[ga] Public Comments: GNSO Council Operations Work Team and Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team Recommendations

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28jun10-en.htm

Please note the public comments are open until 18 JULY 2010.
Please take the time to comment.


Public Comment: Community Comment Invited on the GNSO Council Operations Work 
Team and Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team Recommendations

28 June 2010

Pursuant to a Resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 23 June 
2010, the community is invited to provide comments on a set of GNSO 
Improvements recommendations submitted by the GNSO Council Operations Work Team 
and the Constituency and Stakeholder Group Work Team submitted to the GNSO 
Council for consideration at its meeting on 23 June 2010 at the ICANN meeting 
in Brussels, Belgium.

Background/Explanation:

These recommendations are the product of two Work Teams (Sections A and B 
below) that were chartered by the GNSO's Operations Steering Committee (OSC) in 
March 2009 to review and recommend implementation proposals concerning certain 
sections of the Board's GNSO Improvements Report (3 February 2008).

   1. The GNSO Council Operations Work Team (GCOT) was tasked with a 
cross-constituency effort to review the existing GNSO operating rules and 
procedures and to recommend changes consistent with the new GNSO Council's goal 
to become a strategic manager of the policy process. In June 2009, the Work 
Team developed a package of recommendations, particularly those necessary to 
seat the new GNSO Council at the ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea in October 
2009. The GNSO Council approved the recommendations for new GNSO Operating 
Procedures on 28 October 2009. Subsequently, the GCOT identified additional 
recommendations for amending the GNSO Operating Procedures in accordance with 
the Board's GNSO Improvements Report. These additional recommendations are the 
subject of this announcement. In particular, the Work team completed and 
submitted certain documents that it recommends be incorporated into the GNSO 
Operating Procedures (GOP) as follows:

      Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits 
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en.pdf
      Section 2.4-Board Seat Elections 
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-24may10-en.pdf
      Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies 
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11jun10-en.pdf
      Chapter 4.0-Voting 
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf
      Chapter 5.0-Statements and Disclosures of Interest 
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf

      [Note that two sections, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, are not approved pending 
further Staff action to be determined. These sections are footnoted in the 
document as "inactive" until subsequently approved by the OSC and Council.]
   2. The Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT) was 
tasked with developing recommendations concerning Constituency and Stakeholder 
Group participation rules, operating principles, and member databases. Its 
recommendations are part of the overall GNSO Improvements effort and are 
designed to improve the GNSO Council Operating Procedures and enhance 
Constituency and Stakeholder Group operations. The Work Team divided this task 
into the following four subtasks:
          * Subtask 1: Develop recommendations for a set of participation rules 
and operating procedures, to which all Constituencies should abide;
          * Subtask 2: Develop recommendations for clear operating principles 
for Constituencies to ensure that they function in a representative, open, 
transparent and democratic manner;
          * Subtask 3: Develop recommendations for creating and maintaining a 
database of all Constituency members and others not formally a part of any 
Constituency that is up-to-date and publicly accessible; and
          * Subtask 4: Develop a "toolkit" of in-kind staff support and/or 
services for all Constituencies.

      The Work Team completed the recommendations for Subtask 4 ahead of the 
other subtasks and submitted these recommendations separately to the OSC for 
review. The OSC approved the recommendations with modifications and submitted 
them to the GNSO Council, which voted to accept the recommendations on 17 
December 2009 and staff work on implementation is underway.

      The consolidated recommendations on the three subtasks are detailed in 
the following report: Recommended Common Operating Principles and Participation 
Guidelines for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies; and Recommendations 
on a GNSO Database of Community Members 
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf

At its 23 June 2010 GNSO Council directed the Staff to post for public comment 
for a 21-day period the recommendations of the GNSO Council and Constituency 
and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Teams for public review and comment. 
Community members are invited to review the recommendations and comment on all 
aspects of the recommended procedures.

Additional Document Links:

    * GNSO Council Operations Work Team Wiki Space and Charter
    * Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team Wiki Space and 
Charter
    * GNSO Council Resolution Inviting Public Comment
    * The Board's GNSO Improvements Report (3 Feb 2008) [PDF, 193 KB]

The Process From Here:

At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will review the 
comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various submissions 
for Work Team and GNSO Council review.

Deadline and How to Submit Comments:

At the direction of the GNSO Council, the Staff is opening a 21-day public 
consultation forum, from 28 June through 18 July 2010 and invites community 
comments concerning this document.

    * The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here:
 
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#gcot-csg-recommendations
    * To submit comments: gcot-csg-recommendations@xxxxxxxxx
    * To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/

Staff Responsible: Julie Hedlund


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