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

[Stéphane Van Gelder]

John,

My read is that this specific meeting is an attempt to give a group of people that are to work together some informal time to get to know each other better and build relationships which can then come in useful during the course of their day-to-day work within their respective groups.

That is why I think we should all go simply as individuals, and not carry any official message or speak for our respective groups. Any other position would have to be approved by each group beforehand and therefore based on an official agenda. Failing that, it's just us all having afternoon tea and dinner together, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Stéphane

Le 28 janv. 2011 à 03:05, <john at crediblecontext.com> <john at crediblecontext.com> a écrit :

> Stephane,
> 
> I have lately been more a "lurker" than an active participant on this list, but the discussion leading to this "informal roundtable" triggers a comment, even now that plans are made.
> 
> It seems to me that this has been but one thread of a number of such threads (another being the Board asking for direct comment from a CWG) that are weaving a structure that circumvents ICANN's formal hard-fought and well-thought organization.  What others can you name?
> 
> I will admit to being susceptible to a good conspiracy theory, but it seems to me that a lot of what has been fueling discussion on more than just the GNSO Council list is this tension.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Berard
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [council] SO and AC Chairs meeting with Rod before SF
> From: Stéphane_Van_Gelder <stephane.vangelder at indom.com>;
> Date: Thu, January 27, 2011 1:50 pm
> To: GNSO Council <council at gnso.icann.org>
> 
> Councillors,
> 
> FYI, the plan for this is now an informal roundtable for the SO/AC Chairs with Rod from 3 to 5pm. This will be followed by a 6:30 pm dinner.
> 
> As this is not a formal meeting, I do not intend to put forward any GNSO position, to speak for the GNSO, or to take any official GNSO message to this discussion.
> 
> Stéphane
> 

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