AW: [council] SO and AC Chairs meeting with Rod before SF

[Stéphane Van Gelder]

Thanks Wolf.

My personal opinion is that it's a mistake for the GNSO to exclude itself from this kind of meeting. In any community and environment, building relationships between people does tend to help bridge differences.

It's actually more convenient for me not to have to take 2 extra days away from home to come to SF early, but I would have done so had the Council been willing to look upon this initiative as one that was about putting some oil in the works. That does not appear to be the case. Councillors from both houses seem to have worries about transparency. I do not know whether there will be transcription at the meeting. As I understand it, it is just an informal get-together and there is no formal agenda planned at all, so I would not expect there to be.

Once again, if someone from Staff can shed more light on this meeting, that may be helpful. As it is, I think the message from the Council is that you do not want me to go, and I have communicated this to Staff.

Thanks,

Stéphane

Le 19 janv. 2011 à 21:35, <KnobenW at telekom.de> a écrit :

> Stéphane,
> 
> I personally don't have anything against these type of meetings helping to improve the future communication between the AC/Sos. On the one hand 2 days seem a bit long for that purpose. On the other hand during these days short ly before the ICANN meeting the council needs your "presence, too, since by experience the council discussion on agenda items, motions etc. is getting more and more momentum.
> Please take this into consideration  and let the organizers know.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> Wolf-Ulrich
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] Im Auftrag von Stéphane Van Gelder
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Januar 2011 16:51
> An: GNSO Council
> Betreff: [council] SO and AC Chairs meeting with Rod before SF
> 
> 
> Councillors,
> 
> FYI, Rod is inviting the SO and AC Chairs to a 2-day meeting prior to the ICANN SF meeting. The idea is to have informal discussions and to help the SO and AC Chairs get to know each other better.
> 
> I have not agreed to going yet, but have asked what the cost of the meeting would be, which part of the ICANN meeting this would come from, whether the meeting would be official?
> 
> I am told the additional costs would be negligible and part of the ICANN meeting budget.
> 
> If anyone is opposed to me going, please say so.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stéphane