[council] Call for GNSO Members - Forming GNSO Review Working Party

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Call for GNSO Members - Forming GNSO Review Working Party
Summary
Following the GNSO Council meeting on 8 May 2014, the GNSO Council would like 
to extend the invitation to join the GNSO Review Working Party to members of 
the GNSO community. The make-up of the Working Party is expected to reflect 
that of the GNSO community, with the opportunity for other Supporting 
Organizations and Advisory Committees to appoint an observer should they decide 
so.
Tasks of the GNSO Review Working Group Party
The task of the GNSO Review Working Group Party will be to:

 1.  Function as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the 
Board's Structural Improvements Committee;
 2.  Provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment[1];
 3.  Serve as additional conduit for input from, and requests to, GNSO 
constituencies/stakeholder groups, Council;
 4.  Act as sounding board: offer objective guidance, reactions and comments to 
any preliminary conclusions and assessment and helping to ensure the draft 
report issued by the independent examiner accurately reflects the GNSO 
structure, scope and dynamics;
 5.  Coordinate with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and 
champion implementation of improvement activities;
 6.  Perform support communication/awareness activities to encourage 
participation.
Volunteer Requirements
The membership of the GNSO Review Working Party is proposed to include members 
representing the diversity of the GNSO community, mirroring the make-up of the 
GNSO Council (up to 3 representatives from the Registry Stakeholder Group, up 
to 3 representatives from the Registrar Stakeholder Group, up to 2 
representatives from the Nominating Committee appointees, up to 2 
representatives from the Business Constituency, up to 2 representative from the 
Intellectual Property Constituency, up to 2 representatives from the Internet 
Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency, up to 6 representatives from 
the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, in addition to the possibility for other 
SO/ACs to appoint 1 observer to the effort). The activities of the GNSO Review 
Working Party will be conducted in an open and fully transparent manner.
Knowledge of the GNSO structure and operations as well as experience in 
evaluating performance and processes based on a set of objective criteria would 
be useful.  Members are expected to participate actively and to devote 
sufficient time to the process. Time commitment is expected to be 50 - 80 hours 
within the next 9 months, with work commencing immediately. Commitment to and 
compliance with ICANN's bottom-up, multistakeholder model, and accountability 
and transparency ethics are a requirement.
Submitting candidates
Each Stakeholder Group / Constituency is expected to determine their own 
process for selecting members for this effort taking into account the 
requirements, especially in relation to expected time commitment listed above. 
Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies may, but are not required to fill all the 
slots allocated to their respective groups. Ideally the names of the proposed 
candidates are submitted by Monday 19 May at the latest as work has already 
commenced. The names of the proposed candidates should be submitted to the GNSO 
Secretariat 
(gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>).
Background
The objective of the GNSO Review[2] is to examine organizational effectiveness 
of the GNSO, including its structure components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working 
Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies). The review scheduled to 
begin on or about 1 July 2014 will be tightly scoped based on objective and 
quantifiable criteria provided to the independent examiner.
Involvement of the GNSO community as well as input and participation from the 
broader community are important components of this review process. As discussed 
in GNSO Council meetings, the Structural Improvements Committee of the Board 
(SIC) has requested that a GNSO Review Working Party be assembled to function 
as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the SIC, to provide 
input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment, coordinate interviews and 
objectively supply clarification and responses to the draft findings and 
recommendations. Once a final report is issued and the Board takes action on 
it, as appropriate, the GNSO Review Working Party is expected to coordinate 
with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and champion 
implementation of improvement activities.
Please see the recent 
announcement<http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22apr14-en.htm>
 about the GNSO Review for additional information and background.

