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Launching Group telephone conference minutes (03 September 2003)
ccNSO Launching Group Conference Call
Attendees
Dotty de Blanc (.vi)
Bart Boswinkel (.nl)
Chris Disspain(.au)
Olivier Guillard (.fr)
Hiro Hotta (.jp)
Yann Kwok (.mu)
Jeff Neuman (.us)
Patricio Poblete (.cl)
Oscar Robles (.mx)
Peter Dengate Thrush (.nz)
Regrets
Demi Getshko (.br)
Alf Hansen (.no)
Poulos Nyirenda (.mw)
Pierre Ouedraogo (.bf)
Bernard Turcotte (.ca)
Agenda
Discussion on time frame leading up to the Carthage meeting. Discussed work to be done prior to reaching threshold of 30 members. LG members felt it would be good to create a subgroup to work on the election process, and publish this for public comment. The subgroup will prepare this, and following LG sign-off within one week, the LG will publish the proposed election process for public comment. Subsequent to public comments and finalization of the election method, the LG would prepare a time-line to implement once the 30 membership threshold is reached. The time-line would allow for additional time between reaching the 30 member threshold and for members to join before elections are actually held. At no time is the ccNSO membership process closed.
The LG discussed ccNSO membership, and that LG members had been responding to questions from the community to clarify any areas of confusion. Suggestion for the LG to send 'personal' note to ccNSO managers, with objective to provide opportunity to respond to any questions. Draft note is being prepared by the LG, and will subsequently be sent by LG members to the respective ccTLD managers. Suggestion as well that each LG member will work within community to respond to any questions.
Membership applications received will be posted on the ccNSO website, with subsequent indication of membership applications approved by the LG.
As the time-line for the Carthage meeting gets closer, the ccNSO LG and ccNSO work for the Carthage meeting can be developed. If the membership of the ccNSO is in place prior to Carthage, the LG will explore whether the elections for the Council can be started. Some felt it would be good to be able to begin the elections before Carthage, and continue them through and after Carthage.
Question was raised about the AdCom and a ccTLD meeting in Carthage. It was noted that there is a transition time until the ccNSO is fully in place, and that therefore the AdCom may, as it usually does, arrange the meeting for ccTLDs in Carthage.
If the Council of the ccNSO is in place by Carthage then a full ccNSO meeting can be organized.
If the Council of the ccNSO is not in place but there are more than 30 members of the ccNSO then a members meeting can be organized at which various administrative matters could be resolved if appropriate.
Irrespective of the number of members, the LG or the ccNSO (if formed by then) should organize a session at which members can answer questions from ccTLD managers. This session could be organized in conjunction with the AdCom if appropriate.
Any of the above meetings would be open for attendance by any ccTLD manager or other interested party.
The LG members discussed the need to provide minutes of the ccNSO LG calls as quickly as possible after each call. Minutes would only be published following review and approval by the LG.