[PC-NCSG] CCWG-Accountability

Wed Nov 19 12:33:25 EET 2014

HI Avri, all

Happy to play a supporting role as needed to the representative.

Matthew

On 11/18/2014 6:41 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
> 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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