Fwd: [council] Regarding GAC liaison position

[Kathy Kleiman]

Terrific email and excellent points. Tx Manju for sending and Farzi for 
sharing!

Best, Kathy

On 7/27/2022 2:27 AM, farzaneh badii wrote:
> This is a great email from Manju to the Council that I hope other 
> Council members support.
>
>
> Farzaneh
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *陳曼茹 Manju Chen via council* <council at gnso.icann.org>
> Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 1:09 AM
> Subject: [council] Regarding GAC liaison position
> To: council at gnso icann. org <council at gnso.icann.org>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to follow up with our discussions in last week's Council 
> meeting regarding opening the call for GAC liaison position.
>
> As emphasized in my intervention, this proposal shall not be seen as 
> unsatisfaction for the current GAC liaison. Jeff has done an amazing 
> job and we are extremely grateful for his time and devotion.
>
> However, I believe we as Council should not have one individual 
> carrying out 2 critical liaison roles—the GAC liaison and SupPro 
> liaison, both require impeccable neutrality. Again, this is not about 
> the capability/performance of the individual but the Council's 
> responsibility of making the two jobs clearly separated. We have 
> obligations to ensure transparency and accountability of such 
> processes and appointments.
>
> I proposed we open the position of GAC liaison and call for 
> volunteers. As the deadline for SubPro ODA has been pushed to December 
> this year, it goes without saying that subsequent work and discussions 
> will continue until next year. I think we can all agree that the 
> Council will feel crippled without Jeff as our SubPro ODP liaison.
>
> I've also suggested during last week's meeting that it is time for the 
> Council to review the job description of GAC liaison, specifically, 
> considering adding term limits for the role. I believe this will be 
> another step towards better accountability and transparency of the 
> GNSO Council.
>
> Thank you for reading this lengthy email. I look forward to further 
> discussions!
>
>
> Best,
> Manju
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-- 
Kathy Kleiman
President, Domain Name Rights Coalition
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