[council] ICANN Board meeting with the GNSO

["Jonathan Robinson" <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 21 June 2014 17:55
To: Steve Crocker (steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx); diane.schroeder@xxxxxxxxx; Bruce
Tonkin (Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx); Bill Graham
(bill.graham@xxxxxxxxx)
Cc: Cassia Oliveira (cassia.oliveira@xxxxxxxxx); Theresa Swinehart
(theresa.swinehart@xxxxxxxxx); fadi.chehade@xxxxxxxxx; Diana Middleton
(diana.middleton@xxxxxxxxx)
Subject: ICANN Board meeting with the GNSO
Importance: High

 

Hello Steve,

 

Facilitated by the Council, the GNSO has today discussed our planned
meetings with Theresa Swineheart, Fadi Chehade, the ICANN GDD and the ICANN
Board tomorrow.

We will be meeting with the board for 90 minutes after our meeting with
Theresa, Fadi and the GDD.

 

The following topics include those which you and I touched on previously and
are updated based on what the GNSO has discussed today.

 

1.       Recent Developments (Guide - 5 mins)

a.       A brief update to highlight any key recent developments in the work
of the Council

2.       Board Engagement & Involvement (with the community) / GNSO Board
Seats (Guide - 25 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:

a.       A common understanding of the role of a director / directors
responsibilities

b.      Potential for conflict between duty as a director and representing
the GNSO (CPH or NCPH)

c.       How does the above square with responsibilities to the broader
ICANN the community

d.      Understanding above relationships with conflict of interest
provisions

e.      GNSO appointed board members in a communication & liaison role

                                                               i.      Is a
more effective capability possible and/or do we need a GNSO liaison to the
board?

                                                             ii.      In
contrast with the past, the board seems to spend much more time with
"itself" than with / within the community
What are the ways in which the board can be / be seen to be observing,
engaging with and immersed within the community?

f.        Any potential short vs long term changes?

                                                               i.      Short
=> no bylaw change

                                                             ii.      Long
=> bylaw change

g.       Does this topic may touch on ICANN Accountability issues?

3.       The (output of) Expert Working Group on WHOIS (Guide - 25 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:

a.       Thoughts / discussion on where does this go next?

b.      What more, if anything, is required before the GNSO can work with
the output? 

c.       Careful consideration and thought as well as an indication of
timing is required?

4.       Issues (and recent improvements where relevant) with the "ICANN
Model" (Guide - 25 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:

a.       Volume of work and demand on the volunteer structure - the cause
and effects of this?
ICANN staff is growing and developing fast whilst broader community is
struggling to keep pace with the myriad initiatives.

                                                               i.      Some
sensitivity with (the perception of) a proposed increase in board
compensation and 

                                                             ii.      Does
this (increased compensation) reflect any increase in responsibilities /
accountability?

b.      Any ongoing concerns or issues with "the model" i.e. bottom-up,
multi-stakeholder processes? 
Note: References are increasingly made to terms such as dialogue and
consultation which may not be compatible with this.

c.       Feedback on core functions that the SGs and constituencies rely on?
How is ICANN serving the needs of the GNSO?

5.       IDN Development & Adoption (Guide - 10 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:

a.       Progress of project 2.2 (LGR) and project 7 (policy implementation
/ delegation)

b.      Should the Council be prepared for policy-related work (since the
VIP project is a Board-designated project)
i.e. anything which requires further policy change on IDN TLD delegation and
operation.

c.       How has ICANN coordinated the works of Top-level  (VIP) and the
2nd-level (IDN guidelines)?
To ensure the industry engaged and to protect the user's from security
risks.

Thank-you for taking the time to review this input into the prospective
scope of our meeting tomorrow.

 

Best wishes,

 

 

 

Jonathan