RE: [council] FW: Letter from the GAC regarding IOC/RC Protections

["Jonathan Robinson" <jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

 

Regarding Observers, the GNSO Operating Procedures provide for the following 
(My emphasis)

 

The GNSO Council may agree with the Council of any other ICANN Supporting 
Organization or

Advisory Committee to exchange observers. Such observers shall not be members 
of, or entitled

to vote or make motions on, the GNSO Council, but otherwise shall be entitled 
to participate on

equal footing with members of the GNSO Council. The appointing Council shall 
designate its

observer (or revoke or change the designation of its observer) on the GNSO 
Council by

providing written notice to the Chair of the GNSO Council and to the ICANN 
Secretary.

 

My sense is that the GAC do not see this as something they wish to take up.

However, my thought is that it is something we should remind them of and make 
sure that they at least consider it.

 

Jonathan

 

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of John Berard
Sent: 29 November 2012 15:02
To: Jonathan Robinson
Cc: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [council] FW: Letter from the GAC regarding IOC/RC Protections

 

Jonathan,

 

First, this letter makes me more certain we should be emphatic about getting a 
GAC observer on the Council.

 

Second, I have heard Jeff Neuman's comment on clarifying what is policy and 
what is implementation and I agree.

 

Third, until the GNSO structure changes, the GAC advises the Board and if there 
are policy questions, the Board engages the Council.  Where is the Board on 
this direct advice to the Council?

 

Four, look forward to the next Council meeting!

 

Cheers,

 

Berard

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 29, 2012, at 4:59 AM, "Jonathan Robinson" 
<jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,

 

FYI.  Please see the attached letter received from the GAC last night my time.

 

Jonathan

 

From: GAC Secretariat [mailto:gacsec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 28 November 2012 21:38
To: jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Steve Crocker; Fadi Chehade; Heather Dryden; Maria Häll; alice@xxxxxxx; 
Choon Sai LIM (IDA)
Subject: Letter from the GAC regarding IOC/RC Protections

 

Sent on behalf of Heather Dryden, GAC Chair 

 

Dear Jonathan, 

 

Attached please find a letter from the GAC regarding IOC and Red Cross/Red 
Crescent protections. 

 

Best regards, 

 

Jeannie Ellers 

 

Jeannie Ellers
Manager, GAC Coordination
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
1101 New York Avenue NW, Suite 930

Washington, DC 20005
Ph. +1 202 570 7135
M. +1 310 302 7552

<GAC_GNSOCouncil_20121128.pdf>