RE: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants for a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know intentions were good Olof and as you know I was okay with the extension 
if the deadline for GNSO endorsements was correspondingly extended.  What 
caught me off guard was that the extension was granted without the extension of 
the end of August deadline for SO/AC endorsements without GNSO input.  I have 
been encouraging SGs to work hard to implement the GNSO process and to now ask 
them to rush their processes further without their concurrence seemed like the 
wrong thing to do.

I also respect Heather's request for the extension and support it as long as 
the GNSO is still able to adequately use a bottom-up process to endorse 
candidates.

Regarding the way forward, I personally believe that a 12 September delivery 
date for SO/AC endorsements would work well but want GNSO participants to weigh 
in on that.  In fact, because the Council list is included in this 
communication, I welcome Councilors to comment on this distribution if they 
like.  I will also send a message to the Council list directly requesting 
feedback and ask Councilors to seek input from their groups as possible.  Of 
course, all of this needs to happen quickly.

Chuck

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olof Nordling [mailto:olof.nordling@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:09 AM
> To: Gomes, Chuck; William Drake
> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry; Council GNSO; soac-discussion@xxxxxxxxx; Alice
> Jansen; Donna Austin
> Subject: RE: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants for
> a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010
> 
> Chuck,
> I think you know that this change occurred with the best of intentions
> and that there was a technical mishap in the necessarily short time
> frame for the attempted, but derailed, consultation. That aside, I did
> the call and I take the blame for the unintended consequences.
> 
> Now, how can we best redress the situation?
> 
> a) Is the suggested correction of the announcement the best way to go?
> 
> b) If not, counting 45 days from 29 July gives 12 September as delivery
> date for the GNSO endorsed candidate list. In my response to you about
> the 45 days, I used the phrase "best effort" regarding the end of
> August deadline. Although certainly putting a squeeze on the sequence
> of events to precede the launch deadline, I think that is doable, the
> selectors agendas so permitting.
> 
> Please advice on the above.
> Thanks
> Olof
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gomes, Chuck [mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 4:24 PM
> To: Olof Nordling; William Drake
> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry; Council GNSO; soac-discussion@xxxxxxxxx; Alice
> Jansen; Donna Austin
> Subject: RE: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants for
> a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010
> 
> Olof,
> 
> Holding off is the right thing to do Olof.  I was trying to stop the
> confusion as quickly as possible but that didn't work.
> 
> It is critical that a decision like this never be handled in this
> manner again.  And it is totally unreasonable to expect the GNSO to
> compact an already cramped process into an even shorter time frame
> without concurrence from the GNSO.  I agree with others that extensions
> are common and generally good but doing so without comparable
> extensions for other deadlines should not happen without agreement that
> those impacted can live with the changes.
> 
> I had specifically requested 45 days for GNSO processes and that was
> granted.  Moreover, the process the Council approved was fully public
> so it should not come as a surprise that we required time to implement
> our endorsement process.  Unfortunately, all that seemed to be
> completely ignored in the decision to extend without extending the
> corresponding deadline for SO/AC endorsements.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Olof Nordling [mailto:olof.nordling@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 5:55 AM
> > To: William Drake
> > Cc: Gomes, Chuck; Glen de Saint Géry; Council GNSO; soac-
> > discussion@xxxxxxxxx; Alice Jansen; Donna Austin
> > Subject: RE: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants
> for
> > a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> > Certainly, I'll hold it until notified.
> > Best
> > Olof
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Drake [mailto:william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:47 AM
> > To: Olof Nordling
> > Cc: Gomes, Chuck; Glen de Saint Géry; Council GNSO; soac-
> > discussion@xxxxxxxxx; Alice Jansen; Donna Austin
> > Subject: Re: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants
> for
> > a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010
> >
> > Hi Olof
> >
> > On Jul 16, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Olof Nordling wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Dear Chuck,
> > > It so happens that there is an error in the recently posted
> > announcement - it still displays on the front page with a deadline of
