The ammended doc by SIC has significantly altered the original proposal, from principles/mission to procedures. (see the example below, regarding mission and principles). I stand by my proposal to reject the current SIC ammendments and continue the discussion towards a consensus proposal. --c.a. The original version: 1.0 Mission and Principles 1.1 Mission The Noncommercial Users Stakeholders Group ("NCSG") of ICANN's Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO) is constituted according to Article X, Section 5, Part 1e of the Bylaws of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The purposes of the NCSG are to represent the views and interests of those who engage in noncommercial expression and activity on the Internet as they pertain to domain name policy. It provides a voice and representation in ICANN processes to: non-profit organizations that serve non-commercial interests; nonprofit services such as education, community organizing, promotion of the arts, public interest policy advocacy, children's welfare, religion, scientific research, and human rights; families or individuals who register domain names for noncommercial personal use; and Internet users who are primarily concerned with the noncommercial, public interest aspects of domain name policy and are not represented in ICANN through membership in another Supporting Organization or GNSO Stakeholder Group. 1.2 Principles The NCSG is committed to the following governance principles: a) Nondiscriminatory and impartial application of rules. The NCSG is intended to provide a representational vehicle for all noncommercial stakeholders; no noncommercial organization or noncommercial individual should be denied membership and no constituency or coalition within it denied the right to participate and associate on the basis of their political views or policy positions, or on the basis of their religious belief (or lack thereof), national origin, gender, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity. b) Transparency. Meetings of the Policy Committee must be announced in advance and participation details made available to eligible participants in a timely fashion. Minutes of the meetings must be released to the membership in a timely fashion. Discussions on NCSG’s general email list shall be publicly archived. Financial reports will be available to members within 30 days of receipt of the member’s request. DRAFT Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter 3 c) Service standards for elected officers. NCSG officers hold a collective trust and are expected to be fair and responsible stewards of the group’s activities. The Chair in particular is expected to look after the general interests of the Stakeholder Group and to be responsive to all members and officers in their requests for information. Term limits and regular elections, as well as removal procedures for nonperforming or corrupt officers, are intended to keep officers accountable and responsive. d) Equality of participation. The NCSG is based on an integrated voting model and a unified administrative structure. This is done to facilitate the achievement of consensus among noncommercial stakeholders and to ensure that all members have the same access to information and the same voting power regardless of which subgroup or constituency they are affiliated with. e) Encourage Consensus. The NCSG model seeks to encourage communication, cooperation, and consensus building among an extremely broad range of noncommercial interests by holding GNSO Council elections open to the entire SG membership. This will ensure that candidates must appeal to a wide range of interests within the SG and attempt to build consensus among competing views for support. The SIC-ammended version: 1.0 Mission and Principles 1.1 Mission. The purpose of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) is to represent, through its Constituencies, non-commercial Internet users of Generic Top-level Domains (gTLDs), including without limitation: 1.1.1 Non-commercial entities such as educational institutions, research organizations, philanthropic organizations, foundations, and non-commercial service providers; 1.1.2 Registrants of domain names for non-commercial purposes; and 1.1.3 Entities advocating for non-commercial Internet users. 1.2 Principles for Leaders and Member Constituencies. The NCSG is committed to: 1.2.1 Carrying out its mission in a fair, open, and transparent manner and ensuring that new participants and Constituencies (a) are treated on a fair and equitable basis, and (b) can readily access and understand its operations and processes; 1.2.2 Service standards for leadership positions including impartiality, accountability, and avoidance of conflicts of interest; and 1.2.3 Behavioral expectations of all NCSG Members, including without limitation: adhering to ICANN Bylaws/Policies; supporting the bottom-up consensus model; treating others with dignity, respect, courtesy, and civility; listening attentively and seeking to and understand others; acting with honesty, sincerity, and integrity; and maintaining community good standing. --c.a. Robin Gross wrote: > > Begin forwarded message: > >> *From: *Denise Michel <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> *Date: *June 22, 2009 4:06:47 PM PDT >> *To: *[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> *Cc: *Roberto Gaetano <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> *Subject: **SIC Revisions to Stakeholder Group Charter* >> *Reply-To: *[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> Dear Community Members: >> >> Roberto Gaetano, Chair of the Board's Structural Improvement Committee (SIC), >> has just asked me to forward this to the Non-Commercial groups. The SIC's >> revisions to the proposed Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group charter are >> summarized below and attached in red-line form. >> >> The SIC looks forward to discussing these with your group later today. >> >> Regards, >> Denise >> >> Denise Michel >> ICANN Vice President >> Policy Development >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> *_Non-Commercial SG Charter_* >> >> 1) The Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) directed Staff to re-draft >> the NCSG proposed Charter to align with the Board's GNSO restructuring >> principles. >> >> 2) Section 5.0 relating to GNSO Council seat vacancies was left blank to >> be completed by NCSG propenents. >> >> 3) Section 8.0 Appendix reflects that the NCUC will fill 3 Council seats >> (in total) and the remaining 3 seats will be filled with temporary Board >> appointments with the expectation that additional Constituencies will be >> formed/approved and participate in filling future NCSG Council seats. The >> transition period will be two years from the approval of the NCSG Charter. >> >> >> >> >> >> <http:[log in to unmask]> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > 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] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > >