<div dir="ltr">Hi Bill,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 5:51 PM, William Drake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" target="_blank">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi<div><br><div><div>On Oct 28, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Edward Morris <<a href="mailto:edward.morris@ALUMNI.USC.EDU" target="_blank">edward.morris@ALUMNI.USC.EDU</a>> wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><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>UTC</span> and until 17:00 <span>UTC</span> on the 1st. </div>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I have 3 conf calls on the 31st now so if the 1st works for you I'd prefer it. Could others here make a call then, e.g. somewhere in the 12-16:00 UTC window? I'm not going to put up a Doodle unless there's a few indications of possible participation.</div>
<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>That time would be great for me. If folks need it at night UTC I'll do everything I can to attend via iphone but I can't give any guarantees. The 12:00 - 16:00 window certainly works for me. Thanks. </div>
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<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></div></blockquote><div><br></div>I don't understand, this is an admin process, and Tapani seems to have it under control. What would the EC need to get consensus on? And what would count as consensus…the three of us who reply to email?<br>
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<div> </div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Sorry. I wasn't as clear as I should have been.</div><div><br></div><div>I was suggesting that if we were looking for something for the entire group to have input in the nature of our electoral roll was one item we could discuss. NCSG has a time consuming but comprehensive rote for determining the electorate. With bylaws revision needing the approval of 60% of 40% of "eligible voters" the fact we arguably don't have any understanding or definition of "eligible voter" might be a bit problematic ...nothing pertaining to the current election and upon reflection perhaps best left to future meetings. </div>
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<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>pre</span>-CD days in BA to ask questions of those more knowledgeable about the subject.</div>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Great. I don't want to do another bilateral discussion with Brian while folks sit there, doesn't look too good to the body charged with assessing accountability etc.<br>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'll be ready to contribute in some form. I'll probably inundate poor Avri with a bunch of questions beforehand but on ATRT I think we all tend to do this. I'm just glad she's always willing to respond.</div>
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<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"><br></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div>If <span>Rafik</span> is going to step down we need to to replace him on <span>NomCom</span>. </div>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>I could be interested <br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Appointing a NomCom rep is arguably the most important thing we as an EC do. It all starts with the Board and NomCom is one of the few places we have someone positioned with real influence to create change there.</div>
<div><br></div><div>You're qualified for anything this place has to offer, Bill, but your networking capabilities, knowledge of the inside ICANN game, knowledge of the players and their capabilities...well, when Kathy suggested that we consider someone other than Rafik for the position, she listed qualities a NomCom rep should have and I thought at the time they described you. You could probably say the same about a number of positions here, which undoubtedly makes the decisions you have that much more difficult. It's a lot easier being a person like myself with severely limited capabilities. :) That said, if you wanted to do NomCom you have my support and I assume the support of everyone else here with a functioning cranium, and even those like myself without one.</div>
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<div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>I think the CD proposal is excellent and commend the Chair.</div></div></div></div>
</blockquote><div><br></div>Ok so if nobody else has input I will send to the members and get it on the record</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Thanks again.</div><div><br></div><div>Ed </div>
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