Creation of Council/Constituency-Stakeholder Chair Interaction list

[Robin Gross]

Thanks, KK.  I agree that this list is a good idea to open up communication between the various ICANN silos.  So often I feel like the community is much more easily "managed" by allowing staff to act as the go-between with various SO-ACs to explain the views of the others.  More cross-community dialogue would be a good thing and would not replace discussions or decisions that take place elsewhere.  

Two important caveats though: i) I would want NCSG and CSG to be equally represented in the discussion (not 1 NCSG constituency rep and 3 CSG constituency reps, but equal participation).  And ii) this discussion list should be publicly archived.

I am under the impression this list is more about discussing administrative issues, like organizing meetings, and not for policy discussions or making important decisions.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.  Thank you.

My 2 cents,
Robin


On Jan 19, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Konstantinos Komaitis wrote:

> Dear all,
>  
> I would like to hear your views on the following initiative by Stephane Van Gelder, Chair of the GNSO. Stephane has suggested the creation of a mailing list where the chairs of Constituencies and Stakeholder groups would be able to interact. This mailing list is meant to be informal and would simply serve as a discussion point between the chairs of the various constituencies and/or stakeholder groups and the council.
>  
> I would like to clarify, however, in order to avoid any misunderstanding: the list that Stephane is suggesting is NOT meant to be about policy discussions and is NOT meant to replace the role of the Council. It is a way to build channels of communication between the chairs and the council – just that.
>  
> I personally support the idea on the basis that this list is archived and publicly accessible so interested parties are able to see/follow the discussions. I think it is a great idea for the different groups to interact with each other.
>  
> Many thanks
>  
> KK
>  
> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
>  
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