I don't know whether we have a process in place and haven't had time to follow the messages on this closely, but I would like to nominate JORGE AMODIO to be put forward by NCUC as someone we would like to see on the Affirmation review team. Reasons: technically knowledgable, active, not someone burdened with a lot of other responsibilities in NCUC as of now, now one of the same old faces, etc. Jorge has no idea I am doing this, so he can of course decline. --MM > -----Original Message----- > From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:55 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Notes from Feb 17 NCSG Policy Meeting > > Here are my rough notes from the Feb. 17 NCSG policy discussion. Please > excuse any errors or misinterpretations. > > <http://ncdnhc.org/events/ncsg-monthly-policy-meeting>, in advance of > the GNSO Council's Feb 18 > <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-18feb10-en.htm> > > Agenda-bashing, preliminaries. Avri, Brenden (and volunteers welcome) > will look for long-term web options to make transcripts available to > members. > > Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) Review Teams. Bill described the > process the Council will use to select nominees to endorse for the > Accountability and Transparency review as a one-time process, because > this review is on very short deadlines. [Council adopted this process > <http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-endorsement-nominees-process-proposal- > 10feb10-en.pdf> > at its Feb. 18 meeting, setting one slot for each stakeholder group and > 2 for unaffiliated/general pool.] Bill will serve as NCSG rep on the > Evaluation Team to evaluate nominees. > > NCSG ACTION: > We need to find people (from inside or outside the SG) who would be > good members of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team and > recommend that they apply by March 7. They must apply through ICANN and > then we can endorse 1 from NCSG and 2 unaffiliated (together with the > rest of the GNSO Council). > <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb10-en.htm> > > Consider looking for people with ICANN experience, non-commercial > perspective, and/or expertise in government, transparency, institutional > accountability metrics. > > > Vertical Integration: the group is engaged in drafting a charter. > <http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-vi-feb10/> > Among the items in play are the scope for changes to existing TLDs, > timing of the policy development process, and the outcomes if the PDP > breaks down -- what happens if it doesn't reach the required thresholds > of support from both houses? Will the Council be forced to evaluate how > new structure and old processes fit or don't? > > > Constituencies and Interest Groups. Public comment closed on > second-round consideration of the proposed consumer constituency. > Concern that the proposal does not reach the broad range of consumer > interests already participating in NCSG/NCUC. It would be great if > consumer groups (those currently in NCUC and new ones) organized as an > NCSG interest group. > > ACTION: Outreach to consumer groups who are on the periphery or > currently outside ICANN activities. If you know groups who should be > involved, now's a great time to get in touch. > > > Nairobi meeting. It's still on. If fewer people attend, even better > opportunity for those who do to focus attention on non-commercial > concerns and interests. Civil society dinner planned for Monday, March > 8, to include members of the local Internet community and possible new > constituents. > > > Registry Accreditation Agreement (RAA) working groups need more NCSG > attention. Wendy will look into the current status. > > > NCSG Charter out for review, includes guide for interest group > formation, executive committee operation, voting.