Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jonathan Robinson" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] Members / Volunteers - IANA Stewardship Transition & ICANN Accountability > Date: June 23, 2014 7:48:20 AM PDT > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > All, > > IMPORTANT - Members / Volunteers - IANA Stewardship Transition & ICANN Accountability > > It seems we have universal agreement on the link between IANA Stewardship Transition & ICANN Accountability. > In order to support these two critical and closely linked areas of work, we need three sets of volunteers from the GNSO as follows: > > GNSO / CCNSO initiated CWG on Transition of NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions > > · Up to 4 participants (from the GNSO) for the Charter Drafting Team ASAP > · Logically, this seems to be 1 per SG > · There is an informal gathering of the participants (in so far as they already exist) today at 18h00 in Sovereign (or Cadogan if required) > > Coordination Group on Transition of NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions > > · https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-en > · ICANN is seeking 5 participants from the GNSO including 2 from the Registries > · Logically, and I believe we are agreed, this seems to be 1 per SG (excluding Registries SG) > > Enhancing ICANN Accountability > > · https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-2014-05-06-en > · It has been suggested that ICANN may seek 4 participants from the GNSO but this is not confirmed > · Public comment (reply period) open until 27 June 2014 > · Avri Doria (NCPH / NCSG) and James Bladel (CPH / RrSG) to participate in panel / community session to discuss accountability on Thursday 26 June, 2014 > > There may or may not be overlap between the above participants. I propose that the Council acts as co-ordinator. > I do not propose that we apply any (GNSO Council) selection process but am mindful of the desirability of diversity. > > Also, I am cognisant that the Council has a management / coordination role to play here in order to ensure that channels of communication are well maintained and bottom-up processes are followed. > > Please can you communicate and work with / within your respective SGs to produce these names and provide them to the GNSO Secretariat as soon as possible. > > Many thanks, > > > > Jonathan > > > > Jonathan Robinson > Chair > ICANN GNSO Council > > [log in to unmask] > Tel: +44 (0)20 7993 6103 > skype: jonathan.m.r > >