[NCSG-PC] Fwd: Request for confirmation of members - GNSO Standing Selection Committee

Robin Gross robin at ipjustice.org
Mon Mar 20 21:36:06 EET 2017


Rafik is the PC Chair.  I don’t think it is appropriate to attempt to circumvent his role and judgment on this PC appointment issue.

Robin

> On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:33 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info> wrote:
> 
> Hi Stephanie,
> 
> While I agree with the general point about need of more people to
> share the workload, I do *not* think this is something easy and
> lightweight and safe and suitable for newcomers.
> 
> There are *a lot* of new appointments coming with lots of candidates
> to assess, it would be very useful to be familiar with the types of
> working groups &c to understand what kind of candidates are best.
> This will be hard, ungrateful work with no perks, and I don't want to
> appoint people who'll stop showing up after they realize how hard it is.
> 
> But three PC members suggesting a wider call for volunteers is enough
> to persuade me, I will send out a call for volunteers to ncsg-discuss.
> 
> Tapani
> 
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 02:47:20PM -0400, Stephanie Perrin (stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca <mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>) wrote:
> 
>> I think this is an excellent idea, because this is a job that people can do
>> even if they have not been thoroughly immersed in the policy issues and day
>> to day work of ICANN committees.  We need to find a way to even out the
>> workload at ICANN, and attract people to get directly involved for
>> activities that are limited in scope.  This is one such activity, there are
>> not going to be a ton of selection processes.
>> 
>> As for reviewing the framework for this committee (which Ed and Susan
>> Kawaguchi worked on), that committee will separately have the task of
>> reviewing the efficiency and fairness of the process they devised, so it is
>> not really necessary for them to sit on it. I think we can safely bring in
>> new people, and really if the process is a good one, new people will be in
>> the best position to test that.
>> 
>> Stephanie Perrin
>> 
>> 
>> On 2017-03-20 14:27, Rafik Dammak wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I support extending the call to NCSG wider list to get more candidates
>>> and see if we can get more people putting their names and volunteer. I
>>> will be happy with more new folks to get involved in such process.
>>> 
>>> Since 3 of current candidates are members of PC  I think we should
>>> recuse ourselves and not participate in the selection process for
>>> appointing to SSC.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rafik
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 20, 2017 6:05 PM, "Ayden Férdeline" <icann at ferdeline.com
>>> <mailto:icann at ferdeline.com <mailto:icann at ferdeline.com>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>    An internal deadline makes sense - and I'm glad it is still a few
>>>    days away, as I have heard off-list from one NCUC member that they
>>>    are considering putting their name forward. I will communicate
>>>    this internal deadline to them. Might it be worth considering
>>>    sending a call for nominations to the general NCSG list?
>>> 
>>>    I also note that the three slots are allocated to the NCSG, not to
>>>    the NCUC or to NPOC. In the event that there are four or more
>>>    nominations for the three slots, who is responsible for selecting
>>>    our representatives, and how will the candidates be assessed?
>>> 
>>>    Thanks,
>>>    Ayden
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>    -------- Original Message --------
>>>>    Subject: Re: [NCSG-PC] Fwd: Request for confirmation of members -
>>>>    GNSO Standing Selection Committee
>>>>    Local Time: 20 March 2017 4:22 PM
>>>>    UTC Time: 20 March 2017 16:22
>>>>    From: ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info> <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info>>
>>>>    To: ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is <mailto:ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> <mailto:ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is <mailto:ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is>>
>>>> 
>>>>    Thank you Martin.
>>>> 
>>>>    That leaves us with the confortable situation of three volunteers for
>>>>    three positions, if I understood correctly that Avri isn't available:
>>>> 
>>>>    Poncelet, Ed and Rafik.
>>>> 
>>>>    There's still time though if someone else wants to volunteer or
>>>>    nominate someone, but not much.
>>>> 
>>>>    Given that council's deadline is Monday, 27 March, let's make our
>>>>    internal deadline Thursday, 23 March, at 23:59 UTC.
>>>> 
>>>>    That leaves us Friday and the weekend to make our decision in case
>>>>    more candidates show up.
>>>> 
>>>>    Tapani
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>    On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 01:06:33PM -0300, Martin Pablo Silva
>>>>    Valent (mpsilvavalent at gmail.com <mailto:mpsilvavalent at gmail.com> <mailto:mpsilvavalent at gmail.com <mailto:mpsilvavalent at gmail.com>>)
>>>>    wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>> I confirm that NPOCs will support Poncelet's nomination. He is
>>>>    been a long
>>>>> time in icann and has high moral sense of integrity.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Martin Silva
