<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Chuck,<div><br></div><div>The main area of worry that I see remains the ever-delaying new gTLD program.</div><div><br></div><div>Would it be appropriate to suggest a topic along those lines (perhaps something like: "are delays to the new gTLD program hurting it and ICANN as a whole", or something more neutral like "suggestions to solve remaining overarching issues in 2010 and avoid further delays spilling into 2011")?</div><div><br></div><div>I realize some may not feel at ease being upfront about this. However, I do think GNSO Principle A is getting more and more often overlooked as time passes and that reminders that the GNSO's first focus was on the new gTLDs being introduced in a "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; ">orderly, timely and predictable way", the operative words here being timely and predictable, are warranted.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I'm sure we all realise that for prospective applicants, the current process is neither timely nor predictable...</span></font></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Stéphane <br>
<br><div><div>Le 9 févr. 2010 à 02:40, Gomes, Chuck a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="748403801-09022010"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">I don't believe that there were any responses to this last
week. It would be helpful to receive some suggestions before our 18 Feb
meeting so that we can hopefully finallize the topics then.</font></span></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gomes,
Chuck<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 01, 2010 6:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> GNSO
Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Topics for Board/Staff/GNSO Dinner
Meeting in Nairobi<br></font><br></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="228340823-01022010">An agenda item for
the 18 Feb Council meeting will be to finalize discussion topics for the
Board/Staff/GNSO Dinner Meeting in Nairobi, In preparation for that, I
would like to request that Councilors propose topics this
week. Discussion of proposed topics is also encouraged on
the list.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="228340823-01022010">Chuck</span></font></div></blockquote></div>
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