[council] EPDP Weekly update

[Ayden Férdeline]

Thanks, Rafik.

I think we might need two documents, one for the Council, and one for external communication purposes. This document is fine for the latter, but I do not think it is fit for purpose for the Council as manager of this EPDP.

For the Council’s purposes we need a frank assessment of how the EPDP is going. Is it making measurable progress against the Charter that we gave it? Is it wasting time re-litigating battles that were previously fought? Is the Charter proving unsuitable, being undermined by certain stakeholders? These are theoretical questions and there is no implied criticism here of anyone, but I do think for this update to be useful every week we need something a bit more substantive. 

As a member of the EPDP, I do not feel like this update is a true and accurate reflection of what the EPDP actually discussed. It might read like how we wish the meetings went, but in reality, a majority of the EPDP’s time was spent on matters not summarised in any of these bullet points.

Ayden

> On 25 Aug 2018, at 01:26, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Please find attached the EPDP weekly update as it was requested in the last GNSO council meeting. It was prepared with staff support and with the idea that can be also shared outside the council.  The work plan will be shared in the coming days.
> please let us know if you are ok with the format and if you want further info there. We will add section related to the project plan and indicate the progress  against it.
> there is any question or comment, I will be happy to respond. 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Rafik
> <EPDP Weekly Update - 24 August.pdf>