Re: [registrars] how can we make this constituancy more effective for all of us

["Liz Williams" <lizwilliams@lizwilliams.net>]

Ken

 

It seems we're on a theme of effectiveness and efficiency.

 

Why don't you put together some ideas for the pre-Ghana meeting.  I'd suggested that to improve the meetings we should have one day set aside for RC business only and another separate day for what you've put together below.

 

I think, for the pre-Ghana meeting we should be working with the ccTLD and the gTLD to put together sessions that suit us.

 

Could I suggest something on IDN/multilingual domain names.  I don't understand all of the issues surrounding that area and I'd certainly like to learn more, from a technical perspective about the transition from IPv4 to IPv6.

 

Liz

----- Original Message -----

From: Ken Stubbs

To: Registrars@dnso.org

Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:23 AM

Subject: [registrars] how can we make this constituancy more effective for all of us

fellow registrars

 

I have had numerous conversations with many of you over the last month or so and the following topics  keep coming up in these discussions:

 

1. How can we make our meetings most effective

2. How can me increase our membership & make our constituency more effective in the community.

 

I believe that we can accomplish both by the creation of specific "workshops" around our future meetings. 

In a separate e-mail I have made an initial suggestion for a workshop or "forum" to be held at our spring meeting.

 

I personally feel  that each future meeting should have a specific time period devoted to a "forum" or "workshop" on 1 or possibly 2 critical issues or topics of universal interest to the registrar community.

 

These workshops need to be of sufficient depth to be "meaningful" and not just "briefings". The goal of each workshop should be for the participant to be able to walk away with tangible knowledge that he or she may be able use in their own business. 

 

Establishment of these types of  continuing  "value-added" programs and publicizing them out to non-registrar members may very well create the incentive for these people to become more involved as well as providing existing members the incentives they need to stay actively involved in the constituency.

 

These kinds of activities can only help to enhance our constituency image within the community as well.

 

I look forward to your thought on this proposal

 

regards

 

ken stubbs