[council] Public Comment: Proposed Recommendations for a GNSO Global Outreach Program

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-24feb11-en.htm
Public Comment: Proposed Recommendations for a GNSO Global Outreach Program

24 February 2011

Pursuant to a Resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 24 
February 2011 the community is invited to provide comments on a proposed 
recommendations for a global outreach program. The GNSO Council resolution 
acknowledged receipt of the document, "Recommendations to Develop a Global 
Outreach Program to Broaden Participation in the GNSO" [PDF, 74 KB] and 
directed Staff to post this document for forty-five (45) days in the ICANN 
Public Comment Forum.  The GNSO Council shall take formal action on this 
document, including potential modification, as soon as possible after the 
conclusion of the public comment period.
Background/Explanation:

In October 2008, the GNSO Council established a framework for implementing the 
various GNSO Improvements 
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm identified and approved 
by the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2008.  That framework included the 
formation, in January 2009, of two Steering Committees, the Operations Steering 
Committee (OSC) and the Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC), to charter 
and coordinate the efforts of five community work teams in developing specific 
recommendations to implement the improvements.  The OSC established three work 
teams, which were chartered to focus on specific operational areas addressed in 
the BGC Report recommendations: 
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf
 [PDF, 193 KB].

One of the recommendations in BGC Report was to develop and implement a 
targeted outreach program to explore the formation of new constituency groups.  
The OSC tasked the Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team 
(CSG-WT) with developing the recommendations on a global outreach program.  The 
CSG-WG submitted the document to the OSC for consideration on 21 January 2011.  
On 14 February 2011 the OSC submitted to the GNSO Council the document 
"Recommendations to Develop a Global Outreach Program to Broaden Participation 
in the GNSO" [PDF, 74 KB]. 

The OSC's recommendations describe a global outreach strategy to relevant 
members of the public, particularly non-English speakers and those from 
developing countries/regions; and for development of a global outreach program 
aimed at increasing participation both from current members of the ICANN 
community as well as potential members, particularly non-English speakers. At 
its meeting on 24 February 2011 the GNSO Council approved a resolution that 
acknowledged the receipt from the OSC of the document and directed Staff to 
post this document for forty-five (45) days in the ICANN Public Comment Forum.  
The GNSO Council shall take formal action on this document, including potential 
modification, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the public comment 
period.

Additional Document Links:

    * GNSO Council Resolution Inviting Public Comment
    * The Board's GNSO Improvements Report (03 February 2008) [PDF, 193 KB]

The Process From Here:

At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will review the 
comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various submissions 
for GNSO Council review.

Deadline and How to Submit Comments:

At the direction of the GNSO Council, the Staff is opening a 45-day public 
consultation forum, from 24 February through 10 April 2011 and invites 
community comments concerning this document. 

The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here:  
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201104-en.htm#gnso-outreach
To submit comments:  gnso-global-outreach@xxxxxxxxx
To view comments:  http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-global-outreach/

Staff Responsible:  Julie


Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org