Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 11, 2012 9:33:12 AM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Application for New GNSO Constituency > Candidacy-"Public Internet Access/Cybercafe Ecosystem" > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10oct12-en.htm > Application for New GNSO Constituency Candidacy-"Public Internet > Access/Cybercafe Ecosystem" > > Comment/Reply Periods (*) > Important Information Links > Comment Open: > 10 October 2012 > Comment Close: > 17 November 2012 > Close Time (UTC): > 23:59 UTC > Public Comment Announcement > Reply Open: > 18 November 2012 > To Submit Your Comments (Forum) > Reply Close: > 17 December 2012 > View Comments Submitted > Close Time (UTC): > 23:59 UTC > Report of Public Comments > Brief Overview > Originating Organization: > ICANN > Categories/Tags: > Participation > Reviews/Improvements > Purpose (Brief): > ICANN has received its first application under the New GNSO > Constituency Recognition Process adopted by the ICANN Board in June > 2011. The purpose of this forum is to notify the ICANN community > and solicit feedback on the Application for Candidacy (AFC) > submitted by the Cyber Café Association of India (CCAOI), to form a > new GNSO Constituency called the "Public Internet Access/Cybercafé > Ecosystem (PIA/CC)". The application package submitted by CCAOI > requests that the new Constituency be approved for recognition > within the GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). > Community input will help inform deliberations by the NCSG as it > evaluates the application. > Current Status: > This Public Comment period is part of Step 1-Application Phase of > the "Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies" which is > accessible at:http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new- > constituency.htm. The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), as > the requested home for the proposed new Constituency, has been > notified of the application and advised as to its responsibilities > and associated timeframes. > Next Steps: > Within 10 days of the conclusion of the Public Comment/Reply > periods (18 December 2012), ICANN Staff will publish a Report of > the community's feedback concerning this application. According to > the process requirements, the NCSG has 90 days from date of > application receipt to formulate an "Accept" or "Reject" decision > as to whether the proposed Constituency should proceed to Step 2- > Candidate Phase. The NCSG's decision, together with supporting > rationale, will be forwarded to the ICANN Board for its review and > action. For additional details concerning the steps, roles/ > responsibilities, applicable criteria, actions, and timetables > associated with this process, please see the actual procedures. A > flowchart of the process is also available (and can be separately > downloaded) at http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new- > constituency.htm. > Staff Contact: > Robert Hoggarth > Email: > [log in to unmask] > Detailed Information > Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose > In accordance with the requirements of the "Process for Recognition > of New GNSO Constituencies, the Cyber Cafe Association of India > (CCAOI) has formally requested that a prospective new GNSO > Constituency to be called "Public Internet Access/Cybercafé > Ecosystem (PIA/CC)" be approved as a member of the Non-Commercial > Stakeholder Group (NCSG). CCAOI completed and submitted an > Application for Candidacy (AFC) form as well as cover letter (see > Section III for document links). That application package was then > supplemented at CCAOI's request with some follow-up email > correspondence to ICANN Staff. The ICANN community is invited to > comment on all aspects of this application. > Section II: Background > On 24 June 2011, the ICANN Board approved a "Process for > Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies." The process was designed > to accomplish four goals: > > Optimize the considerable time and effort required to form, > organize, and propose a new GNSO Constituency by prescribing a > streamlined sequence of steps and associated evaluation criteria > that are objective, fair, and transparent - with ample opportunity > for community input; > Delegate more authority to each GNSO Stakeholder Group in > evaluating new Constituency proposals while maintaining the Board's > oversight role; > Manage the entire process to a flexible, but specific and limited > timeframe; and > Provide a partial set of criteria for use during the periodic > review of the GNSO. > The approved process contains two distinct steps or phases: > Applicant and Candidate. A petitioner initiates the process by > completing an Application for Candidacy (AFC) form. Staff then > opens a Public Comment period and forwards the application to the > GNSO Stakeholder Group in which the applicant requests placement. > The SG has 90 days to review the application and formulate an > "Accept" or "Reject" decision, with supporting rationale, which is > then subject to Board ratification. Following successful completion > of the Applicant Phase, a limited six-month Candidate Phase follows > during which a provisional Constituency, acting in an observer > status, is expected to demonstrate having achieved certain > participation and membership recruiting standards as well as > producing a charter document. At the end of the second phase, the > SG, with Board concurrence, decides whether the candidate will be > approved as a Recognized Constituency. The entire procedure, the > phase criteria, as well as a process flowchart are available for > download at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/form-new-constituency.htm > > Section III: Document and Resource Links > CCAOI Application for Candidacy (AFC) Form [PDF, 324 KB] > CCAOI AFC Supplement [PDF, 83 KB] > CCAOI Cover Letter [PDF, 178 KB] > GNSO Website link for New Constituency Recognition Process > Section IV: Additional Information > Additional review and comment time is being provided to account for > the upcoming ICANN Public Meeting in Toronto. The comment period > spans 35 days and the reply comment period spans 30 days. > > (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not > guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, > reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period > lapses. > > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > 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]