[council] Public Comment Invited on: Proposed Permanent Charter of GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06may11-en.htm

Public Comment Invited on: Proposed Permanent Charter of GNSO's Non-Commercial 
Stakeholder Group

6 May 2011

Today, a Public Comment Forum is being initiated to seek community comments on 
the proposed permanent Charter of the GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group 
(NCSG).

Consistent with the its oversight authority regarding GNSO Stakeholder Group 
Charters (see ICANN Bylaws Article 
X<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X>, Section 5.3), t he ICANN Board 
passed a resolution at its 18 March 2011 
meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-18mar11-en.htm> directing 
Staff to post the proposed NCSG Charter in a Public Comment Forum for 30 days. 
The Board is seeking the community's input concerning the Charter's provisions 
and, in particular, the fundamental organizational structure proposed.

All members of the ICANN community are invited to review the document and share 
comments and observations with the Board and the wider community through 5 June 
2011.

Background/Explanation:

As part of the comprehensive Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) 
Improvements effort, last July the ICANN Board approved (see ICANN Board 
Resolution 
2009.30.07.09<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm>) the 
Charters of four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups (SGs). These SG structures 
represent a new concept for the GNSO that was envisioned by the Board 
Governance Committee GNSO Review Working Group (BGC WG) on GNSO Improvements 
(see the BGC WG's February 2008 Report 
here<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf>
 [PDF, 193 KB]).

The 
Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/ncsg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf> 
[PDF, 60 KB] approved for the NCSG last July was "transitional" through the 
ICANN annual meeting in 2011. The Board expected the NCSG (see Sections 5 and 
8) to develop a permanent Charter document that would take effect upon the 
expiration of the transition period. Over the past several months, NCSG members 
have been working with the Board's Structural Improvements Committee and have 
developed a proposed permanent NCSG 
Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/proposed-ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 179 KB].

All members of the ICANN community are invited to review the Charter and share 
comments and observations with the Board and the wider community through 5 June 
2011.

Relevant Board Resolutions and Bylaws:

 *   Adopted Board Resolutions 18 March 2011: #13. Non-Commercial Users 
Constituency Charter: Posting for Public 
Comment<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-18mar11-en.htm#13>
 *   Preliminary Report of Special Board Meeting 30 July 
2009<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm> (See Item: B. 
Regular Agenda for GNSO Improvements)
 *   ICANN Bylaws Article X, Section 
5<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X-5>

Document/Page Links:

 *   The GNSO Stakeholder Group process and historical charter documents can be 
accessed at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/stakeholder-process-en.htm

The Process From Here:

At the end of this public comment forum period, the ICANN Staff will provide a 
summary/analysis of the community comments submitted regarding the NCSG 
Charter. That summary/analysis will be shared with the community and the Board. 
The Board will subsequently take action regarding the Charter document 
consistent with its GNSO SG oversight authority.

Deadline and How to Submit Comments:

At the direction of the ICANN Board, the Staff is opening a 30-day public 
consultation forum, from 6 May through 5 June 2011 and invites community input 
on this topic:

 *   The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: 
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201106-en.htm#ncsg-charter
 *   To submit comments: See 
ncsg-charter@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ncsg-charter@xxxxxxxxx>
 *   To view comments: See http://forum.icann.org/lists/ncsg-charter/

Staff Responsible: Rob Hoggarth, Senior Policy Director



Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org