2015


Hi

I was referring to:

>  
>
> In addition, the CCWG-Accountability will be open to any interested
> person as a participant. Participants may be from a chartering
> organization, from a stakeholder group not represented in the
> CCWG-Accountability, or may be self-appointed. Participants will be
> able to actively participate in and attend all CCWG-Accountability
> meetings, work groups and sub-work groups. However, should there be a
> need for a consensus call or decision, such consensus call or decision
> will be limited to CCWG-Accountability members appointed by the
> chartering organizations. 
>
>  
>

true it does not say vote, it say decision.  That is why I did not
specifically refer to a vote, but a decision by the members.


avri


On 29-Dec-15 15:50, Chartier, Mike S wrote:
>
> Alan,
>
>                Can you point out where the Charter gives voting rights
> to members? The relevant text below seems to say just the opposite.
>
> /In developing its Proposal(s), work plan and any other reports, the
> CCWG-Accountability shall seek to act by consensus. Consensus calls
> should always make best efforts to involve all members (the
> CCWG-Accountability or sub-working group). The Chair(s) shall be
> responsible for designating each position as having one of the
> following designations: /
>
> /a)     Full Consensus - a position where no minority disagrees;
> identified by an absence of objection/
>
> /b)     Consensus – a position where a small minority disagrees, but
> most agree /
>
> /In the absence of Full Consensus, the Chair(s) should allow for the
> submission of minority viewpoint(s) and these, along with the
> consensus view, shall be included in the report. /
>
> /In a rare case, the chair(s) may decide that the use of a poll is
> reasonable to assess the level of support for a recommendation.
> However, //care should be taken in using polls that they do not become
> votes//, as there are often disagreements about the meanings of the
> poll questions or of the poll results.///
>
>  
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>  
>
> *From:*Alan Greenberg [mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 29, 2015 3:18 PM
> *To:* Chartier, Mike S <mike.s.chartier at intel.com>; avri at acm.org
> *Cc:* accountability-cross-community at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Work plan in January
>
>  
>
> I read the "they" as being the formally appointed CCWG Members, to
> whom the charter gives voting rights.
>
> Alan
> -- 
> Sent from my mobile. Please excuse brevity and typos.
>
> On December 29, 2015 1:26:44 PM EST, "Chartier, Mike S"
> <mike.s.chartier at intel.com <mailto:mike.s.chartier at intel.com>> wrote:
>
>     Avri,
>        I'm a little confused. What do you mean by "they should decide on those issues"?
>
>     Mike
>
>          On Dec 29, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org <mailto:avri at acm.org>> wrote:
>          
>          Hi,
>          
>          I am not into rushing.
>          And certainly not into rushing for rushing sake.
>          
>          But we have committed ourselves to getting the work done and we have a
>          world of people waiting for us to make and end of it. We have been
>          slipping our schedule.  While the reasons for slipping the schedule may
>          be legitimate  (not always certain of that) it does not mean we haven't
>          slipped on promises. We continue to slip.  I think this commits us to do
>          our best to just keep putting one foot in front of the other and
>          continuing to do our best to get the work done.  That is not done by
>          taking a
>
>         leisurely time, but is one the aided by focusing on the work
>          intensively.
>          
>          I still think we should be considering intensive online working weekends. 
>          
>          I also think it may be time for the members among us (I am not one) to
>          do some deciding on the issues where we still do not have full
>          consensus.  For example, if at the end of the intense work period in
>          January we are still arguing about some details, they should decide on
>          those issues, we should document that fact, and move on.
>          
>          avri
>          
>
>              On 29-Dec-15 12:15, Kavouss Arasteh wrote:
>              Yes 
>              Some people rush and rush.
>              In some of the working party meeting in the past there was about 10 participant since others could not afford that.
>              Multiplication if meetings and extension of their duration does not always  have good resu
>
>              lts.
>              We need good plan,good preparation and advance working document and establishment of priorities
>              Kavousd
>              
>              
>              Sent from my iPhone
>              
>
>                  On 25 Dec 2015, at 01:41, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org <mailto:avri at acm.org>> wrote:
>                  
>                  Hi,
>                  
>                  I think the intensive schedule is necessary and we will find a way if we
>                  want to have any chance of succeeding with an IANA Transition in 2016.
>                  
>                  I also think 3hr meetings are ok.   We might even consider one or more
>                  of those remote weekends of meetings when they do not interfere with
>                  people's work.
>                  
>                  avri
>                  
>
>                      On 24-Dec-15 06:58, Kavouss Arasteh wrote:
>                      Dear Mathieu
>                      Thank you for your suggestion
>                      As I told you at various occ
>
>                      ations,
>
>                     human being mental capacity should
>                      not be overloaded.
>                      I have participated in many conference calls since years.
>                      Any call which lasts more than two hours was totally inefficient
>                      Pls then reduce the duration to maximum two hours
>                      Regards
>                      Kavouss
>                      
>                      2015-12-24 12:25 GMT+01:00 James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net
>                     <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net
>                     <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net%0b%20%3cmailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>>>:
>                      
>                        I don’t forsee anyone who is not being compensated for their work
>                        being able to dedicate 6 hours from a working week to this, I
>                        object to rushing things and designing schedules which are
>                        unrealistic IMO.
>                      
>                        -Jg
>                      
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>                        Date: Thursday 24 December 2015 at 11:22 a.m.<
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>                        Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Work plan in January
>                      
>                        Dear Colleagues,
>                      
>                      
>                      
>                        In line with the work plan discussion held on call #72, we wish to
>                        inform you that we have decided to increase the number of calls
>                        per week to two to allow for an in-depth analysis of the input
>                        received on our Draft Proposal, and discuss any complex requests
>                        for change there may be. It is currently foreseen that this
>                        frequency of calls will only apply to the month of January.
>                      
>                      
>                      
>                        As discussed on 22 December, these calls will be plenary and 
>                        topic-based. You will receive a list of topics in advance of the
>                        meetings so that you may plan your participation accordingly.
>                      
>                      
>                      
>                        Duration of the calls will also be exte
>
>                      nded to
>
>                     3 hours to allow
>                        for ample time to complete our tasks. Calls will be cancelled
>                        (and/or duration will be reduced) if deemed unnecessary. 
>                      
>                      
>                      
>                        Please note that staff will send invites as well as overview of
>                        the conference call calendar shortly.
>                      
>                      
>                      
>                        We look forward to reconvening in January and wish you a happy
>                        holiday season for those of you who celebrate.
>                      
>                      
>                      
>                        Best regards
>                      
>                        Mathieu – Thomas - León
>                      
>                      
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