[council] Re: GNSO Council Agenda

[Ross Rader]

Given that the Whois WG is already working past its deadline, I would 
like to make sure that we have a clear and explicit agreement on the go 
forward for this working group.

The GNSO Council has a history of working on unspecified timelines. We 
must be more diligent in setting an agenda that moves issues towards 
closure and not interminable debate.

Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I mentioned as part of the last meetings action review that the number 
> of things we had on the table might require an additional meeting or 
> two.  In addition to consideration and voting of contractual condition 
> at tomorrow's meeting, we have consideration and voting of the New gTLD 
> committee reporting at next month's meeting. Both of these issues leave 
> little time for much of anything else during the same meeting.
> 
> We also have decisions to make before LA concerning Domain Tasting PDP, 
> the IGO PDP, Response to Board on the IDN resolutions, Reserved names 
> issue for existing TLDs and whois.  Not to mention planing for the 
> meeting and any other topics that might pop up.
> 
> In terms of the whois discussion for 23 aug, I was a bit ambiguous on 
> what the activity would be.  We need to to discuss the Whois WG report 
> and to decide how we are going to proceed in terms of finalizing a set 
> of recommendation to the Board.  We will certainly not be voting on it 
> just yet. I thought that the whois report on OPOC was  sufficiently 
> complex, and important, that we should devote most of one meeting to 
> it.  I think we may also need to spend some face to face time on the 
> whois issue on Saturday before the LA meeting.
> 
> The first possibility for an additional meeting is 23 August.  My 
> question to the council at tomorrow's meeting is given the amount we 
> have to get done before LA, can we schedule a meeting on 23 August to 
> get a report, and then have a discussion on whois.
> 
> thanks
> a.
> 
> On 8 aug 2007, at 15.39, Ute Decker wrote:
> 
>> Hi Avri,
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>> Sorry if I have missed this, can you remind me what is behind this 
>> item on the agenda for tomorrow’s call?  Where do I find more detail 
>> on the consideration of a meeting on 23 August?
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>> Item 4: - review of WHOIS status and decision on how to proceed (20 min)
>>
>> - include consideration of meeting on 23 August 2007 to consider WHOIS 
>> recommendation to board
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>> Best wishes
>>
>> Ute
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Regards,

Ross Rader
Director, Retail Services
Tucows Inc.

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