I also favor option 1 for both issues below, and am eager to hear what others in the constituency think about structuring the stakeholder group this way. Best, Robin On Nov 5, 2008, at 5:24 AM, William Drake wrote: > Hello, > > I favor option 1 for both voting methods and geographic > representation. Simplicity is preferable in both cases. The > proposed committee structure seems sensible. > > Thanks to Mary for the helpful notes. > > Must run, > > Bill > > On Nov 5, 2008, at 7:56 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote: > >> Greetings members, >> Here at Cairo we have had some very useful discussions with Board >> members, ALAC and the business constituencies about the shape of >> the new Noncommercial Stakeholders Group. We have promised to give >> the Board Governance Committee a rough draft of the charter for >> the new NCSG by the end of this month. >> There were a couple of issues or decisions that were controversial >> or just difficult to know what is best. We wanted to solicit your >> opinion about that. Please give us your input on the items below >> >> Two of the questions relate to electing GNSO Councilors. The other >> is just a question about organizational structure >> >> In the future we will need to elect 6 GNSO Councilors. >> >> Voting method for GNSO Council representatives >> ===================================== >> V1) Should each member give one vote to 6 candidates? >> V2) Should we allow members to concentrate and distribute their >> votes, e.g., assign all 6 votes to one candidate, or 3 votes to 2 >> candidates, or 2 votes to 3 candidates? >> The concentrated vote method would increase the chances that >> minorities with strong preferences would be represented on the >> Council. It would, as a result, decrease the solidarity of the >> NCSG as a voting bloc and reduce the need for Council candidates >> to try to represent the stakeholder group as a whole. Most of the >> members meeting here favored Option 1 because they wanted Council >> members to have a broader appeal, but at least one favored the >> concentrated method. There are also some concerns about the >> procedural complexity of concentrated voting. >> >> Geographic representation >> ==================== >> There are 6 Council seats and 5 ICANN geographic regions. What >> geographic representation rule do we follow? >> Two different options were proposed: >> G1) A simple rule that no region can have more than two (2) >> council seats >> G2) A rule that at least 4 regions must be represented in the >> outcome. >> I think there was agreement that the GNSO Council position is >> important and very demanding, so no one should get elected to it >> solely because of their regional origin; they should compete with >> candidates from other regions on the basis of their qualifications >> and commitment to the job. So that is why we did not just say that >> the Council seats should >> >> Rule G1 would mean that you could have a minimum of three regions >> represented on the Council (2 from each of 3 regions) >> Rule G2 would mean that 4 regions would be represented, but one >> region might have as many as 3 of the 6 seats >> >> Executive Committee – Policy Committee Structure >> ====================================== >> Here we are just asking for comment on organizational structure. >> >> We seemed to come to an agreement on: >> An _Executive Committee_ that consists of: >> Chair >> A Chair-appointed Secretary-Treasurer >> Two others elected by constituencies (one vote per constituency) >> The executive committee handled administrative tasks such as >> membership reviews, fund allocations, meeting agendas, voting >> >> A _Policy committee_ that consists of: >> Elected GNSO Councilors >> One representative from each constituency >> The Policy Committee >> Governs statements issued in name of NCSG >> Initiates policy proceedings on behalf of NCSG >> Can provide guidance to Councilors - upon request, no need for vote >> >> What do you think of this structure? >> Apologies for the length of this message, but we do need your >> input on these issues >> > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]