Hi.
Maybe I can add the bits I know.
The open meeting of Jan.22 will be preceded by a preparation session, that
will involve only the "sponsoring" organizations.
If I may comment on this, I would say that it is very difficult for
commercial organizations to understand the philosophy of open meetings. They
are used to the fact that when they hold a meeting, they send a definite
number of invitations, to a very targeted audience (individuals or
organizations).
They are learning that the Internet is something else, but it will take
time. I don't know personally Jon Englund, who is the person whose shoulder
support most of the weight of the organization of this meeting, but I am
sure that he is in good faith. It is not a matter of bad will, just a
difference in culture.
So, back to the point, the preparation session will take place on Jan.21, to
allow the whole following day for open discussion. This is already a step
forward, because the original plan was to have the preparation in the early
morning and the rest of the day for open discussion.
As it usually happens in closed meetings ;>), only the invited organizations
are allowed to participate. Of course, different organizations had different
reactions to this. Some are considering not participating, some are happy
the way it is, some want to use some "flexibility" to achive more openness
(to the extent possible in the current situation).
CORE had a conference call last Thursday night, and the decision was to
share our "seats" with another constituency that had been "left out": ORSC.
We didn't do this because it's good for our kharma (actually, it may turn
out to be very bad, because we will be flamed by those who wanted to keep it
closed - because we added constituencies to the table - and by those who
wanted it completely open - because what we did is not enough). We did it
because we believe that ORSC, with which we disagree on many things, is an
essential piece of the puzzle, and should not be left out.
Also, at the very end, on one thing we basically agree with ORSC: that the
current DNS has to be enhanced. We may deeply disagree on how, but for the
time being we are allied in getting the thing moving.
Last consideration.
Don't bet on the fact that large parts will be left out. With some good
will, if some other "sponsor" can agree on this approach, we may foud
ourselves with a formally closed preparation meeting, but with most of the
positions represented.
I believe this is the most that we can target for under the current
circumstances if we want to get the highest benefit from this further
contribution to the earnings of airlines and travel agents.
Regards
Roberto
P.S.: Chris, you are organizing something for Saturday evening, I
understand.
May I also remind you of the Boston (open) meeting at the Berkman Center,
Saturday.
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