RE: [wg-review] 4. [GA] Draft Text Clarification

["Joanna Lane" <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

> > There shall be no other fees required to participate in the GA. The
> > costs of GA mailing lists or other online mechanisms for performing the
> > work of the GA shall be the responsibility of the DNSO.
>
This is a simple expansion of the existing bylaws in order to explicitly
state that the online functions of the GA are required functions and need
to be paid for by the DNSO.

Why not add this to the report for clarification purposes, then there are no
mixed messages.

> > (l) Upon application by no less than five members of the GA, the Chair
of
> > the GA may recognize a Special Interest Group (SIG). Upon such
recognition,
> > a SIG shall have a mailing list created by the Secretariat of the DNSO.
> > Each SIG shall have a clearly defined interest area, and shall produce
> > regular reports for the GA's consideration in that area. Each
application
> > shall contain a definition of the interest area; a SIG name; and the
SIG's
> > method for self-organization.
>
>You got me on this last one, Please explain.

Working groups are large and noisy, which limits their effectiveness AND
increases their effectiveness. Working groups can currently only be
explicitly created by the Names Council, on issues the NC thinks are
amenable to handling through a WG. Working Group creation is typically
handled by creating a list, an archive for the list, and making an
announcement.

What this portion of the proposal does is develop a mechanism for bottom-up
created groups, and guarantees that such groups will get at least a mailing
list for their work. While the NC can accept a recommendation from any
member of the GA, a SIG structure will allow those with common interests to
group together and hopefully produce more throrough reports for
consideration by the GA itself, and the NC.

- Why not add this to the report for clarification purposes, then there are
no mixed messages.
Regards,
Joanna

Hope that helps,

Regards,
Greg

sidna@feedwriter.com

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