RE: [nc-review] Draft 1.2 for the NC-Review

[R.Gaetano@iaea.org]

Roger Cochetti wrote:

> 
> ......  I have to admit to being uncomfortable with the idea of a
> Council report to the ICANN Board, even a preliminary report, that is
> limited to a series of questions.  I've felt from the 
> beginning that we add
> real value to the extent that we reach conclusions and offer
> recommendations. 

I completely agree.
A preliminary report, in the form of a set of questions to be answered,
makes sense in order to delimit the scope of what has to be carried on. Sort
of "Terms of Reference" for a phase 2.
This is why the idea of a Working Group did make sense: we are defining now
the charter of the working group, that will have to discuss the possible
answers to the questions.
 
> 
> It seems to me that we should be offering specific 
> suggestions; either that
> specific DNSO things are working well or that they are not; 
> and if they are
> not how we think they can be improved.  I gather that the 
> main plan would be
> to offer a report that mainly includes a list of questions by 
> October 13th;
> and then a report that includes conclusions/recommendations 
> by some later
> -but still timely- date (i.e. in time for the November NC meeting).

Personally, I believe the timeline to be short.
We lost too much time between July and now, and it will be very difficult to
do all the work in the next few weeks.
Nevertheless, I agree that it is important that we come up with at least a
"work in progress" document to give some initial indications to the ICANN
Board.

> 
> If my understanding is correct, then I don't want to delay 
> the conclusion of
> Draft 1.3 of questions, but I'd like to suggest that we move 
> as rapidly as
> possible into the conclusions/recommendations phase of our 
> work.  This phase
> is likely to be more messy, reveal different perceptions of 
> what's working
> and what's not, and lead us into some discussions about how 
> things could be
> done differently.  
> 
> I think we should start that effort sooner rather than later.
> 

Regards
Roberto