[PC-NCSG] CCWG-Accountability

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

The charter has passed the GNSO and is working its way through the other
ACSO.

We need to select someone to be the NCSG Member of the group
(remembering that as many of us can participate as want, only one is a
member whose special role only comes up in the event of determining
whether there is rough consensus or  a vote in a case where there isn't
an obvious consensus) 
As we learned on the CCWG-Stewardship, may be the supported traveler for
a f2f meeting, if any f2f meeting is arranged.

I think that 2 people have volunteered.  Robin & Joy.
I think both are qualified as long as they are committed to the time it
takes.
(note: the deluge of work for the CSG-Stewardship took even me by surprise)

I think that for the last week we have had no new volunteers.

I think that it is time for us to make a selection.

Does anyone object to setting up a simple doodle poll to select which of
them is the member?
I would suggest that the other be a designated backup for the member
ready to jump in, in the case that the member can't travel or can't, for
any other reason, complete the task.

Any support for this course of action? And objections? 
I will probably wait a day or so before doing anything while waiting for
objection from anyone on the PC.

(As always if the alt-chair wants to assert his authority over any
actions I am taking, I will set my plans aside. I am just trying to fill
a gap here and make sure we are ready in time.)

avri


-------- Original Message --------
Subject:     [council] GNSO Council resolution 13 November 2014
Date:     Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:06:37 +0000
From:     Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
To:     Council GNSO <council at gnso.icann.org>



Dear Councillors,

Ahead of the official Council minutes, the following resolution was
passed at the GNSO Council meeting on 13 November 2014.

Adoption of a Charter for a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing
ICANN Accountability

Whereas,

1. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
has requested that ICANN "convene a multistakeholder process to develop
a plan to transition
 the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions
and related root zone management.

2. During discussions around the transition process, the community
raised the broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's
accountability given its historical
contractual relationship with the United States and NTIA. Accountability
in this context is defined, according to the Netmundial multistakeholder
statement[1], as the
existence of mechanisms for independent checks and balances as well as
for review and redress.

3. The concerns raised during these discussions around the transition
process indicate that the level of trust into the existing ICANN
accountability mechanisms does
not yet meet some stakeholder's expectations. Considering that the NTIA
has stressed that it was expecting community consensus regarding the
transition, this gap
between the current situation and stakeholder expectations may prevent
the transition to proceed.

4. A DT was formed with participants, amongst others, from the ccNSO,
GNSO, ASO and ALAC to develop a charter for a Cross Community Working
Group on
Enhancing ICANN Accountability.

5. The DT delivered the proposed charter for consideration to all the
ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees for consideration
(see:
http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf)

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter
(http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf)
and appoints Thomas Rickert as the GNSO Council liaison and GNSO
co-chair to the CWG.

2. Each GNSO Stakeholder Group will identify one member for the CWG by
20 November taking into account the charter requirement that best
efforts should be
made to ensure that members:

?        Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable
subject matter
       (see for example
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014-08-22-en#12
for areas identified for expertise);

?        Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on
an ongoing and long-term basis; and

?        Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and
concerns of individuals in the organization that appoints them.

3. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a call
for participants to join the CWG, each in accordance with its own rules.

[1]
http://netmundial.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial-Multistakeholder-Document.pdf
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Kind regards.
Glen

Glen de Saint G?ry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org




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