<div dir="ltr">Hi Bill,<div><br></div><div>Safe travels home.</div><div><br></div><div>Lots on the list I want to respond to, but I've been without power most of the weekend and given the winds outside have no idea how long the current supply will last, so let me try to be concise (a true challenge for me, I know).</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div>Shall we organize a EC meeting to discuss CD topics and conduct, and anything else? While I have other ICANN teleconferences, I could do Thursday 31 or Friday 1st. Weekend-Mondays' bad for me due to class preparation & teaching, Tuesday 5th I have a meeting with the government in Bern, and Wed-Friday is the CSTD WG on enhanced cooperation. My only other option would be the 12th, when packing. Skype of Google + would be ok (although I've never tried the latter, hopefully easy to set up).</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I think a meeting would be a great idea. Scheduling may be a problem but I hope we can sort it.</div><div><br></div><div>I have charity commitments (Halloween functions) both the evenings of the 31st and 1st. I'd love to get out of them but my companion here might consider homicide if I tried. So, I'm available the 31st until around 17:30 <span class="" style>UTC</span> and until 17:00 <span class="" style>UTC</span> on the 1st. I can do past midnight on the 31st/1st and past 2 a.m. on the 2nd if folks are in different time zones and are up at those hours. The 12th is out as I'm in London the 11th and 12th before heading to B.A. from <span class="" style>Heathrow</span> on the 13th.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>2) Constituency Day</b></div>
<div><br></div><div>For CD, I propose this tentative schedule</div><div><br></div><div>9:00-9:15<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Welcome etc</div><div><br></div><div>9:15-9:45<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Pending Elections</div>
</blockquote><div><br></div>[we've pushed back candidate statements to the day after per Ed. I'm not sure how much we'll have to talk about, but probably one can expect someone to ask the incumbents if they're standing again…} </div>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>If we're into more abstract things it might be nice to get consensus on determining the voting roll. Of course, I'm looking towards the future bylaws vote in suggesting this is something we need deal with more formally.</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div>9:45-10:40<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Policy Committee and Bylaws</div>
</blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div>10:40-11:00<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Coffee</div><div><br></div><div>11:00-11:45<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Visit of the ATRT II Team</div>
</blockquote><div><br></div>[I think we really need to prepare for this. It shouldn't be a bilateral between me and Brian like last time. Members need to read the draft report and related materials and weigh in on this important process, and one would think the EC should be able to take a lead in prompting discussion]<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I've read the draft report, don't understand it completely, but will try to be prepared for the meeting using <span class="" style>pre</span>-CD days in BA to ask questions of those more knowledgeable about the subject.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div>
11:45-12:30<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>AOB (please advise of items to cover. do we want to talk to GACers again? I'd suggest only if we have a specific agenda, not more "getting to know you.")</div>
</blockquote><div><br></div>Suggest we skip GAC follow up as there's been no time for prep work. There are a number of things we could discuss here, e.g.<div><br></div><div>*Managing the transition to a new EC, rapid first quarter boot up, ICANN funded one day EC meeting in Singapore</div>
<div>*NCUC policy conference in Singapore (please see my proposal on the list)</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'll try to respond on list when weather, power and time allow but...</div><div>
<br></div><div>It can be included in your p.c. proposal but I really think a panel on "<span class="" style>ICANN</span>: Operations?" is needed. Be it the proposal to run a centralised <span class="" style>WHOIS</span> database or <span class="" style>ICANN's</span> recent involvement with the child porn bust this organisation is starting to do the type of thing that, in part, caused the former Chair to be let go. If we can work it into the overall concept of your p.c. I think such discussion would be valuable.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>*Vacancies: the new need will need to make some appointments, wouldn't be bad to briefly set the agenda</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>— a rep. to PIR (Robin's still it but it's not been an active link, need to see if she wants to continue)</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>— two NCSG EC reps (currently Rafik and Milton)</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>— two NCSG PC reps (currently Wendy and Avri)</div><div>*What am I forgetting?</div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div>If <span class="" style>Rafik</span> is going to step down we need to to replace him on <span class="" style>NomCom</span>. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I feel like I've spent most of my term trying to fill the SCI positions. I believe <span class="" style>Amr</span> will be stepping down when he assumes his Council seat so we may have to fill that soon (as in current term) as well. </div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div></div><div>Reactions, please...</div></blockquote>
<div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Bill, if your flight is through <span class="" style>Heathrow</span> reconfirm as the airport has been shut for a part of the day.</div><div><br></div><div>I think the CD proposal is excellent and commend the Chair.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Kind Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Ed </div></div><br></div></div>