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 17 Mar 2017 08:06, "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>>>    <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> hi all,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I will be glad to volunteer for the SSC.
>>>>>> I had experience in selection, reviewing applications etc with
>>>>>> ICANN nomcom when I was NCUC representative there.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Rafik
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 2017-03-16 22:53 GMT+09:00 Tapani Tarvainen
>>>>    <ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info> <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info>>>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> See below. We need to appoint three (3) members to the SSC.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Deadline is March 27 - there's not much time.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Suggestions, volunteers?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Tapani
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ----- Forwarded message from Nathalie Peregrine <
>>>>>>> nathalie.peregrine at icann.org <mailto:nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>
>>>>    <mailto:nathalie.peregrine at icann.org <mailto:nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>>> -----
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 15 March, the GNSO Council adopted the charter for the GNSO
>>>>>>> Standing Selection Committee (SSC) – see
>>>>>>> https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection- <https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection->
>>>>    <https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection- <https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection->>
>>>>>>> committee-15mar17-en.pdf[gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org/>
>>>>    <http://gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org/>>]<https://urldefense <https://urldefense/>.
>>>>>>> proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_ <http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_>
>>>>    <http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_ <http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_>>
>>>>>>> draft-2Dstanding-2Dselection-2Dcommittee-2D15mar17-2Den.pdf&
>>>>>>> d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=
>>>>>>> PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSD
>>>>>>> zgqG&m=KmYsfcYHwH-JYXWIJ58L-ZnwETFBe1FrVJ8qghEsRV8&s=GmTt0n-
>>>>>>> 0Bp3olHk5awt9BtmGRrEZnY7TI9fF4Fnvcy4&e=>.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The SSC is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1),
>>>>    where
>>>>>>> applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related
>>>>    to the
>>>>>>> selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures
>>>>    such as
>>>>>>> ICANN review teams as well as structures related to the
>>>>    Empowered
>>>>>>> Community, 2) review and evaluate all relevant
>>>>    applicants/candidates,
>>>>>>> 3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment
>>>>    recommendations for
>>>>>>> review and approval by Council and 4) communicate selections
>>>>    to all
>>>>>>> interested parties.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The membership structure of the SSC is as follows:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The SSC shall consist of a total of 9 members appointed as
>>>>    follows:
>>>>>>> - One member appointed by each Stakeholder Group of the
>>>>>>> Contracted Party House;
>>>>>>> - One member appointed respectively from each of the Business
>>>>>>> Constituency, the Intellectual Property Constituency, and
>>>>    the Internet
>>>>>>> Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency;
>>>>>>> - Three members appointed by the Non-Commercial Stakeholder
>>>>>>> Group; and,
>>>>>>> - One member from one of the three Nominating-Committee
>>>>>>> appointees to the GNSO Council.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The GNSO Council has tasked the SSC to carry out the review and
>>>>>>> selection of GNSO endorsed candidates for the Registration
>>>>    Directory
>>>>>>> Service Review Team for Council consideration at the latest
>>>>    by its 20
>>>>>>> April 2017 meeting. Furthermore, the GNSO Council has tasked
>>>>    the SSC
>>>>>>> to develop the criteria and the process for the selection of
>>>>    the GNSO
>>>>>>> Representative to the Empowered Community for GNSO Council
>>>>>>> consideration by its June 2017 meeting.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Your respective groups are requested to communicate their
>>>>    member(s) to
>>>>>>> the SSC to the GNSO Secretariat
>>>>>>> (gnso-secs at icann.org <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>
>>>>    <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>>)<mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>
>>>>    <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>>)> by 27 March at the
>>>>>>> latest. A first meeting of the SSC will be scheduled for
>>>>    Thursday 30
>>>>>>> March at 16.00 UTC.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Marika Konings
>>>>>>> Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet
>>>>    Corporation
>>>>>>> for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ----- End forwarded message -----
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