Re: [council] Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
I agree. Everyone on the list has some very solid expertise this is potentially very useful to the WG. I am happy to pass on all the names. David > On 27 Aug 2015, at 9:47 pm, James M. Bladel <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Agreed, good approach. > > Thanks— > > J. > > > From: <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> on > behalf of Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Organization: Afilias > Reply-To: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 2:05 > To: 'Mary Wong' <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, "'Austin, > Donna'" <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>>, GNSO > Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Cc: 'Sarmad Hussain' <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: RE: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO > experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group > > All, > > This issue has been dragging on for some time (the original deadline was 3rd > August) and there are possibly some lessons to be learned here. In my view, > the Council is not set up to undertake the sort of recruitment exercise > potentially required here i.e. some sort of filtering of the candidates > against the criteria. At least not without further work on process. > > On the face of it, all six candidates seem very well qualified and, given > they have submitted fairly detailed resumes, appear motivated to assist here. > > Therefore, I propose the following way forward: > > 1. Transmit the full list of six to the IDN Guidelines . > 2. Communicate with the candidates that we have transmitted their names. > 3. IN the same communication as 2 above, encourage those candidates to > re-check their skill set against the published criteria and if, for this or > any other reason, they no longer wish to participate, to communicate this to > the Council and the WG ASAP. > > If there are no objections to this, we will transmit all 6 names in the > manner proposed above on or before 31 August 2015. > > Thanks, > > > Jonathan# > > > From: Mary Wong [mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>] > Sent: 27 August 2015 01:01 > To: Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>>; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO > experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group > > Hi Donna and everyone, > > The expectation is that the Council should make the call, since those > appointed would be representing the GNSO in the working group. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 > Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx> > > > From: "Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>> > Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 08:45 > To: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, > "council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>" > <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: RE: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the > new IDN Guidelines Working Group > > Hi Mary > > Who decides whether the candidates have the necessary qualifications or > expertise? Is it expected that the Council would make that call or Sarmad and > his team? > > Thanks > > Donna > > > Donna Austin:Neustar, Inc. > Policy and Industry Affairs Manager > Cell:+1.310.890.9655 Email: donna.austin@xxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:donna.austin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use > of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or > privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have > received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. 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We hope the Council will finalize its list of > endorsees as soon as possible so that the Working Group can begin its work > imminently. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 > Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx> > > > From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>> > Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 04:31 > To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the > new IDN Guidelines Working Group > > Dear Councilors, > > Please find attached the resumes, as submitted to us, of the six candidates > named below who have volunteered to serve as GNSO-endorsed experts to the new > IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group. Aside from minor formatting > changes to package them all into a single document, we have not edited or > changed any of the candidates’ submissions. They are listed in alphabetical > order. > > From what I understand from my colleagues in charge of the project, they > would greatly appreciate knowing who the endorsed experts are as soon as > possible. As such, may I suggest that the Council finalize its decision via > this email list no later than a week from today i.e. Tuesday 25 August? > > As noted previously, the original suggested number of three GNSO experts was > based on the composition of prior community teams that worked on the > Guidelines. The Council may therefore wish to endorse more than three for > this new effort if it believes this to be appropriate. > > I have cc’d Sarmad Hussain, who you all know and who is leading the effort, > on this email so that he can see any questions you may have about the process > or the necessary qualifications for the work that is to be done. I’ll be sure > to post any responses or further information from him as well. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 > Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>> > Date: Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 12:25 > To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new > IDN Guidelines Working Group > > Dear Councilors, > > I write to follow up on the note below, to request that the Council discuss > and decide on candidates it wishes to endorse, on behalf of the GNSO, to join > the new Working Group that will revise the 2011 IDN Implementation > Guidelines. So far the following nominations have been made: > Chris Dillon (NCSG) > Christian Dawson (ISPCPC) > Jian Zhang (RySG) > Dennis Tan (RySG) > Edmon Chung (RySG) > Kal Feher (RySG) > ICANN staff supporting this new Working Group has confirmed that the original > number of three GNSO representatives to the Working Group was suggested based > on the composition of earlier groups that reviewed the Guidelines, so the > Council may endorse additional appointees if necessary. However, it is > important that all GNSO-endorsed appointees have relevant expertise in the > following areas, as relevant for the second level of the DNS: > DNS and IDNA protocols > IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level rules > IDN policy > IDN implementation > IDN label registration process and registration data > IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity > IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance > Three of the four RySG nominees have already kindly provided staff with their > resumes/qualifications. > > As the IDN Program staff would like to proceed with the formation of the > Working Group (which will also have representatives from the ccNSO, ALAC and > SSAC), it will be very much appreciated if the Council can reach a decision > soon. Given that the next Council meeting will not take place till September, > you may wish to consider email discussions as sufficient. You may wish also > to request that the other candidates send in their resumes/qualifications – > either to Sarmad (cc’d here) or me – and we can compile them into a packet > for your review by next week. Please let us know if you have objections to > this suggested approach. > > For your easy reference, the Call for Community Experts and their necessary > qualifications can be found here: > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 > Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx> > > > From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>> > Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 22:11 > To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: For your action: GNSO appointees to the new IDN Guidelines Working > Group > > Hello everyone, > > Following from the discussion with Sarmad Hussein at the Buenos Aires > meeting, please be informed that the IDN project team has now issued a Call > for Experts to join the new Working Group to review the IDN Guidelines: see > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>. They are asking for > three GNSO members to the WG, which must be endorsed by their respective > SO/ACs – and ideally applications should be sent in by 3 August. > > I’d be happy to bring this up during AOB on the Council call this week, but > in the meantime it would be good if you and your respective SG/Cs could think > about who the GNSO could appoint. As I explained in Buenos Aires, this WG was > supposed to build on a list of issues identified by the GNSO and the ccNSO; > unfortunately, although a small group of community volunteers was formed in > February, there has been no discussion or input provided by that group (which > has been dormant). > > Nevertheless, one possibility is of course to endorse those volunteers from > that small group should they indicate interest. Given the importance of this > issue, we hope that the Council will give the matter due and timely > consideration. > > Thanks and cheers > Mary > > Mary Wong > Senior Policy Director > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 > Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx> > > > <image001.png><image002.png><image003.png> Attachment:
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