Some Observations / Reflections by a SP who attended the EOGM on July 23, 2017
Some independent Observations / Reflections by a SP who attended the EOGM on July 23, 2017 I. Agenda: Meeting Agenda was poorly drafted which caused undue delays and consumed whole of Sunday afternoon. Due to the late hour, EOGM was hurriedly closed which did not give opportunity to many SPs to seek clarifications or share their concerns. It was clear that not enough attention was given nor experts’ advice was sought in drafting the Agenda. This gave an impression that the intent of EOGM was to somehow rush through the process. This created considerable unease and feeling of mistrust among many SPs. Argument from a small group of SPs, who seemed to be representing the EOGM requesters, that the agenda was requested by >20% SPs was very weak and misleading, as it was very likely that most SPs who signed consent to hold the EOGM did not study /understa...