Re: [council] NCtelecon 21 September 2000, minutes

[Elisabeth Porteneuve <Elisabeth.Porteneuve@cetp.ipsl.fr>]

Paul and Philip and all,

I believe we are in procedures here, not substance,
the NC members are concerned by, and do warn against speculation.
They are confident in each other.

My outsider understanding of comments from the NC meeting was
it was felt appropriate to send a text of press release to the NC
list before it goes to press. Not for re-edition, but for information.

Also, the DNSO NC communique is better, probably, to be released
by DNSO, on the DNSO web site. If DNSO has to exist and the NC as well.
If the NC is to have an effective voice in the ICANN process.

Elisabeth


| Philip, this was indeed my understanding. Both Philip and I appreciated the
| responsibility the NC members had placed upon us and we took additional time to
| make sure it was correct, both legally and in accordance with our understanding
| of the NC Tel Conf briefing.
| 
| YJ and Danny, putting the process question to one side, (for a second)  are you
| of the opinion that the substance of the information release is in accord with
| our briefing during the call??
| 
| If the NC is to have an effective voice in the ICANN process we need to be able
| to speak with one (united) voice..... I sincerely hope we can do that....
| 
| Best regards
| 
| Paul
| 
| Philip Sheppard wrote:
| 
| > Elisabeth,
| > one more correction on the press release.
| > My understanding and I believe that of Paul Kane's and Ken Stubbs, was that
| > Paul and Philip would draft the release between them, check out facts/legal
| > position via Louis and then ask Ken as chair to sign off on it.  That is
| > what we did. We had agreed that a message should be got out quickly.
| >
| > The idea of submitting a press release to be re-edited by the Names Council
| > and for everyone to agree to it was to my understanding not the case. Had
| > that been the case I would:
| > 1. have argued against it - it takes too long and risks the text being
| > changed piecemeal as opposed to a coherent whole written in a style to
| > attract interest from editors
| > 2. probably have withdrawn my offer to draft a release that would be subject
| > to such an editorial board!!!
| >
| > Philip