information from board meetings in getting ever more detailed -- wasn't too long ago that all the minutes/reports told was the date of the meeting, who was there and a couple of resolutions. Over the years the NCUC's pressed for greater transparency, I think we should acknowledge the board's increased openness. Adam At 3:48 PM -0800 11/24/07, Robin Gross wrote: >FYI: > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: [council] Preliminary Report for >the 20 November 2007 Special Meeting of the >ICANN Board of Directors >Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:27:22 +0100 >From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >To: 'Council GNSO' <[log in to unmask]> > > >[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > >Dear All, > >The Preliminary Report for the 20 November 2007 >Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors >may be viewed and read at: > >http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-20nov07.htm > >Formal Minutes are still to be approved by the >ICANN Board during its next Board Meeting > >23 November 2007 > >ICANN has posted to its website a Preliminary >Report of the Board meeting held on 20 November >2007. The Board will consider the Preliminary >Report in adopting formal Minutes at its next >the Board meeting scheduled for 18 December 2007. > >ICANN's Board meets regularly (approximately >once per month). The Board is committed to being >as transparent and accountable as possible. As >soon as possible following each meeting, ICANN >staff posts a preliminary report of the meeting. >The report outlines detailed discussion from the >board meeting and demonstrates how decisions are >reached. > > >Glen de Saint Géry >GNSO Secretariat - ICANN >gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org >http://gnso.icann.org