[NCSG-PC] Nomcom comments

[Johan Helsingius]

Benjamnin and Juan,

Are you OK with the response being a joint NCSG/NCUC/NPOC one?

	Julf


On 11/06/2024 15:50, Johan Helsingius via NCSG-PC wrote:
> Here is my suggested response to Greg's question about the NomCom
> changes.
> 
> Google doc at: 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z2EIBHxO68xOklCFqw44Df8f225QCR94eDobzlXZ9CI/edit?usp=sharing
> 
> 
> The question is "Do you believe there would be any objections from your
> groups, and potentially delegates that you have already identified, to
> proceeding with a simple path forward in which we randomly select three
> of seven GNSO delegates to serve one-year terms?"
> 
> We do find that the recommendations and internally inconsistent and
> should not have been approved. On one hand the recommendations
> call for staggered terms in order to provide continuity and to
> avoid an "all new faces" situation, but then on the other hand
> force all representatives to be new appointees (with reappointing
> existing representatives specifically not allowed) at the beginning
> of the new term structure.
> 
> We also note that the random selection of lengths of initial
> terms might be appropriate for an AC like ALAC as they don't
> have multiple constituencies with diverging interests and
> uneven representation. We don't think it is appropriate
> for the GNSO.
> 
> In addition to the issue about initial terms, we also want
> to once again note another reason the recommendations should
> not have been approved. In the draft recommendations there
> was almost to the end a recommendation for a NomCom rebalancing.
> It is our understanding that that recommendation was removed
> at the last moment, based on a vote taken at one single meeting
> where none of our constituencies were represented. We don't
> feel that is how consensus policy should be decided.
> 
> On behalf of the NCSG, NCUC and NPOC,
> 
>      Julf Helsingius, NCSG Chair
> 
> 
> 
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