[ALAC] Fwd: Follow-up on GNSO Restructuring/Improvements
I am way behind on my e-mail, and I am not sure
if this has already been relayed to the ALAC. I
call your attention specifically to the first
item. We have previously taken a strong position
that the user perspective should be represented
in some way through the Non-Commercial Users
Stakeholders Group on the GNSO. The Interim
report from the BGC ALAC Review Working Group has
now put forward a strong position that individual
users should NOT be represented on the GNSO.
It is unclear to me exactly what the boundaries
are between a group that represents the interest
of users, and a group representing users.
I think that we will need to make sure we discuss this in Cairo.
Alan
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:26:42 -0700
>From: Denise Michel
>Subject: [liaison6c] Re: Follow-up on GNSO Restructuring/Improvements
>
>Dear Community Members:
>
>1) Individual Users -- As previously indicated, the ICANN Board has
>asked for additional community input on the appropriate role and
>representation of individual Internet users in the GNSO. To further
>encourage discussion and comment, Staff opened a public comment forum
>to solicit online input, and provided a document summarizing the
>issues involved. Please see
>. The forum
>closes on 28 November 2008.
>
>2) Board Seat Elections -- As noted previously, Board members also
>requested additional community input before making final decisions on
>the methodology for GNSO elections of Board Seats #13 and #14. Please
>see the attached background document for more information. Comments
>are requested by 27 November 2008.
>
>3) Stakeholder Groups -- Attached is a draft template for new
>Stakeholder Groups. Since the establishment of these Stakeholder
>Groups is a new endeavor and requires Board approval, Staff is
>offering a draft template as a starting point for discussion.
>
>4) Constituency Renewal -- Staff is working on a draft template to
>assist with the development of a streamlined process that will assist
>with the Board's timely recognition and approval of existing
>constituencies. It will be emailed shortly to facilitate constituency
>consideration of how this process should be done.
>
>Please don't hesitate to email me/policy-staff@icann.org with any questions.
>
>Regards,
>Denise
>
>
>--
>Denise Michel
>ICANN VP, Policy
>
>On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Denise Michel
> wrote:
> > Dear Community Members:
> >
> > In advance of the 16 Oct. GNSO Council
> meeting, I wanted to provide everyone
> > with the follow-up action items from the Board's most recent draft GNSO
> > Restructuring Resolution (see draft resolution below and at
> > ). I'd be happy
> > to elaborate on these during the Council call, or feel free to email
> > questions to .
> >
> > 1) COUNCIL CHAIR -- The Board adopted the WG-GCR recommendation that the
> > GNSO Council Chair be elected by a vote of 60% of both voting houses and
> > each voting house has the flexibility to create a process for selecting its
> > own Vice Chair. To address questions on whether a "back-up" process was
> > needed in the event that a vote did not yield a Chair, the Board decided to
> > ask the Council to consider this matter. "The Board directs the Council to
> > develop a process for subsequent balloting,
> if needed, until a Council Chair
> > is duly elected. This process should be developed before the first Chair
> > election of the newly structured Council."
> >
> > *ACTION: As the Council moves forward with GNSO Improvements
> > implementation, this should be addressed and provided to the Board.
> >
> > 2) BOARD SEATS -- "The Board and General Counsel have outstanding questions
> > about the WG-GCR recommendations regarding Board seat elections and directs
> > Staff to share these with the community and seek additional input."
> >
> > *ACTION: Staff will post outstanding questions and solicit input shortly.
> >
> > 3) VOTING THRESHOLDS -- The Board adopted all voting thresholds proposed by
> > the WG-GCR Report. Concerns that implementation of GNSO Improvements (e.g.
> > new PDP, working group model, etc) might necessitate additions to, or
> > clarifications of, thresholds, the Board requested that "the GNSO develop
> > any additional voting thresholds or
> categories that may be needed as part of
> > its proposed GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan to be submitted to the
> > Board for approval." (Note: this draft wording likely will be changed to
> > avoid confusion; the Board expects to receive an overall plan for
> > implementing restructuring; this is separate from the GNSO's effort to
> > create a structure of committees and teams to start the GNSO Improvements
> > implementation work.)
> >
> > *ACTION: As the Council moves forward with GNSO Improvements
> > implementation, this should be addressed and, if changes or additions are
> > deemed necessary, they should be provided to the Board.
