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Re: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group


Thank you Jonathan

Excellent proposal
Agree

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> On Aug 27, 2015, at 1:05 AM, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> All,
>  
> This issue has been dragging on for some time (the original deadline was 3rd 
> August) and there are possibly some lessons to be learned here. In my view, 
> the Council is not set up to undertake the sort of recruitment exercise 
> potentially required here i.e. some sort of filtering of the candidates 
> against the criteria. At least not without further work on process.
>  
> On the face of it, all six candidates seem very well qualified and, given 
> they have submitted fairly detailed resumes, appear motivated to assist here.
>  
> Therefore, I propose the following way forward:
>  
> 1.      Transmit the full list of six to the IDN Guidelines .
> 2.      Communicate with the candidates that we have transmitted their names.
> 3.      IN the same communication as 2 above, encourage those candidates to 
> re-check their skill set against the published criteria and if, for this or 
> any other reason, they no longer wish to participate, to communicate this to 
> the Council and the WG ASAP.
>  
> If there are no objections to this, we will transmit all 6 names in the 
> manner proposed above on or before 31 August 2015.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
>  
> Jonathan#
>  
>  
> From: Mary Wong [mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 27 August 2015 01:01
> To: Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO 
> experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>  
> Hi Donna and everyone,
>  
> The expectation is that the Council should make the call, since those 
> appointed would be representing the GNSO in the working group.
>  
> Thanks and cheers
> Mary
>  
> Mary Wong
> Senior Policy Director
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
> Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
>  
>  
> From: "Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 08:45
> To: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, 
> "council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>" 
> <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: RE: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the 
> new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>  
>> Hi Mary
>>  
>> Who decides whether the candidates have the necessary qualifications or 
>> expertise? Is it expected that the Council would make that call or Sarmad 
>> and his team?
>>  
>> Thanks
>>  
>> Donna
>>  
>>  
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>> On Behalf Of Mary Wong
>> Sent: Tuesday, 25 August 2015 5:04 PM
>> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx 
>> <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>>
>> Subject: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO 
>> experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>>  
>> Dear Councilors,
>>  
>> Sarmad and his colleagues have confirmed that the GNSO Council can endorse 
>> as many qualified candidates as it thinks appropriate; however, as mentioned 
>> previously, all endorsees should have the necessary qualifications and 
>> expertise as documented in the Call for Experts: 
>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en ; 
>> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>
>>  
>> I hope this is helpful. We hope the Council will finalize its list of 
>> endorsees as soon as possible so that the Working Group can begin its work 
>> imminently.
>>  
>> Thanks and cheers
>> Mary
>>  
>> Mary Wong
>> Senior Policy Director
>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>> Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
>>  
>>  
>> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>
>> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 04:31
>> To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx 
>> <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>>
>> Subject: Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the 
>> new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>>  
>>> Dear Councilors,
>>>  
>>> Please find attached the resumes, as submitted to us, of the six candidates 
>>> named below who have volunteered to serve as GNSO-endorsed experts to the 
>>> new IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group. Aside from minor 
>>> formatting changes to package them all into a single document, we have not 
>>> edited or changed any of the candidates’ submissions. They are listed in 
>>> alphabetical order.
>>>  
>>> From what I understand from my colleagues in charge of the project, they 
>>> would greatly appreciate knowing who the endorsed experts are as soon as 
>>> possible. As such, may I suggest that the Council finalize its decision via 
>>> this email list no later than a week from today i.e. Tuesday 25 August?
>>>  
>>> As noted previously, the original suggested number of three GNSO experts 
>>> was based on the composition of prior community teams that worked on the 
>>> Guidelines. The Council may therefore wish to endorse more than three for 
>>> this new effort if it believes this to be appropriate.
>>>  
>>> I have cc’d Sarmad Hussain, who you all know and who is leading the effort, 
