Re: [ga] Help Build The New GNSO

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glen, GNSO secretariat and all,

  Please include me in this WG on any team.

  Address: P.O. Box 1843 Frisco Texas, 75034-0031
  Email address: jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS.
div. of Information Network Eng.  INEG. INC.
Phone #: 2140244-4827
Affiliation: As spokesman for INEGroup and stakeholder
Interest: Professional
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All Ga'ers,

  I am releitively sure I will not be excepted, but lets see if the GNSO
and ICANN is serious.

Glen de Saint Géry wrote:

> [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org]
> [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]
> [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org]
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jan09-en.htm
> Help Build The New GNSO
>
> Volunteers Are Now Being Accepted To Join Work Teams That Will Develop GNSO 
> Improvement Implementation Plans
>
> 9 January 2009
>
> The GNSO is creating five new Work Teams to be the incubators through which 
> implementation plans for ICANN Board approved GNSO improvement 
> recommendations can be developed and proposed by members of the ICANN 
> community. Each Work Team will be made up of community volunteers who have 
> interest in and expertise in one of five main focus areas:
>
> Constituency/Stakeholder Group Operations
> GNSO Operations
> New Working Group Model.
> New GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP)
> Community Communications and Coordination
> We encourage you to participate in one of the Work Teams.
>
> If you do have an interest in participating, please send a message to 
> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxx indicating which Work Team you want to join. 
> Please include in the message your name, affiliation (constituency or 
> individual), company/organization, position/title, email address, time zone, 
> telephone numbers, and describe your specific interest (professional and/or 
> personal) in joining the team. All personal information will be kept 
> confidential.
>
> The Work Teams are open to all interested volunteers. Work Team meeting times 
> will probably overlap, so please consider joining only one Work Team.
>
> Background information and the scope of each newly chartered team are 
> summarized below.
>
> Background Information
>
> The ICANN Board announced sweeping recommendations for improving the GNSO 
> last June at their meeting in Paris. The implementation work of the GNSO 
> Improvements effort is underway and there are many exciting opportunities 
> available for ICANN community input and support to help achieve the goals and 
> objectives adopted by the Board. The effort is progressing on four parallel 
> tracks:
>
> The GNSO Council is working to develop the transition to a newly structured 
> GNSO Council by June 2009.
> Existing GNSO constituencies are preparing to submit their re-confirmations 
> to the ICANN Board.
> New Stakeholder Groups are developing petitions and charters for ICANN Board 
> recognition, and
> The GNSO is creating five special Work Teams to develop specific proposals, 
> processes and mechanisms for implementing the ICANN Board's Recommendations.
> All four areas require significant investments of time and brainpower from 
> members of the ICANN community, but the Work Team efforts, in particular, 
> need an infusion of enthusiasm, passion, expertise and fresh ideas from the 
> entire community to move the implementation forward.
>
> Scope of the Work Teams
>
> Constituency Operations Team (COT)
>
> This team will develop guidelines and mechanisms to help GNSO constituencies 
> and stakeholder groups operate in ways that ensure transparency, 
> accountability and accessibility, including outreach efforts to encourage 
> broader participation within the GNSO by explaining the added value of 
> membership in these groups.
>
> In its Paris recommendations, the Board directed GNSO constituencies to 
> develop participation rules and operating procedures that set certain minimum 
> standards regarding transparency and accountability. The Board emphasized 
> that criteria for participation in any ICANN constituency should be 
> objective, clearly stated, and standardized. In addition, the Board directed 
> constituencies to develop global, targeted outreach programs aimed at 
> increasing participation and interest in the GNSO policy process, including 
> information on the option to self-form new constituencies.
>
> Some of the specific recommendations approved by the Board include:
>
> Develop a global outreach program to broaden participation in current 
> constituencies.
> Enhance existing constituencies by developing recommendations on the 
> following:
> Develop a set of top-level participation guidelines based on the principles 
> as defined in the GNSO recommendations, while recognizing differences between 
> constituencies and that one size may not fit all constituencies; and
>
> Develop a "tool kit" of basic administrative, operational and technical 
> services available to all constituencies
>
> Please refer to the draft COT Charter for more information: 
> https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team.
>
> Communication and Coordination Team (CCT)
>
> This team will develop tools for increased communication effectiveness and 
> efficiency within the GNSO and improve GNSO communication and coordination 
> with other ICANN structures, including members of the ICANN Board, other 
> Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs).
>
> The Board stated that the Council as well as the GNSO constituencies should 
> consider additional ways in which the GNSO can further improve communication, 
> cooperation and coordination with other ICANN structures. The Board added 
> that there should be more frequent contact and communication between the GNSO 
> Council, GNSO constituencies and the members the Council elects to the Board, 
> and among the Chairs of the GNSO, other Supporting Organizations and Advisory 
> Committees especially in advance of each ICANN Meeting.
>
> Some of the specific recommendations approved by the Board include:
>
> Improve the GNSO's:
>
> Web site
> Document management capacity
> Ability to solicit meaningful public comments on its work
> Coordination with other ICANN structures.
> Please refer to the draft CCT Charter for more information: 
> https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?osc_communications_team.
>
> GNSO Council Operations Team (GCOT)
>
> This work team will develop any changes needed to the Council's operational 
> procedures and role in response to the Board approved GNSO structure 
> including determining what steps are needed to establish the role of the 
> Council as a "strategic manager of the policy process" and preparing clear 
> rules for the establishment of new constituencies within stakeholder groups, 
> while recognizing that differences exist between stakeholder groups and 
> constituencies.
>
> The Board recommended that the Council move away from being a legislative 
> body concerned primarily with voting towards becoming a strategic entity 
> focused on overseeing and managing Working Groups, which will be primarily 
> engaged in developing policy for the GNSO. The Council should adopt term 
> limits and implement a training and development curriculum for its members.
>
> The Board endorsed a new bicameral voting structure for the newly reorganized 
> Council comprised of four broad stakeholder groups. It authorized the 
> establishment of a "contracted party house" (made up of registry and 
> registrar stakeholder group representatives) and a second "non-contracted 
> party house" (made up of commercial and non-commercial stakeholder group 
> representatives) and set parameters for their respective compositions. The 
> Board also approved the presence of a voting Nominating Committee Appointee 
> (NCA) in each house and subsequently authorized a third Council-level 
> non-voting appointee. The Board also approved a methodology for the GNSO 
> Council to select a Chair and approved various voting thresholds recommended 
> by the community.
>
> Some of the specific recommendations approved by the Board include:
>
> Determine what steps are needed to establish the role of the Council as a 
> "strategic manager of the policy process."
> Define and develop scope and responsibilities of any other standing 
> "committees" as recommended by the BGC WG (those suggested to date: committee 
> to analyze trends; committee to benchmark policy implementation)
> Develop "Statement of Interest" and "Declaration of Interest" forms.
> Develop curriculum for training Council members, constituents, facilitators 
> and others.
> Prepare clear rules for the establishment of new constituencies within 
> stakeholder groups, while recognizing that differences exist between 
> stakeholder groups and constituencies.
> Review and recommend amendments as appropriate regarding methods for 
> encouraging, promoting and introducing new constituencies, while recognizing 
> that differences exist between stakeholder groups and constituencies.
> Please refer to the draft GCOT Charter for more information: 
> https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team.
>
> Working Group Model Team (WGMT)
>
> This team will collaborate to develop a new Working Group model for GNSO 
> policy development and decision making.
>
> The ICANN Board recommended that Working Groups become the focal point for 
> GNSO policy development to enhance the process by making it more inclusive 
> and representative, and, ultimately, more effective and efficient. The Board 
> noted that this approach can be a more constructive way of establishing areas 
> of agreement than task forces, where membership is limited and discussion can 
> become polarized along constituency lines. Working Groups also enable key 
> parties to become involved in the beginning and work together to address 
> complex and/or controversial issues. Appointing skilled chairs and drafters, 
> as well as proper scoping of the Working Group's objectives, will be integral 
> parts of a successful model. The Board urged that steps be taken immediately 
> to move to a Working Group model for future policy development work, 
> developing appropriate operating principles, rules and procedures that can 
> draw upon expertise gained from other organization's successful policy 
> development !
>  efforts, as appropriate.
>
> Please refer to the draft WGMT Charter for more information: 
> https://st.icann.org/gnso_transition/index.cgi?pdp_team.
>
> Policy Development Process (PDP) Team (PDPT)
>
> This team will work to develop a more efficient and effective policy 
> development process for the GNSO community.
>
> The Board emphasized that the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) needs to 
> be revised to make it more effective and responsive to ICANN's policy 
> development needs. It should be brought in-line with the time and effort 
> actually required to develop policy and made consistent with ICANN's existing 
> contracts (including, but not limited to, clarifying the appropriate scope of 
> GNSO "consensus policy" development).
>
> The Board stated that, while the procedure for developing "consensus 
> policies" will need to continue to be established by the Bylaws as long as 
> required by ICANN's contracts, the GNSO Council and Staff should develop and 
> propose new PDP rules for the Board's consideration and approval that contain 
> more flexibility. The new rules should emphasize the importance of the 
> preparation that must be done before launch of a Working Group or other 
> activity, such as public discussion, fact-finding, and expert research in 
> order to properly define the scope, objective and schedule for a specific 
> policy development goal, and the development of metrics for measuring success.
>
> Please refer to the draft PDPT Charter for more information: 
> https://st.icann.org/gnso_transition/index.cgi?pdp_team
>
> For additional information about the GNSO Improvements Implementation process 
> please consult the GNSO Improvements Information Page at 
> http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://gnso.icann.org

Regards,

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