Further Information

Forming GNSO Review Working Party Call for GNSO Members - Forming GNSO Review 
Working Party
Summary
Following the GNSO Council meeting on 8 May 2014, the GNSO Council would like 
to extend the invitation to join the GNSO Review Working Party to members of 
the GNSO community. The make-up of the Working Party is expected to reflect 
that of the GNSO community, with the opportunity for other Supporting 
Organizations and Advisory Committees to appoint an observer should they decide 
so.
Tasks of the GNSO Review Working Group Party
The task of the GNSO Review Working Group Party will be to:

 1.  Function as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the 
Board's Structural Improvements Committee;
 2.  Provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment[3];
 3.  Serve as additional conduit for input from, and requests to, GNSO 
constituencies/stakeholder groups, Council;
 4.  Act as sounding board: offer objective guidance, reactions and comments to 
any preliminary conclusions and assessment and helping to ensure the draft 
report issued by the independent examiner accurately reflects the GNSO 
structure, scope and dynamics;
 5.  Coordinate with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and 
champion implementation of improvement activities;
 6.  Perform support communication/awareness activities to encourage 
participation.
Volunteer Requirements
The membership of the GNSO Review Working Party is proposed to include members 
representing the diversity of the GNSO community, mirroring the make-up of the 
GNSO Council (up to 3 representatives from the Registry Stakeholder Group, up 
to 3 representatives from the Registrar Stakeholder Group, up to 2 
representatives from the Nominating Committee appointees, up to 2 
representatives from the Business Constituency, up to 2 representative from the 
Intellectual Property Constituency, up to 2 representatives from the Internet 
Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency, up to 6 representatives from 
the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, in addition to the possibility for other 
SO/ACs to appoint 1 observer to the effort). The activities of the GNSO Review 
Working Party will be conducted in an open and fully transparent manner.
Knowledge of the GNSO structure and operations as well as experience in 
evaluating performance and processes based on a set of objective criteria would 
be useful.  Members are expected to participate actively and to devote 
sufficient time to the process. Time commitment is expected to be 50 - 80 hours 
within the next 9 months, with work commencing immediately. Commitment to and 
compliance with ICANN's bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model, and accountability 
and transparency ethics are a requirement.
Submitting candidates
Each Stakeholder Group / Constituency is expected to determine their own 
process for selecting members for this effort taking into account the 
requirements, especially in relation to expected time commitment listed above. 
Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies may, but are not required to fill all the 
slots allocated to their respective groups. Ideally the names of the proposed 
candidates are submitted by Monday 19 May at the latest as work has already 
commenced. The names of the proposed candidates should be submitted to the GNSO 
Secretariat 
(gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>).
Background
The objective of the GNSO Review[4] is to examine organizational effectiveness 
of the GNSO, including its structure components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working 
Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies). The review scheduled to 
begin on or about 1 July 2014 will be tightly scoped based on objective and 
quantifiable criteria provided to the independent examiner.
Involvement of the GNSO community as well as input and participation from the 
broader community are important components of this review process. As discussed 
in GNSO Council meetings, the Structural Improvements Committee of the Board 
(SIC) has requested that a GNSO Review Working Party be assembled to function 
as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the SIC, to provide 
input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment, coordinate interviews and 
objectively supply clarification and responses to the draft findings and 
recommendations. Once a final report is issued and the Board takes action on 
it, as appropriate, the GNSO Review Working Party is expected to coordinate 
with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and champion 
implementation of improvement activities.
Please see the recent 
announcement<http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22apr14-en.htm>
 about the GNSO Review for additional information and background.

Further Information


·        Forming GNSO Review Working 
Party<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-06may14-en.pdf>

·        GNSO Review 
Webinar<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-23apr14-en.htm.>




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


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[1] 360 Assessment is an online mechanism to collect and summarize feedback 
from members of the GNSO community - a "self-review" relative to objective and 
quantifiable criteria. Interested members of other ICANN organizations, Board 
and staff also may offer feedback.

[2] GNSO Review is mandated by ICANN's 
Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#IV>.

[3] 360 Assessment is an online mechanism to collect and summarize feedback 
from members of the GNSO community - a "self-review" relative to objective and 
quantifiable criteria. Interested members of other ICANN organizations, Board 
and staff also may offer feedback.

[4] GNSO Review is mandated by ICANN's 
Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#IV>.