Get ready ;-) ... --- Denise Michel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:30:22 -0700 > From: Denise Michel <[log in to unmask]> > To: Council GNSO <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] LSE's GNSO Review > > I wanted to give you a heads-up that the London School of Economics > will provide ICANN with a final copy of it GNSO review report > today. This report will be used to inform ICANN's effort to > develop detailed proposals for improving the GNSO's structures and > processes. The independent advice presented in this report will > NOT simply be accepted and implemented (to state the obvious). > This report should be viewed as a starting point for community > collaboration on revising the GNSO. When I receive the report, it > will be sent simultaneously to the Board, the GNSO Council, and > constituency leaders. It also will be posted on ICANN's website > along with a statement on ICANN's next steps for GNSO improvements. > Outlined below is the general approach recommended by staff and > supported by Board leaders to engage the community in developing > specific changes for the GNSO. I had hoped to discuss this with > you on the Council conference call prior to the report's release. > We will, howe! > ver, have an opportunity to address this on the next Council call > and then further details will be added. > > As always, your comments and questions are welcome. > > Thanks. > Denise > > Denise Michel > Vice President, Policy Development > ICANN > [log in to unmask] > > > Report Release > > • Submission of GNSO Review Report to Board by LSE. > • Immediate transmission to GNSO Council and constituency > leaders. > • Immediate posting on ICANN website and opening of public > comment list. > • Phone briefing by LSE of Board (preferably within a week of > release). > • Phone briefing by LSE of GNSO Council (preferably within a > week of release). > • Phone briefing by LSE of GNSO constituencies (preferably > within a week of release). > > Appointment of Board/GNSO Working Groups > > • Staff recommends the appointment of joint Board/GNSO working > groups to address improvements to GNSO policy activities, > structure, operations, and communications. > • The groups' mandate wouldl be to consider input (LSE report, > previous Council review, public comments, GNSO Council and > constituency input, and Board input), and recommend to the Board > changes to the GNSO (all done with opportunities for public > comment). > • The groups would address issues such as changing: the PDP > (policy development process in the bylaws); voting and > representation on the Council and Board; the GNSO's > constituencies/stakeholder participation structure; staffing and > support of the Council and constituencies, and other operational > issues; and the distribution of information and solicitation of > comments (including website improvements). > > > > > >