> >
> > 4) NEW/EXISTING CONSTITUENCIES -- The Board acknowledged Staff development
> > of a "Notice of Intent" document for potential new constituencies (*see
> > attached) and directed Staff "to develop a formal petition and charter
> > template that will assist applicants in satisfying the formative criteria
> > (consistent with the ICANN Bylaws) to facilitate the Board's evaluation of
> > petitions to form new constituencies. Staff also is directed to work with
> > the existing GNSO constituencies to design
> and develop a streamlined process
> > along with appropriate mechanisms that will assist with the Board's timely
> > recognition and approval of existing constituencies".
> >
> > *ACTION: Attached is a "Notice of Intent" to solicit and publicly share
> > information on entities interested in forming
> new constituencies, along with
> > a proposed petition and charter template. Staff would appreciate receiving
> > any input you may have by 28 Oct. Staff also is developing for your
> > consideration a draft template for
> constituencies to use to enable the Board
> > to "renew" constituencies. Since this is a new endeavor, Staff is offering
> > a draft as a starting point for discussion. Staff will collect and share
> > input with the community during the Cairo ICANN meeting.
> >
> > 5) STAKEHOLDER GROUPS The Board "reinforced its support for the following
> > principles pertaining to the formation of the new Stakeholder Groups, and
> > requests that all constituency members and other relevant parties comply
> > with the principles included in the BGC Working Group's GNSO Improvements
> > Report approved by the Board in establishing the newly formed structures,
> > including: the need to better represent the wide variety of groups and
> > individuals that compose the global ICANN
> community, in a structure that can
> > change more easily with the gTLD environment and stakeholders; and the
> > inclusion of new actors/participants, where
> applicable, and the expansion of
> > constituencies within Stakeholder Groups, where applicable." Further, Staff
> > was directed to work with the GNSO community to develop "a set of
> > streamlined processes (along with appropriate templates, tools, or other
> > mechanisms) that will assist in the formation of these new Stakeholder
> > Groups and also facilitate the Board's subsequent review and approval of
> > those structures." The Board directed that plans for each of the four new
> > Stakeholder Groups be submitted to the Board for consideration at the ICANN
> > Mexico City Board meeting, and the plans "must be reviewed and approved by
> > the Board before a newly structured GNSO Council is seated in June 2009.
> > The Board will consider the need for interim
> action to fill Council seats in
> > the event that it finds any Stakeholder Group plans to be deficient or
> > delayed."
> >
> > *ACTION: Staff will provide some initial draft material shortly to support
> > community consideration and discussion.
> >
> > 6) ROLE/REPRESENTATION OF USERS The Board requested additional community
> > "dialogue and input on the appropriate role
> and representation of individual
> > Internet users, including individual commercial and non-commercial Internet
> > users, in the GNSO. Input from the GNSO, the ALAC and At-Large community,
> > and any relevant applicants for new constituencies, would be particularly
> > helpful and should address the inclusion of
> registrants and individual users
> > in the GNSO in a manner that compliments the ALAC and its supporting
> > structures, and ensures that registrants' and individual Internet users'
> > gTLD interests are effectively represented within the GNSO."
> >
> > *ACTION: Staff will post a public comment solicitation and will provide
> > background information to encourage community
> consideration and input to the
> > Board.
> >
> > 7) IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE The Board amended its previous implementation
> > timetable and directs that the transition to a new bicameral GNSO Council
> > voting structure take place over a phased implementation schedule that
> > begins immediately and ends in June 2009 with the seating of the new
> > Council. The implementation phases will be as follows:
> >
> > -Phase 1 - GNSO Council restructuring implementation plan submitted in
> > advance of the December 2008 Board Meeting;
> >
> > - Phase 2 - Existing Constituencies submit confirmation documents to the
> > Board for review in advance of the February 2009 Board Meeting;
> >
> > - Phase 3 - Stakeholder Groups submit formal plans for Board approval for
> > consideration at the ICANN Mexico City Board meeting; and
> >
> > - Phase 4 - Stakeholder Groups with plans approved by the Board select
> > Council representatives, and the newly structured GNSO Council is seated
> > by the June 2009 Asia-Pacific ICANN Meeting.
> >
> > *ACTION Staff will assist the GNSO in developing a restructuring
> > implementation plan that the Board expects to receive later this year.
> >
> > ===================
> >
> >
> > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Membership and Leadership Selection:)
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.06), as recommended by the WG-GCR, the Board
> > authorizes a third Council-level non-voting Nominating Committee
> > Appointee to serve on the Council whose presence could preserve an
> > independent aspect on the Council and could provide useful management
> > support as the Council moves toward a working group management function.
