[ALAC] Fwd: [council] ICANN Board meeting with the GNSO

[Alan Greenberg]

>From: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson at afilias.info>
>To: <council at gnso.icann.org>
>Subject: [council] ICANN Board meeting with the GNSO
>Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:56:37 +0100
>
>
>From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com]
>Sent: 21 June 2014 17:55
>To: Steve Crocker (steve at shinkuro.com); 
>diane.schroeder at icann.org; Bruce Tonkin 
>(Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au); Bill Graham (bill.graham at icann.org)
>Cc: Cassia Oliveira (cassia.oliveira at icann.org); 
>Theresa Swinehart (theresa.swinehart at icann.org); 
>fadi.chehade at icann.org; Diana Middleton (diana.middleton at icann.org)
>Subject: ICANN Board meeting with the GNSO
>Importance: High
>
>Hello Steve,
>
>Facilitated by the Council, the GNSO has today 
>discussed our planned meetings with Theresa 
>Swineheart, Fadi Chehade, the ICANN GDD and the ICANN Board tomorrow.
>We will be meeting with the board for 90 minutes 
>after our meeting with Theresa, Fadi and the GDD.
>
>The following topics include those which you and 
>I touched on previously and are updated based on 
>what the GNSO has discussed today.
>
>1.       Recent Developments (Guide - 5 mins)
>a.       A brief update to highlight any key 
>recent developments in the work of the Council
>2.       Board Engagement & Involvement (with 
>the community) / GNSO Board Seats (Guide - 25 mins)
>Possible questions and discussion points:
>a.       A common understanding of the role of a 
>director / directors responsibilities
>b.      Potential for conflict between duty as a 
>director and representing the GNSO (CPH or NCPH)
>c.       How does the above square with 
>responsibilities to the broader ICANN the community
>d.      Understanding above relationships with conflict of interest provisions
>e.      GNSO appointed board members in a communication & liaison role
> 
>i.      Is a more effective capability possible 
>and/or do we need a GNSO liaison to the board?
> 
>ii.      In contrast with the past, the board 
>seems to spend much more time with “itself” than with / within the community
>What are the ways in which the board can be / be 
>seen to be observing, engaging with and immersed within the community?
>f.        Any potential short vs long term changes?
> 
>i.      Short => no bylaw change
> 
>ii.      Long => bylaw change
>g.       Does this topic may touch on ICANN Accountability issues?
>3.       The (output of) Expert Working Group on WHOIS (Guide - 25 mins)
>Possible questions and discussion points:
>a.       Thoughts / discussion on where does this go next?
>b.      What more, if anything, is required 
>before the GNSO can work with the output?
>c.       Careful consideration and thought as 
>well as an indication of timing is required?
>4.       Issues (and recent improvements where 
>relevant) with the "ICANN Model” (Guide - 25 mins)
>Possible questions and discussion points:
>a.       Volume of work and demand on the 
>volunteer structure – the cause and effects of this?
>ICANN staff is growing and developing fast 
>whilst broader community is struggling to keep 
>pace with the myriad initiatives.
> 
>i.      Some sensitivity with (the perception 
>of) a proposed increase in board compensation and
> 
>ii.      Does this (increased compensation) 
>reflect any increase in responsibilities / accountability?
>b.      Any ongoing concerns or issues with "the 
>model" i.e. bottom-up, multi-stakeholder processes?
>Note: References are increasingly made to terms 
>such as dialogue and consultation which may not be compatible with this.
>c.       Feedback on core functions that the SGs 
>and constituencies rely on? How is ICANN serving the needs of the GNSO?
>5.       IDN Development & Adoption (Guide - 10 mins)
>Possible questions and discussion points:
>a.       Progress of project 2.2 (LGR) and 
>project 7 (policy implementation / delegation)
>b.      Should the Council be prepared for 
>policy-related work (since the VIP project is a Board-designated project)
>i.e. anything which requires further policy 
>change on IDN TLD delegation and operation.
>
>c.       How has ICANN coordinated the works of 
>Top-level  (VIP) and the 2nd-level (IDN guidelines)?
>To ensure the industry engaged and to protect the user's from security risks.
>Thank-you for taking the time to review this 
>input into the prospective scope of our meeting tomorrow.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>
>
>Jonathan