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Re: [council] GNSO Review - the external contractor



Paul,

Could you provide us with an URL of Patrick's firm?

Thanks,

Marc Schneiders

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, at 11:16 [=GMT+0100], Paul Verhoef wrote:

> All,
>
> We have engaged Patrick Sharry, a management consultant based in Sydney, to 
> perform the role of
> external consultant as foreseen in the Review paper as approved by the ICANN 
> Board recently. Patrick
> has been engaged following a search for suitable candidates. Patrick has 
> extensively experience with
> the workings of ICANN and we engage him in several other areas. So he comes 
> with a suitable
> background.
>
> I would like to thank those who have provided us with names for possible 
> candidates for this role.
>
> Patrick has been thoroughly briefed by Bruce and myself and has developed a 
> timeline for his work
> that foresees that interviews will be held during the course of next week. 
> Therefore, a number of
> you can expect to be contacted by Patrick. Subsequently, a draft report will 
> be prepared which will
> be circulated for comment and a final report is expected at the end of the 
> month of November. The
> report will subsequently be published for public comment and comments can be 
> provided during the
> open-microphone sessions in Capetown and submitted in writing. The whole of 
> this material will then
> be provided to the Board for their deliberation at the Board meeting in 
> Capetown.
>
> I trust that with your continued support to this exercise, we should be able 
> to finish it within the
> foreseen timeframes.
> Regards
>
> Paul
>
>
>
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