FYI.

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Jonathan Robinson
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> Dear All,
>
> Here is a note to update you on the meeting held today between GNSO Council
> leadership and ICANN policy staff.
>
> The meeting was held in person in Amsterdam, taking advantage of most of us
> either being here or relatively nearby.  It was attended by me in my
> capacity as GNSO Council Chair together with Vice Chairs Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
> and Mason Cole as well as ICANN staff David Olive, Marika Konings, Lars and
> Glen de Saint Géry.
>
> We had intended to meet as soon as possible after Toronto in order to
> discuss and improve, where possible, the operation and organisation of the
> Council.  We worked through a full agenda covering the following items:
>
> 1.       Input & update from Staff
> Including understanding key staff roles & responsibilities and providing
> feedback on the organisation and functioning of the initial meetings since I
> have been in post as chair.
>
> 2.       Effective operational management of the Council
> Including covering GNSO Councillor training development as well as effective
> meeting planning & operation.
>
> 3.       Workload Management
> Review of existing approach including the use of the “pending Projects List”
> and the potential to include improvements such as an Action Item list
> covering shorter term commitments on a meeting to meeting basis.
>
> 4.       Beijing Meeting
> Key issues in the planning and organisation the GNSO meetings in Beijing
> including confirming Mason as VC responsible.
>
> 5.       Key GNSO Council Relationships
> Including effective working with relevant ICANN policy staff, facilitating
> work within the Council and, where appropriate, between the GNSO and other
> SOs and ACs
>
> As you are well aware, I am keen to ensure that our work as a GNSO Council
> is as effective and productive as possible and whose quality and quantity of
> output we can all be justifiable proud of.
>
> Today’s meeting was a very helpful face-to-face opportunity which we have
> taken advantage of in order to ensure that the Council leadership are
> positioned to be as effective as possible in working with one another and
> together with some of the key ICANN staff with whom we need to interact.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> Jonathan Robinson
> Chair
> ICANN GNSO Council
>
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