> > 15 July - so we need to make a correction anyway. I suggest that we
> in
> > this correction explicitly and clearly exclude GNSO applications from
> > the extension. Would that be satisfactory? We could also make an
> > additional announcement stating that "Call for GNSO applications is
> > closed", if you prefer.
> >
> > While I've not had time to poll everyone it's a fair bet that as much
> > as half the council is opposed to the exclusion, so could you please
> > hold off until we come to an understanding on how to proceed?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > >
> > > I also copy this to the SOAC list (that should work now, I've been
> > assured).
> > >
> > > Very best regards
> > > Olof
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-
> > council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:19 PM
> > > To: Glen de Saint Géry; Council GNSO
> > > Subject: RE: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants
> > for a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010
> > > Importance: High
> > >
> > >
> > > Unless further notified to the contrary, this extension will not
> > apply to GNSO candidates.  The deadline for candidates requesting
> GNSO
> > endorsements remains today, 15 July.  I have been told that the GNSO
> > must still provide its endorsements by the end of August; we were
> > already in a time crunch for implementing our process, it would be
> > impossible to follow the approved process with this extension or
> > probably for any extension.
> > >
> > > I apologize for any confusion this may create, but as long as our
> > endorsements are due by the end of August, I see no other
> alternative.
> > >
> > > Chuck Gomes
> > > GNSO Council Chair
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-
> > >> council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry
> > >> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:37 PM
> > >> To: Council GNSO
> > >> Subject: [council] EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants for
> a
> > >> Position of Volunteer Review Team Member - 29 July 2010
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01jun10-en.htm
> > >>
> > >> EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants for a Position of
> > Volunteer
> > >> Review Team Member
> > >>
> > >> - Review Team 2: Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS -
> > >> - Review Team 4: WHOIS Policy -
> > >>
> > >> Updated: 15 July 2010
> > >> 13 July 2010
> > >> 1 July 2010
> > >> 1 June 2010
> > >>
> > >> Deadline: 15 July 2010 - 23.59 UTC
> > >>
> > >> Extended to: 29 July 2010 - 23.59 UTC
> > >>
> > >> The Affirmation of Commitments calls for a periodic review of four
> > key
> > >> ICANN objectives, namely:
> > >>
> > >>   1. Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of
> > global
> > >> Internet users;
> > >>   2. Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS;
> > >>   3. Promoting competition, consumer trust and consumer choice;
> > >>   4. WHOIS policy.
> > >>
> > >> Affirmation reviews are to be performed by Review Teams composed
> of
> > >> volunteer community Members representing the relevant Supporting
> > >> Organizations and Advisory Committees of ICANN. Please refer to
> the
> > >> Affirmation Reviews web space for full reference.
> > >>
> > >> ICANN now invites interested individuals to apply for a position
> of
> > >> volunteer Review Team Member on the following Review Teams:
> > >>
> > >>    * Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS;
> > >>    * WHOIS policy.
> > >>
> > >> This call is solely intended for interested individuals who wish
> to
> > >> apply in representation of a Supporting Organization (SO) or
> > Advisory
> > >> Committee (AC). Candidatures to serve as independent experts will
> > not
> > >> be considered.
> > >>
> > >> Please download the full text of this Call for Applicants [PDF,
> 101
> > >> KB], which contains further instructions and information on the
> > >> application procedure for interested candidates.
> > >>
> > >> Interested candidates, please submit your CV, letter of motivation
> > and
> > >> SO/AC requirements (if applicable) to rtcandidatures@xxxxxxxxx by
> 29
> > >> July 2010 - 23:59 UTC. SO/AC requirements may be found at:
> > >> http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/call-for-applicants-2-
> > and-
> > >> 4-en.htm
> > >>
> > >> Launch dates and deadlines:
> > >>
> > >>    * 29 July 2010 --> Publication of the list of volunteers
> > >>    * End of August 2010 --> Endorsement by SO/ACs
> > >>    * First week of September 2010 --> Selectors announce the RT
> > >> Members
> > >>
> > >> Glen de Saint Géry
> > >> GNSO Secretariat
> > >> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> http://gnso.icann.org
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ***********************************************************
> > William J. Drake
> > Senior Associate
> > Centre for International Governance
> > Graduate Institute of International and
> >  Development Studies
> > Geneva, Switzerland
> > william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
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> >