[council] Regarding appointment ofconstituency representatives to Council

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

With reference to the Board resolution below, each constituency needs to
appoint 3 new representatives to Council as soon as possible.  I note
that some constituencies have already done this.  Constituencies need to
notify their representatives to the ICANN Secretary (which is now John
Jeffrey)

Of the three representatives,
- one must be identified for a 2 year term
- two will serve a one year term (until end of annual meeting in 2004)

The Board will review the Council in July 2004 and consider amongst
other things whether to make the change from 2 to 3 representatives
permanent.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
Registrars Representative on GNSO Council



Board resolution from:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm

Whereas, the GNSO Council has requested on 14 August 2003, that the
change to the number of constituency representatives on the GNSO Council
remain unchanged at three (3) representatives per constituency instead
of two (2) representatives per constituency as is scheduled to occur at
the end of this 2003 Annual Meeting.

Whereas, the GNSO Council's predecessor organization DNSO Names Council
requested on 1 August 2002, that the GNSO Council be made up of three
(3) representatives per constituency.

Whereas, Article I, Section 2 (4) sets out as a core value that:
-"Seeking and supporting broad, informed participation reflecting the
functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all
levels of policy development and decision-making." 

Whereas, Article XX, Section 5 (8), in setting out the originally
proposed transition that: "In the absence of further action on the topic
by the New Board, each of the GNSO constituencies shall select two
representatives to the GNSO Council...."

Whereas, the Board wishes to take action in support of the GNSO Council
and in response to the GNSO Council's request.

Resolved [03.164] to change the transition article (Article XX) to allow
three representatives per constituency on the GNSO Council until the end
of the ICANN annual meeting 2004; 

Resolved [03.165] to perform a review of the GNSO Council in or around
July 2004 which should include among other aspects of the review
criteria, an analysis of the efficacy of having three representatives
from each constituency on the GNSO Council.