[CCWG-ACCT] Status of summary document

[Greg Shatan]

I'm relieved to see this.

Greg

On Thursday, November 12, 2015, Mathieu Weill <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr>
wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The activity on the list has been very intense lately. As co-chairs we
> would like to warmly thank all commenters on the recent documents. The
> feedbacks were extremely helpful, whether on substance or format, and our
> support team is working hard to take your feedback in account for the
> updated version.
>
> You will remember that a lot of concerns were raised that what the CCWG is
> working on is difficult to understand for those who are not following the
> groups intense work. In response to that, we have discussed and agreed we
> would publish a document explaining in plain language what we are doing. We
> have factored this into the agreed plan.
>
>
>
> At the time, we had expected to having reached consensus on all remaining
> questions. As this is not the case today, we suggest flagging this
> accordingly and move forward with the publication of the document, which we
> would call a *Formal Update on our progress in and after the Dublin
> meeting*, rather than an executive summary.
>
>
>
> Many of you have correctly stated that the document we shared with you is
> not an executive summary due to its length. It is rather a short version of
> our report without offering information on the rationale for decisions and
> the genesis of our recommendation. This level of detail will be found in
> our report. We have, however, added a 2 page abstract in addition to
> incorporating a plethora of your suggestions to make this document
> accurate, more accessible and shorter.
>
>
>
> To be clear:
>
>
>
> The document that we are planning to issue on Nov 15 is designed to update
> the community on the progress we have made during and after ICANN 54. Its
> goal is to raise awareness of where we are, what our proposals are, so that
> outreach can start and consideration of our final report (announced for Nov
> 30th) can take place in a shorter time frame.
>
>
>
> While the content of the document would reflect the positions of our
> group, closing outstanding issues is not a requirement before issuing this
> formal update. Outstanding issues will be flagged as such. What is needed
> is a high level summary, as well as some level of detail regarding the
> topics we made progress on in Dublin : decision making, sole designator
> model, budget, individual director removal, and human rights.
>
>
>
> Our public comment period will then focus on soliciting feedback on these
> changes in order to avoid the duplication of efforts for commenters on
> areas of our report that already enjoyed broad support.
>
>
>
> With the full report, we will offer the opportunity to publish minority
> statements.
>
>
>
> We do hope that you find these clarifications and suggestions helpful. We
> will circulate the next version of the Update within the next 12 hours, and
> the discussion of the document will be on the agenda of our call on Friday
> 13 November, at 6.00 UTC.
>
> Many thanks again to all of you for your continued commitment.
>
>
>
> Thomas, Leon and Mathieu
>
> Co-chairs
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