-----Original Message----- From: M. Stuart Lynn [mailto:lynn@icann.org] Sent: 08 August 2001 04:13 To: Livia Rosu Lunguran Cc: vint cerf Subject: Re: PSO GA Letter Dear Livia -- Please be so kind as to forward this note to the PSO Council. Thank you. Stuart Dear PSO Council: I am pleased to learn that the PSO had a productive meeting of the PSO General Assembly. I have read the report posted on the website with great interest, and look forward to the posting of the presentations themselves. I regret that I was not able to attend personally. As I informed Ms. Lunguran when she extended your thoughtful invitation, I had already committed to a keynote speaking engagement at ChinaInet2001 several weeks before your invitation was received. This calendar conflict was unfortunate since I would otherwise wanted to attend the PSO General Assembly meeting. The same reason prevented my participating by audio bridge. Perhaps next year it might be possible to schedule the PSO General Assembly meeting further in advance since I would very much like to attend then. Other senior staff were faced with similar calendar and time conflicts. However, as we informed Ms. Lunguran on several occasions, we asked Mr. Hans Kraaijenbrink and Mr. Helmut Schink to attend not just as interested directors but also on behalf of ICANN staff. Were it not for this, it is my understanding that Hans Kraaijenbrink was not otherwise planning to attend, but made a special point of participating because he had graciously agreed to act on our behalf along with Mr. Schink. Participation by informed directors in this way appears to us to be a much better approach than other possible remedies in those situations where in person participation by a senior staff member is not feasible. However, I do understand your concern, and share your views that we need to find a better solution next year. Thank you for all of your work on behalf of the PSO and ICANN. With warm regards Stuart Whereas >Dear Mr. Lynn, > >As you know, the ICANN PSO held its Second Annual General Meeting on the >11th July at the ETSI Headquarters in the South of France. It was well >attended, with all four of the PSO member organisations being represented, >and two European based members of the ICANN Board also present (Mr. Hans >Kraaijenbrink and Mr. Helmut Schink). The number of attendees was slightly >up on last year, at a total of 60. A report of the meeting will appear >shortly on the PSO website, where you will already find copies of all the >presentations given. > >We had also included on the agenda an item involving the ICANN staff in >order to give an opportunity for ICANN to inform people about recent issues >and to allow people to ask questions. Last year, in Pittsburgh, we had Mr. >Louis Touton in attendance, and we were disappointed that ICANN staff were >not able to be involved this time. We are obliged by our MoU to hold our GA, >not in conjunction with an ICANN meeting, but hosted by an SDO in >conjunction with one of its own major meetings. > >In recognition of this and recognising that it may be difficult for ICANN >staff to travel to Europe attempts were made to involve ICANN staff via a >conference bridge. However there was no response to this proposal. > >The members of the PSO Council wish to express their disappointment that it >was not possible to find an arrangement allowing ICANN staff involvement in >the second PSO GA and we would like to work with you to find a solution for >the GA next year. > >Yours sincerely, > >Gerry Lawrence >Azucena Hernandez >Brian Moore >Fabio Bigi >Leslie Daigle >Steve Bellovin >Philipp Hoschka >Daniel Weitzner > >================ >Livia Rosu >PSO-PC Secretary >http://www.pso.icann.org >http://www.pso.icann.org/PSO_GA_2001/PSO_GA_HOME.htm -- __________________ Stuart Lynn President and CEO ICANN 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: 310-823-9358 Fax: 310-823-8649 Email: lynn@icann.org =========================================================================