[CCWG-ACCT] A matter of timing

[Matthew Shears]

Well said Jordan

On Thursday, 25 June 2015, Jordan Carter <jordan at internetnz.net.nz> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> A couple of people have asked me to share what I said in the Public Forum
> on our work just now, so for those interested the transcript is below.
>
> It's basically urging us all to be really clear about our bottom lines as
> we go into this next phase, because there is now a very strong expectation
> that we can - and must - deliver a proposal that can be signed off by
> chartering organisations in Dublin.
>
> If we don't make that deadline, in my opinion we delay the transition and
> put it at risk.
>
> That's going to require compromise. And so knowing what the bottom lines
> are - really are - is important. It's the only way to work through to a
> consensus outcome.
>
> Hope you have a great trip back, those of you who have been attending face
> to face!
>
> cheers
> Jordan
>
>
> I JUST WANTED TO SAY TWO THINGS, REALLY.
>
> ONE IS THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE WIDE RANGE OF WELL-EXPRESSED,
> PASSIONATELY EXPRESSED VIEWS ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY TOPICS OF THIS MEETING.
> WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED JUST AT THIS MEETING, IT'S FELT A BIT
> HEAVY AT TIMES, BUT THE -- THINGS FEEL CLEARER TO ME, I THINK, AS ONE OF
> THE PARTICIPANTS [who] IS GOING TO HAVE TO TRY AND HELP US GET A FINAL
> DRAFT PROPOSAL READY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS. WHICH ISN'T
> INTIMIDATING DEADLINE AT ALL.
>
> BUT THE SECOND POINT I WANTED TO MAKE FROM THE FEEDBACK HERE AND
> [recognising] THE LINKS [with - was FROM] THE CWG NAMES PROPOSAL IS THAT
> THE DUBLIN DEADLINE IS NOT AN OPTIONAL DEADLINE. WE HAVE TO GET THERE IN
> DUBLIN. WE HAVE TO HAVE A CHARTERING ORGANIZATION SIGN-OFF IN DUBLIN.
>
> AND THAT MEANS THAT OVER THE NEXT 15 WEEKS OR SO, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE
> TO COMPROMISE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE WORK TO COME UP WITH
> A GOOD MODEL. SO ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT UNLESS WE WANT TO DISRUPT THE
> TRANSITION AND SLOW IT DOWN BY A NUMBER OF MONTHS, THAT'S AN OBLIGATION
> THAT WE ALL HAVE.
>
> SO MY REQUEST ISN'T OF THE BOARD. IT'S OF EVERYONE WHO IS PARTICIPATING IN
> THESE DISCUSSIONS, WHICH IS TO GO AWAY AND BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT YOUR
> BOTTOM LINES ARE.
>
> AND BE REALLY CLEAR THAT IF THERE'S A SET OF BOTTOM LINES THAT CAN'T BE
> MET BY A COMPROMISE PROPOSAL, THE THING THAT WE'RE RISKING IS NOT
> [taking] MORE TIME ON ACCOUNTABILITY. THE THING THAT WE RISK IS THE
> TRANSITION PROCEEDING ON TIME OR EVEN POTENTIALLY AT ALL.
>
> SO I THINK IT'S JUST A SOBERING NOTE THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE, REALLY. GO
> BACK, THINK REALLY, REALLY HARD. THANK YOU.
>
> [APPLAUSE ] >>SUZANNE WOOLF: THANK YOU, JORDAN
>
> --
> Jordan Carter
>
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