> >
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.07), the Board authorizes the GNSO Council
> > to elect a Chair consistent with the recommendation of the WG-GCR - that
> > the GNSO Chair be elected by a vote of 60% of both voting houses and
> > each voting house has the flexibility to create a process for selecting
> > its own Vice Chair. The Board directs the Council to develop a process
> > for subsequent balloting, if needed, until a Council Chair is duly
> > elected. This process should be developed before the first Chair
> > election of the newly structured Council.
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.08), the Board and General Counsel have
> > outstanding questions about the WG-GCR recommendations regarding Board
> > seat elections and directs Staff to share these with the community and
> > seek additional input.
> >
> >
> > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Operational/Voting Considerations:)
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.09), the Board adopts all voting thresholds
> > proposed in the WG-GCR Report. The Board requests that the GNSO develop
> > any additional voting thresholds or categories that may be needed as
> > part of its proposed GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan to be
> > submitted to the Board for approval.
> >
> >
> > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Stakeholder and Constituency Organizational
> > Concerns:)
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.10), the Board acknowledges Staff's
> > development of the "Notice of Intent" documentation for potential new
> > constituencies and directs Staff to develop a formal petition and
> > charter template that will assist applicants in satisfying the formative
> > criteria (consistent with the ICANN Bylaws) to facilitate the Board's
> > evaluation of petitions to form new constituencies. Staff also is
> > directed to work with the existing GNSO constituencies to design and
> > develop a streamlined process along with appropriate mechanisms that
> > will assist with the Board's timely recognition and approval of existing
> > constituencies.
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.11), the Board reinforces its support for
> > the following principles pertaining to the formation of the new
> > Stakeholder Groups, and requests that all constituency members and other
> > relevant parties comply with the principles included in the BGC Working
> > Group's GNSO Improvements Report approved by the Board in establishing
> > the newly formed structures, including:
> >
> > - The need to better represent the wide variety of groups and
> > individuals that compose the global ICANN community, in a structure that
> > can change more easily with the gTLD environment and stakeholders.
> >
> > - The inclusion of new actors/participants, where applicable, and the
> > expansion of constituencies within Stakeholder Groups, where applicable.
> >
> >
> > It is, further Resolved (2008.10.01.12), that the Board further directs
> > Staff to work with existing constituencies to develop a set of
> > streamlined processes (along with appropriate templates, tools, or other
> > mechanisms) that will assist in the formation of these new Stakeholder
> > Groups and also facilitate the Board's subsequent review and approval of
> > those structures.
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.13), the Board directs that plans for each
> > of the four new Stakeholder Groups, that are consistent with the above
> > principles, be submitted to the Board for consideration at the ICANN
> > Mexico City Board meeting. The plans must be reviewed and approved by
> > the Board before a newly structured GNSO Council is seated in June 2009.
> > The Board will consider the need for interim action to fill Council
> > seats in the event that it finds any Stakeholder Group plans to be
> > deficient or delayed.
> >
> >
> > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (The Role of Individual Internet Users in the
> > GNSO:)
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.14), The Board requests additional community
> > dialogue and input on the appropriate role and representation of
> > individual Internet users, including individual commercial and
> > non-commercial Internet users, in the GNSO. Input from the GNSO, the
> > ALAC and At-Large community, and any relevant applicants for new
> > constituencies, would be particularly helpful and should address the
> > inclusion of registrants and individual users in the GNSO in a manner
> > that compliments the ALAC and its supporting structures, and ensures
> > that registrants' and individual Internet users' gTLD interests are
> > effectively represented within the GNSO.
> >
> >
> > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Implementation Timing:)
> >
> > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.15), the Board amends its previous
> > implementation timetable and directs that the transition to a new
> > bicameral GNSO Council voting structure take place over a phased
> > implementation schedule that begins immediately and ends in June 2009
> > with the seating of the new Council. The implementation phases will be
> > as follows:
> >
> > Phase 1 - GNSO Council restructuring implementation plan submitted in
> > advance of the December 2008 Board Meeting;
> >
> > Phase 2 - Existing Constituencies submit confirmation documents to the
> > Board for review in advance of the February 2009 Board Meeting;
> >
> > Phase 3 - Stakeholder Groups submit formal plans for Board approval for
> > consideration at the ICANN Mexico City Board meeting; and
> >
> > Phase 4 - Stakeholder Groups with plans approved by the Board select
> > Council representatives, and the newly structured GNSO Council is seated
> > by the June 2009 Asia-Pacific ICANN Meeting.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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