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[council] Call for GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Appointments: GNSO Review Working Group
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Call for GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Appointments: GNSO Review
Working Group
In Brief
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council adopted the
Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf> of
the GNSO Review Working Group during its meeting on 21 July 2016. This Working
Group is tasked to develop an implementation plan for the GNSO Review
recommendations<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf>
which were recently
adopted<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-06-25-en#2.e>
by the ICANN Board. This is the Call for Volunteers to join this Working
Group. Anyone interested in the GNSO Review and contributing to the development
of the implementation plan and subsequent implementation is encouraged to
volunteer.
What This Working Group Will Do
Per the GNSO Review Working Group
Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf> the
GNSO Review Working Group will be responsible for developing an implementation
plan, containing a realistic timeline for the implementation, definition of
desired outcomes and a way to measure current state as well as progress toward
the desired outcome for the GNSO Review recommendations adopted by the ICANN
Board (thirty-four (34) recommendations of the Final
Report<https://www.icann.org/zh/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-summary-15sep15-en.pdf>
of the Independent Examiner (i.e. all recommendations excluding
recommendations 23 and 32). This implementation plan is to be submitted for
approval to the GNSO Council, followed by consideration by the ICANN Board.
Following the approval of the implementation plan, the Working Group is also
expected to execute and oversee the implementation of the GNSO Review
recommendations unless specified differently in the implementation plan.
The GNSO Review Working Group will also be responsible for considering any new
requests[1] by the GNSO Council concerning issues related to the GNSO Council
processes and procedures and to Working Group guidelines that have been
identified either by the GNSO Council, or a group chartered by the GNSO
Council, as needing discussion. However, the first priority of the Working
Group will be the development of an implementation plan and the subsequent
implementation of the GNSO Review recommendations.
Timeline and Deliverables
The GNSO Review Working Group is expected to deliver the implementation plan to
the GNSO Council for consideration at the GNSO Council meeting at ICANN57 at
the latest in order to meet the Board set objective of ‘an implementation plan,
containing a realistic timeline for the implementation, definition of desired
outcomes and a way to measure current state as well as progress toward the
desired outcome, shall be submitted to the Board as soon as possible, but no
later than six (6) months after the adoption of this resolution’[2] i.e.,
December 2016.
Stakeholder Group and Constituency Members
Each GNSO Stakeholder Group and/or Constituency will identify one primary and
one alternate member to serve on the GNSO Review Working Group. It is
important to note that Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies are asked to
identify volunteers who are prepared to participate as members and who have
knowledge of and experience with the GNSO Review and/or GNSO operating
procedures and/or processes (for example, previous members of the GNSO Review
Working Party and current members of the SCI).
GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency appointments should be sent by email to
gnso-secs@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-secs@xxxxxxxxx> by Friday, 19 August 2016.
Next steps
It is anticipated that the GNSO Review Working Group will convene online for
the first time the last week in August 2016. Following that, regular online
meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the Working Group’s work plan,
which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks.
Further information and preparation
For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are encouraged to
review the following materials:
1. GNSO Review
Recommendations<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf>
2. Independent Examiner Final
Report<https://www.icann.org/zh/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-summary-15sep15-en.pdf>
3. Frequently Asked Questions<https://community.icann.org/x/UBCbAw>
Background
The second independent review of the GNSO commenced in 2014. The Final Report
of the independent examiner was published on 15 September 2015 (see
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-15sep15-en.pdf)
and contained 36 recommendations in the areas of: participation &
representation, continuous development, transparency and alignment with ICANN's
future. The GNSO Council adopted the GNSO Review Recommendations Feasibility
and Prioritization analysis
(see:http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf)
on 14 April 2016 with the modification of Recommendation 21, that the council
recommends staff working with the GNSO to institute methods of information
sharing of highly relevant research related to gTLDs to help the GNSO community
members increase their knowledge base (low priority).
On 25 June, the ICANN Board accepted the Final Report from the independent
examiner, taking into account the GNSO Working Party's Feasibility and
Prioritization Analysis of the GNSO Review Recommendations, adopted with
modifications by the GNSO Council. The Board adopted thirty-four (34)
recommendations of the Final Report (i.e. all recommendations excluding
recommendations 23 and 32). Furthermore, the Board requested that the GNSO
Council convene a group that oversees the implementation of Board-accepted
recommendations.
Per the motion<https://community.icann.org/x/BAObAw> adopted on 21 July 2016,
the GNSO Council adopted the
Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf> of
the GNSO Review Working Group and directed staff to send a Call for Volunteers
for the Working Group.
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[1] For items that are submitted for review 'on request', the GNSO Review WG
expects to receive detailed input from the group affected by the
process/operational change concerned. See request template at:
https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/14713135/GNSO-SCI-ReviewRequest-yyymmdd_template.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1469143165000&api=v2.
[2] The Board resolution was adopted on 25 June 2016
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