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


I agree.
Everyone on the list has some very solid expertise this is potentially very 
useful to the WG.
I am happy to pass on all the names.

David

> On 27 Aug 2015, at 9:47 pm, James M. Bladel <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Agreed, good approach.
> 
> Thanks—
> 
> J.
> 
> 
> From: <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> on 
> behalf of Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Organization: Afilias
> Reply-To: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 2:05
> To: 'Mary Wong' <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, "'Austin, 
> Donna'" <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>>, GNSO 
> Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Cc: 'Sarmad Hussain' <sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:sarmad.hussain@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: RE: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO 
> experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
> 
> 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 <mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>]
> Sent: 27 August 2015 01:01
> To: Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>>; 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
> 
> 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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> From:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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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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