FYI. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Jonathan Robinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > [log in to unmask] > skype: jonathan.m.r