I also agree with Milton’s proposal (thanks for this
Milton) and I also add my yeses to the two questions posed at the end.
Regards
Konstantinos
Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis
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From: Non-Commercial User Constituency
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of William Drake
Sent: 12 October 2008 13:02
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Subject: Re: Proposed new NCSG structure
Hi,
I agree with Robin. If there are any inherently problematic elements in
the proposed structure I’m not seeing them. Of course, one could
amplify a few of the points procedurally, e.g. how elections are to be conducted
and constituency charters formulated and assessed, but people don’t feel
that level of details is needed here, ok. In any event I would add my
yeses to Milton’s two questions about exclusion on criteria and joining
more than one constituency.
Cheers,
Bill
On 10/11/08 5:17 PM, "Robin Gross" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi Milton,
Thanks for posting this. It looks like a solid direction for us to head
in to manage this transition.
So should all existing members of NCUC "join" (or "form") a
constituency within the new stake-holder group?
Thanks much,
Robin
On Oct 9, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
Hello,
all
Important news about the GNSO Improvements. First, we have no official notice
yet but the Board has voted to delay the full implementation of the
Improvements by 3-4 months. This is supposed to have happened at the Sept 30
meeting, but we have no description of what they decided yet so cannot provide
details.
This has implications for our GNSO Council seat elections. It would mean that
there would be 2 open Council positions instead of 5, although one ICANN staff
has suggested that we go ahead and elect all 5 and keep them “in
reserve” (don’t shoot the messenger, I am just relaying what I
know).
More important, we need to start thinking about the new structure for the
Noncommercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG). Below is a sketch of what I think
would work. Please let us know what you think.
NCSG structure sketch
Membership
Eligibility criteria same as before, except we allow individuals according to
current provisional regime
Individuals and representatives of organizations join NCSG directly
Social
networking site for interactions and records
NCUC discuss
list retained (but renamed) as NCSG discuss list
3 categories of membership:
Large
organization – 4 votes
Small
organization – 2 votes
Individuals
– 1 vote
No membership dues, but renewal required bi-annually
Chair and GNSO Council reps elected by NCSG members
Officers
Chair – same duties as NCUC chair
6 GNSO Council representatives elected by NCSG
Executive Committee (EC)
Consists of Chair, 1 delegate from each constituency, Council representatives
Constituencies represented by their own chair/delegate
Constituencies
Constituencies are self-defined groups organized around some distinctive policy
perspective (e.g. consumer protection, privacy); shared identity (e.g., region
or country of origin, gender, language group); a type of organization (e.g.,
research networks, philanthropic foundations) or any other grouping principle
that might affect its stance on gtld policy.
Each constituency sets its own eligibility criteria
Constituencies have a right to:
x Place one rep on the executive committee
x Delegate members to working groups
x Issue statements on PDPs which are
included in the official NCSG response, but marked as constituency positions,
not necessarily the position of NCSG as a whole
To be recognized as a constituency a group must be supported by at least 5
people who are already NCSG members, appoint an organizer (chair) and submit a
charter. Steps:
1) A prospective
constituency organizer issues a notification of intent to form a constituency
to the entire NCSG via its email list
2) When 5 or more NCSG
members volunteer to join the NCSG on the public list it becomes eligible to
schedule a meeting (which can be either in person or online)
3) The eligible
constituency holds a meeting(s) to draft a charter. The charter defines its
grouping principle, eligibility criteria, and procedures. The meetings also
designate a constituency chair, and other officers if so desired.
4) The charter is
submitted to the NCSG EC for ratification. Ratification is based exclusively on
due diligence whether there are really at least 5 members, whether the
constituency’s eligibility rules or procedures contravene NCSG charter in
some way
Current members of NCUC are automatically made members of NCSG, but NCUC
dissolves as a constituency once this proposal is adopted.
NCSG members can join any constituency, provided that they meet the
constituency’s own eligibility criteria.
Should we allow constituencies to exclude based on criteria? I propose yes
– otherwise constituencies are meaningless
Should we allow members to join more than one constituency? I propose yes, as
long as voting for council seats and chair is NCSG-wide.
Constituencies keep track of their own membership, but members should reflect
their status on the official NCSG social network site. Status is reviewed by
the EC bi-annually to see if they still exceed the 5-member threshold.
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