[ALAC] Future of CWGs

[Alan Greenberg]

A reply from the ccNSO on the GNSO draft 
principles related  to cross constituency working groups.

There will be a session in Prague on this subject 
- Monday at 14:00 - 
http://prague44.icann.org/node/31641, and I have been asked to be on the panel.

Alan

>From: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder at indom.com>
>Subject: [council] Re: Communication of the output of CWGs / Future of CWGs
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:04:29 +0200
>To: Lesley Cowley <lesley at nominet.org.uk>, "council at gnso.icann.org List"
>         <council at gnso.icann.org>
>
>Hi Lesley,
>
>Thanks for this. I am copying the Council for 
>their information and I agree that this would be 
>an excellent topic for our joint meeting in Prague.
>
>Best,
>
>Stéphane Van Gelder
>Directeur Général / General manager
>INDOM Group NBT France
>----------------
>Head of Domain Operations
>Group NBT
>
>Le 12 juin 2012 à 22:50, Lesley Cowley a écrit :
>
>>Hi Stéphane,
>>
>>Further to your email of 15th March on cross 
>>community working groups to the chairs of the 
>>SO’s and AC’s, the ccNSO Council has now been 
>>able to review the drafting team output.
>>
>>The ccNSO Council appreciates the work done to 
>>date by the GNSO. It is our understanding that 
>>the GNSO sought input and feedback from other SO’s and AC’s on:
>>
>>1.    The principles themselves, and
>>2.    The route forward for community-wide 
>>adoption or development of a related set of 
>>principles for the operation of Cross-Community Working Groups
>>
>>On the principles, and acknowledging they are 
>>high level, some aspects relating to the 
>>creation, working and decision-making processes 
>>relating to cross-community working groups may 
>>need additional coverage by principles, in particular:
>>    * Defining the purpose and scope of a working group;
>>    * What should be included in a charter
>>    * Decision making by the participating SO’s 
>> and AC’s, in particular in case of
>>>    o  Disagreement across participating SO’s and AC’s or
>>>    o  Between WG and (one of the) a participating SO or AC.
>>The ccNSO Council views are based on an 
>>analysis of both the principles and our 
>>experience with cross community working groups 
>>to date.  This analysis is available.
>>
>>As to the route forward, the ccNSO Council 
>>suggests the setting-up of a cross-community 
>>working group, with the goal to arrive at 
>>common set of principles and the identification 
>>of areas of divergence in guidelines and 
>>practices across SO’s and AC’s. Such a WG 
>>should take into account the experiences of the 
>>cross community working groups to date (both 
>>those that are active and closed) and include 
>>the active participation of ICANN staff, who 
>>over time have gained significant experience 
>>with the formation and functioning of cross community working groups.
>>
>>Perhaps we could discuss next steps at the 
>>SO/AC Chair's meeting and or the ccNSO – GNSO  lunch meeting in Prague?
>>
>>Kind regards,
>>
>>Lesley Cowley OBE,
>>Chair of the ccNSO
>>Lesley Cowley, OBE
>>CEO
>>Nominet
>>Minerva House
>>Edmund Halley Road
>>Oxford Science Park
>>Oxford, OX4 4DQ
>>UK
>>
>>Tel: +44-(0)-1865-332211
>><http://www.nominet.org.uk/>http://www.nominet.org.uk/
>>
>>From: Stéphane Van Gelder 
>><<mailto:stephane.vangelder at indom.com>stephane.vangelder at indom.com>
>>Date: Thursday, 15 March 2012 21:30
>>To: Lesley Cowley 
>><<mailto:lesley at nominet.org.uk>lesley at nominet.org.uk>, 
>>Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond 
>><<mailto:ocl at gih.com>ocl at gih.com>, Patrik 
>>Fältström 
>><<mailto:patrik at frobbit.se>patrik at frobbit.se>, 
>>John Curran 
>><<mailto:jcurran at arin.net>jcurran at arin.net>, 
>>Heather Dryden 
>><<mailto:Heather.Dryden at ic.gc.ca>Heather.Dryden at ic.gc.ca>, 
>>Louie Lee <<mailto:louie at louie.net>louie at louie.net>
>>Subject: Communication of the output of CWGs / Future of CWGs
>>
>>Dear Colleagues,
>>
>>You may be aware that over the course of last 
>>year the GNSO Council launched a drafting team 
>>to examine the issues associated with the 
>>formation and operation of Community / Cross-Community working groups.
>>
>>The output of the drafting team was 
>>encapsulated in a set of draft principles which 
>>were accepted by the Council through a motion 
>>passed at the 14 March 2012 meeting of the GNSO Council.
>>
>>The motion is linked to here:
>>
>><https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14+March+2012
>>
>>The draft principles are linked to here:
>>
>><http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf>http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf
>>
>>It is important to note here that work 
>>undertaken by the drafting team was undertaken 
>>specifically in order to develop a GNSO Council agreed perspective.
>>The output shared here is not in any way 
>>intended to presume that this is a broader, community agreed position.
>>
>>Accordingly we are offering this work as input 
>>into the discussion which you may wish to 
>>initiate or further develop within your organisation or committee.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Stéphane Van Gelder
>>GNSO Council Chair