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color=#0000ff size=2>In the attached document I added a column that contains my
comments for each of the 9 recommendations that Philip listed as possible easy
targets for improvement. I picked 3 of the 9 that I personally believe fit
that category: 7) Website improvement; 8) better document management; and 14)
better project management methods. I suggest for each of these cases that
we first "<SPAN lang=EN-GB
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color=#0000ff size=2>With the other six recommendations, I provide reasons why I
do not believe that they will be that easy, are more controversial than some
think, may not be implementable until late this year or early next year, or
would be better reviewed in the context of the fuller GNSO improvements that
hopefully will come out of the overall GNSO improvements as Ross
suggested.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Philip
Sheppard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:25 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'GNSO Council'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council] GNSO review - the easy
wins<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>Fellow Council
Members,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>You may recall I
discussed with some of you in Brazil as well as with staff the idea of seeing
if there were some of the 24 recommendations in the LSE GNSO review that were
ones that would meet with universal agreement on Council. Having reviewed the
list again I would now like to make such a proposal.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>The attached list
of 9 of the 24 recommendations are ones that I am guessing we would all
categorise as either:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>- blindingly
obvious to do (eg web site improvement)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>- seem like a good
idea (eg annual policy plan)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>- what we have
been asking for for years (eg funded travel).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>Indeed many of the
items are already in ICANN plans (see list). A kick-start with
Council endorsement will be helpful.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=656160709-15022007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>(The list
is NOT the full set of recommendations supported by the BC. That list is
longer but we believe that the other recommendations need to be
either:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>- discussed
more,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>- considered
together,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>- considered with
the Board governance committee,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>before we can
reach a view as Council).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=656160709-15022007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>However, small
steps are always good to show progress so would you be kind enough to indicate
if indeed you DO support this short list of the 9 easy wins
?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>If there are any
items you do not support, just say so with a brief explanation, and I
will take them off the list: by definition they would not be easy
wins!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=656160709-15022007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>That should leave
us with a set of 9 or less of which we can say Council supports immediate
implementation. That will mean in most cases staff do work and return to
Council with a worked out proposal.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=656160709-15022007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=656160709-15022007>I hope you agree
this is a good idea to demonstrate Council's enthusiasm for
self-improvement.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=656160709-15022007></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=656160709-15022007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=656160709-15022007>Philip</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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