[ALAC] Fwd: Follow-up on GNSO Restructuring/Improvements
Izumi AIZU
iza at anr.org
Sun Nov 2 23:45:41 EST 2008
I am also very much behind, like everyone else, on email.
IF someone has read and considered about all emails, then s/he
is not really spending time at face-to-face meetings ;-).
I was puzzled when reading the BGC WG report putting that
only ALAC is the channel for individual users.
I am inclined to say that -
Each SO or AC should choose how to listen and incorporate
the voices of the individual users, as a matter of principle,
it is preferable to have a clear representation or mechanism
put in place at each components. We are not competing, but
collaborating.
izumi
2008/10/30 Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>:
> 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 <denise.michel at icann.org>
>> 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
>> <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-users>. 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 at icann.org with any
>> questions.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Denise
>>
>>
>> --
>> Denise Michel
>> ICANN VP, Policy
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Denise Michel <denise.michel at icann.org>
>> 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
>> > <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-01oct08.htm>). I'd be
>> > happy
>> > to elaborate on these during the Council call, or feel free to email
>> > questions to <policy-staff at icann.org>.
>> >
>> > 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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Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,
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