[council] Application for New GNSO Constituency Candidacy-"Public Internet Access/Cybercafe Ecosystem"

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10oct12-en.htm
Application for New GNSO Constituency Candidacy-"Public Internet 
Access/Cybercafe Ecosystem"
Comment/Reply Periods (*)

Important Information Links

Comment Open:

10 October 2012

Comment Close:

17 November 2012

Close Time (UTC):

23:59 UTC

Public Comment 
Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10oct12-en.htm>

Reply Open:

18 November 2012

To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<mailto:afc-ccaoi-piacc@xxxxxxxxx>

Reply Close:

17 December 2012

View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/afc-ccaoi-piacc/>

Close Time (UTC):

23:59 UTC

Report of Public Comments

Brief Overview

Originating Organization:

ICANN

Categories/Tags:


 *   Participation
 *   Reviews/Improvements

Purpose (Brief):

ICANN has received its first application under the New GNSO Constituency 
Recognition Process adopted by the ICANN Board in June 2011. The purpose of 
this forum is to notify the ICANN community and solicit feedback on the 
Application for Candidacy (AFC) submitted by the Cyber Café Association of 
India (CCAOI), to form a new GNSO Constituency called the "Public Internet 
Access/Cybercafé Ecosystem (PIA/CC)". The application package submitted by 
CCAOI requests that the new Constituency be approved for recognition within the 
GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). Community input will help 
inform deliberations by the NCSG as it evaluates the application.

Current Status:

This Public Comment period is part of Step 1-Application Phase of the "Process 
for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies" which is accessible at: 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new-constituency.htm. The Non-Commercial 
Stakeholder Group (NCSG), as the requested home for the proposed new 
Constituency, has been notified of the application and advised as to its 
responsibilities and associated timeframes.

Next Steps:

Within 10 days of the conclusion of the Public Comment/Reply periods (18 
December 2012), ICANN Staff will publish a Report of the community's feedback 
concerning this application. According to the process requirements, the NCSG 
has 90 days from date of application receipt to formulate an "Accept" or 
"Reject" decision as to whether the proposed Constituency should proceed to 
Step 2-Candidate Phase. The NCSG's decision, together with supporting 
rationale, will be forwarded to the ICANN Board for its review and action. For 
additional details concerning the steps, roles/responsibilities, applicable 
criteria, actions, and timetables associated with this process, please see the 
actual procedures. A flowchart of the process is also available (and can be 
separately downloaded) at 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new-constituency.htm.

Staff Contact:

Robert Hoggarth

Email:

policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:policy-staff@xxxxxxxxx?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Application%20for%20New%20GNSO%20Constituency%20Candidacy-%27Public%20Internet%20Access/Cybercafe%20Ecosystem%27%20public%20comment%20period>

Detailed Information

Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose

In accordance with the requirements of the "Process for Recognition of New GNSO 
Constituencies, the Cyber Cafe Association of India (CCAOI) has formally 
requested that a prospective new GNSO Constituency to be called "Public 
Internet Access/Cybercafé Ecosystem (PIA/CC)" be approved as a member of the 
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). CCAOI completed and submitted an 
Application for Candidacy (AFC) form as well as cover letter (see Section III 
for document links). That application package was then supplemented at CCAOI's 
request with some follow-up email correspondence to ICANN Staff. The ICANN 
community is invited to comment on all aspects of this application.

Section II: Background


On 24 June 2011, the ICANN Board approved a "Process for Recognition of New 
GNSO Constituencies." The process was designed to accomplish four goals:

 1.  Optimize the considerable time and effort required to form, organize, and 
propose a new GNSO Constituency by prescribing a streamlined sequence of steps 
and associated evaluation criteria that are objective, fair, and transparent - 
with ample opportunity for community input;
 2.  Delegate more authority to each GNSO Stakeholder Group in evaluating new 
Constituency proposals while maintaining the Board's oversight role;
 3.  Manage the entire process to a flexible, but specific and limited 
timeframe; and
 4.  Provide a partial set of criteria for use during the periodic review of 
the GNSO.

The approved process contains two distinct steps or phases: Applicant and 
Candidate. A petitioner initiates the process by completing an Application for 
Candidacy (AFC) form. Staff then opens a Public Comment period and forwards the 
application to the GNSO Stakeholder Group in which the applicant requests 
placement. The SG has 90 days to review the application and formulate an 
"Accept" or "Reject" decision, with supporting rationale, which is then subject 
to Board ratification. Following successful completion of the Applicant Phase, 
a limited six-month Candidate Phase follows during which a provisional 
Constituency, acting in an observer status, is expected to demonstrate having 
achieved certain participation and membership recruiting standards as well as 
producing a charter document. At the end of the second phase, the SG, with 
Board concurrence, decides whether the candidate will be approved as a 
Recognized Constituency. The entire procedure, the phase criteria, as well as a 
process flowchart are available for download at: 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new-constituency.htm

Section III: Document and Resource Links


 *   CCAOI Application for Candidacy (AFC) 
Form<http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/constituencies/afc-ccaoi-piacc-23aug12-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 324 KB]
 *   CCAOI AFC 
Supplement<http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/constituencies/afc-supplement-ccaoi-piacc-10oct12-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 83 KB]
 *   CCAOI Cover 
Letter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/choudhury-to-icann-board-23aug12-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 178 KB]
 *   GNSO Website link for New Constituency Recognition 
Process<http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new-constituency.htm>

Section IV: Additional Information

Additional review and comment time is being provided to account for the 
upcoming ICANN Public Meeting in Toronto. The comment period spans 35 days and 
the reply comment period spans 30 days.




(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to 
be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making 
that takes place once this period lapses.


Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org