[council] Re: proposed schedule changes

[HiroHOTTA <h.hotta@hco.ntt.co.jp>]

Thank you, Ken.

I respect your comment and agree that extra burdon is not 
acceptable for most of the attendees and Constituencies.

As you know, I have asked Andrew whether ICANN Board could 
meet July 15 afternoon and July 16 full day. If it agrees, 
DNSO-related meetings can fit July 14 full day and July 15
morning. In this case, NC can meet on July 17, of course.

How do you feel about this?

Hiro

At 00/04/16 22:35, Ken Stubbs wrote:
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> Date: 16 Apr 2000 22:42:00 +0900
> From: "Ken Stubbs"<kstubbs@dninet.net>
> Subject: proposed schedule changes
> To: h.hotta@hco.ntt.co.jp
> Cc: "names council"<council@dnso.org>
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> hotta-san.....
> 
> i do not feel that it would be a good idea and am not in support of  initi
ating any schedule changes here.
> 
> there clearly are not adequate funds to subsidize the cost of additional m
eeting rooms not only for the DNSO but for the constituencies as well.
> holding meetings earlier than the scheduled ICANN meetings would involve s
ubstantial additional room costs for the delegates and attendees as well as 
additional costs for the room rentals. the significant hotel room and meetin
g room costs (which could easily reach an incremental  gross cost in excess 
of $100,000)  would pose an additional cost burden to many of the representa
tives and their respective constituencies which may make attendance totally 
impractical.
> 
> one of the principal reasons for holding the meetings at this time was to 
provide a more practical opportunity for pacific rim participation by schedu
ling the ICANN meeting proximal to the scheduled ISOC annual meeting to redu
ce travel costs as well as provide increased participation
> 
> the constituencies have more than adequate time to arrange for teleconfere
nce calls for advance planning for the conference and meeting after the boar
d meeting will give them an excellent opportunity for advance planning for t
he annual meeting to be held in the fall.
> 
> i strongly feel that we need to stick to the proposed schedule. i also thi
nk the concept of  names council meetings before &  after the board meeting 
is a good one as it gives us the opportunity to review actions taken and pla
n  more effectively for the interim period between the yokahama meeting and 
the annual meeting.  
> 
> 
>   
> Ken Stubbs
> e-mail :kstubbs@corenic.org
> ICQ#: 18781607
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> 
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Hirofumi Hotta
R&D Strategy, NTT