Inputs from NCUCers would be very helpful... Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: September 28, 2009 8:43:52 PM GMT+02:00 > To: Council GNSO <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council > Operating Procedures Available for Review And Comment > > > Dear All, > > Please note the following request for comments and please take time > to comment. > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-25sep09-en.htm > Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures > Available for Review And Comment > > 25 September 2009 > > The newly-restructured GNSO Council is scheduled to be seated during > the upcoming ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Establishing > updated operating procedures consistent with the new ICANN Bylaws is > a key step toward seating the new Council. Today, a package of > recommended Operating Procedures for the new Council is being made > available for public review and comment through 16 October 2009. > > The recommendations are the product of the cross-constituency GNSO > Council Operations Work Team that was tasked with reviewing the > existing GNSO operating rules and procedures and recommending > changes consistent with the new GNSO Council's goal of becoming a > strategic manager of the policy process. > > Community members are invited to review the recommendations and > comment on all aspects of the recommended procedures. The > recommended procedures address a number of areas including the > selection of officers, the conduct of meetings and how Council votes > are cast and counted. > > In authorizing the release of the recommendations for review and > comment, ICANN Staff was directed to note a specific area of > discussion regarding the treatment of instances where Council > members may choose to abstain from a particular vote (see - http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20090924.mp3 > ). Alternative treatment of vote abstentions (the original work team > recommendation and potential substitute language) in the recommended > procedures is noted in Section 4.2 of the package. Commenters should > note which treatment they prefer. The Staff has also been asked by > Council members to prepare an analysis of how potential Council > votes would be tabulated based on different treatments of Councilor > abstentions. That Staff analysis will be provided as a submission to > the comment forum. > > Document Links: > > The recommended operating procedures can be found here: > http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.pdf > http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.doc > > The Process From Here: > > At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will > review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the > various submissions. > > Consistent with the Transition Implementation Plan approved by the > GNSO Council at its 24 September meeting, the updated operating > procedures will be the first substantial item on the new Council's > agenda of 28 October in Seoul. The new council members will discuss > and vote on the updated Council Operating Procedures. Approval of > the Procedures will require a majority of the voting members of each > house for approval. Any amendment that results from comments > submitted, will need to be voted on prior to the vote on the > Procedures and will also require a majority of the voting members of > each house. > > Deadline and How to Submit Comments: > > The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 25 > September through 16 October 2009, and invites community comments on > this matter. > > The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-2009 > > To submit comments: [log in to unmask] > > To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-operating-procedures-2009/ > > Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > > > *********************************************************** William J. Drake Senior Associate Centre for International Governance Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, Switzerland [log in to unmask] www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html ***********************************************************