>>> on this email so that he can see any questions you may have about the 
>>> process or the necessary qualifications for the work that is to be done. 
>>> I’ll be sure to post any responses or further information from him as well.
>>>  
>>> Thanks and cheers
>>> Mary
>>>  
>>> Mary Wong
>>> Senior Policy Director
>>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>>> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>>> Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 12:25
>>> To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx 
>>> <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Subject: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the 
>>> new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>>>  
>>>> Dear Councilors,
>>>>  
>>>> I write to follow up on the note below, to request that the Council 
>>>> discuss and decide on candidates it wishes to endorse, on behalf of the 
>>>> GNSO, to join the new Working Group that will revise the 2011 IDN 
>>>> Implementation Guidelines. So far the following nominations have been made:
>>>> Chris Dillon (NCSG)
>>>> Christian Dawson (ISPCPC)
>>>> Jian Zhang (RySG)
>>>> Dennis Tan (RySG)
>>>> Edmon Chung (RySG)
>>>> Kal Feher (RySG)
>>>> ICANN staff supporting this new Working Group has confirmed that the 
>>>> original number of three GNSO representatives to the Working Group was 
>>>> suggested based on the composition of earlier groups that reviewed the 
>>>> Guidelines, so the Council may endorse additional appointees if necessary. 
>>>> However, it is important that all GNSO-endorsed appointees have relevant 
>>>> expertise in the following areas, as relevant for the second level of the 
>>>> DNS:
>>>> DNS and IDNA protocols
>>>> IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level rules
>>>> IDN policy
>>>> IDN implementation
>>>> IDN label registration process and registration data
>>>> IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity
>>>> IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance
>>>> Three of the four RySG nominees have already kindly provided staff with 
>>>> their resumes/qualifications. 
>>>>  
>>>> As the IDN Program staff would like to proceed with the formation of the 
>>>> Working Group (which will also have representatives from the ccNSO, ALAC 
>>>> and SSAC), it will be very much appreciated if the Council can reach a 
>>>> decision soon. Given that the next Council meeting will not take place 
>>>> till September, you may wish to consider email discussions as sufficient. 
>>>> You may wish also to request that the other candidates send in their 
>>>> resumes/qualifications – either to Sarmad (cc’d here) or me – and we can 
>>>> compile them into a packet for your review by next week. Please let us 
>>>> know if you have objections to this suggested approach.
>>>>  
>>>> For your easy reference, the Call for Community Experts and their 
>>>> necessary qualifications can be found here: 
>>>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en 
>>>> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>.
>>>>  
>>>> Thanks and cheers
>>>> Mary
>>>>  
>>>> Mary Wong
>>>> Senior Policy Director
>>>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>>>> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>>>> Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>> Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 22:11
>>>> To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx 
>>>> <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>> Subject: For your action: GNSO appointees to the new IDN Guidelines 
>>>> Working Group
>>>>  
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>  
>>>>> Following from the discussion with Sarmad Hussein at the Buenos Aires 
>>>>> meeting, please be informed that the IDN project team has now issued a 
>>>>> Call for Experts to join the new Working Group to review the IDN 
>>>>> Guidelines: see https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en 
>>>>> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>. They are asking 
>>>>> for three GNSO members to the WG, which must be endorsed by their 
>>>>> respective SO/ACs – and ideally applications should be sent in by 3 
>>>>> August.
>>>>>  
>>>>> I’d be happy to bring this up during AOB on the Council call this week, 
>>>>> but in the meantime it would be good if you and your respective SG/Cs 
>>>>> could think about who the GNSO could appoint. As I explained in Buenos 
>>>>> Aires, this WG was supposed to build on a list of issues identified by 
>>>>> the GNSO and the ccNSO; unfortunately, although a small group of 
>>>>> community volunteers was formed in February, there has been no discussion 
>>>>> or input provided by that group (which has been dormant). 
>>>>>  
>>>>> Nevertheless, one possibility is of course to endorse those volunteers 
>>>>> from that small group should they indicate interest. Given the importance 
>>>>> of this issue, we hope that the Council will give the matter due and 
>>>>> timely consideration. 
>>>>>  
>>>>> Thanks and cheers
>>>>> Mary
>>>>>  
>>>>> Mary Wong
>>>>> Senior Policy Director
>>>>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>>>>> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>>>>> Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>  
>>>>>  



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