[NCSG-PC] New Policy Committee / Next steps

[Rafik Dammak]

Thanks Liz for the response.
yes it is the purpose, we have new members and we need to set the tone for
this year. I will do some prep work and share with the PC.

Best,

Rafik



Le ven. 31 janv. 2020 à 14:54, Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Thanks Rafik,
>
> I agree with you.
>
> My thoughts are that it's important for us to get a feel of the work flow,
> how they feed into the roles.  Figuring out a strategic direction is also
> important so that we focus all our activities towards a goal.
>
> And yes,  we need a meeting for this.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 07:35 Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The policy committee composition went through several changes with new
>> representatives from constituencies and councillors (added in cc just in
>> case). I think it is good opportunity now to discuss next steps and plan.
>> It is also important to work as team and think about our role and duties as
>> outlined in the charter and the expectations from NCSG members.
>>
>> A first action would be the election of a NCSG PC chair and agree on the
>> process. It will be good to document the process for the future and one
>> thing to add to the PC operating procedures project (on hold for a while
>> and I will share the draft soon). The election will happen within PC
>> members.  With regard to charter provision for reference:
>> "*2.5.3. NCSG‑PC Leadership*
>>
>>    - A Chair will be elected or replaced from among the members of the
>>    NCSG‑PC by a 2/3 vote of the NCSG‑PC membership on a yearly basis.
>>
>> -- The NCSG Chair may not serve in this role.
>>
>>    - One or more Vice-Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG‑PC on a yearly
>>    basis."
>>
>>
>> I have served as PC chair for at least for 3 years and I will be term
>> limited as councillor and PC member by AGM of this year. So thinking about
>> transition in a way or another is critical. One way experimented before is
>> also to have vice-chairs as the charter permits at least in term of
>> workload.
>>
>> Another would be to think strategically for PC work for this year and not
>> just on whatever tasks or deadlines comes to us. GNSO council had its SPS
>> meeting last week and there were a lot of discussions about priorities and
>> that will come to us as SG soon where we need to define our policy
>> priorities for this year and share our input to council.
>>
>> Please let me know about your suggestions/ideas. Currently the monthly
>> policy call is not a PC call per se but we can think if we need our
>> separate call to brainstorming and conduct our business.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>
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