RE: [council] Call for participation in the Affirmation Reviews Requirements Drafting Team

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glen,
 
I would like to participate.

Tim
 
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Subject: [council] Call for participation in the Affirmation Reviews
Requirements Drafting Team
From: Glen_de_Saint_Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, January 10, 2010 11:38 am
To: Council GNSO <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

 
This is a call for participation in the drafting team to discuss the
Affirmation Reviews Requirements.
 
At the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 7 January, it was agreed that
the Council provide comments to the discussion draft that addresses the
requirements and implementation processes for the reviews called for in
the Affirmation of Commitments. 
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#affrev
(See below for full text)  
          
-          The drafting team is to select a lead person for coordination
purposes
-          Suggestions to be provided to the Council for discussion at
the Council meeting on 28 January 2010
-          Drafting team should provide first draft within a week  - 14
January 2010
-          Mailing list  gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx (arr = Affirmation
Reviews Requirements; dt=drafting team)
-          Public Archives at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-arr-dt/


Current Volunteers:
Olga Cavalli - NCA - GNSO Council vice chair 
William Drake - NCSG 
Chuck Gomes - RySG - GNSO Council chair 
Caroline Greer – RySG
 
Please inform the GNSO Secretariat if you would like to be added to the
drafting team mailing list.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
Thank you.
Kind regards,
 
Glen
 
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#affrev
Explanation/Background: ICANN is publishing today for public comment a
discussion draft that addresses the requirements and implementation
processes for the reviews called for in the Affirmation of Commitments
 
The Affirmation of Commitments contains specific provisions for periodic
review of ICANN's key objectives. These reviews are to be performed by
review teams composed of volunteer community members representative of
the relevant ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, as
well as independent experts. 
 
The paper [PDF, 620K] 
http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/affirmation-reviews-draft-proposal-26dec09-en.pdf
posted for public consultation presents a discussion draft to address
the Affirmation review requirements; it describes: 
 
•The Affirmation requirements for reviews 
•The proposed methodology for conducting the reviews 
•The preliminary activities (such as the establishment of the review
Teams and others) 
•The timeline of the preparatory activities and of the first review 
•A draft Terms of Reference for the first review 
Inputs are sought from the community on the full set of proposals
contained in this paper. 
 
The public consultation will remain open till the end of January, 2010.
 
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org