Was there a final conclusion regarding the term end for Norbert (Carlos mandate) as councillor? Mawaki --- Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear NCUC'ers, > > First of all, I thank Robin for the wonderful help in reporting > what > happened in Sampa. As I guess you all (Danny included) know, we are > all > volunteers and, contrary to some other constituencies, do not have > paid > staff or equivalent at our disposal, and my obligations in Brazil > with > my organization and with the Internet Steering Committee here in > the > last few weeks have taken far more than the time I can handle these > days. > > Below are my additions/comments to Robin's report, including what > seems > to be the "hot theme of the moment": choosing a replacement for a > GNSO > council member, and elect/re-elect our Exec Comm members. > > Please note specially (and take action as appropriate) items [5] > and [6] > below. > > 1. LSE Report on GNSO Reform > > I propose we keep a single thread on this in our list so we make > sure we > organize the discussion and arrive at a final statement in two > weeks > (actually, by Dec.22 if my counting of the given deadline is > right). > > 2. New gTLDs and Draft GNSO Recommendations > > Robin has already detailed the importance of these recommendations. > Due > Dec.20 -- let us also keep a single thread in our list to > facilitate > this process. > > 3. Contractual terms > > Nothing to add. Mawaki took care of recording our positions on this > and > I believe as well he is to post (or has already posted) on this in > our list. > > 4. WHOIS workshops > > Robin did a very good description of the first meeting. > > Unfortunately, the second had a good panel as well, but it seems > the > Latin-American icannites are not as interested in this debate. Very > few > people appeared -- partly due to the upcoming soccer tournament > scheduled for early evening that day, which makes the people in my > region enter into a state of exhilaration in which everything else > ceases to be important... > > 5. NCUC Elections > > The chair is supposed to coordinate the electoral process. > > So with this I am opening formally the process, taking note of > candidates for the GNSO Council, and for the Exec Committee as well > (in > my personal view, I would simply propose to re-elect the Exec > Committee > unless anyone does not like it). > > 6. New entrants & INTLNet > > In our Sampa meeting, we agreed the process regarding the request > of > INTLNet had some difficulties, and we perhaps have shown a rigour > we did > not have for earlier entrants in stating that Jefsey did not prove > that > his organization is not a one-man show. In my view, it is not > uncommon > for even ISOC chapters to be one-man shows (it is currently the > case of > Brazil, for example). I suggested to the meeting the INTLNet > process > should be reviewed again by the Exec Comm, and there was agreement > on this. > > I would appreciate if other participants in our meeting > reviewed/ammended these reports as needed, and post to our list. > > fraternal regards > > --c.a. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com