Amr et al, I think I was the newbie in the SCI. I will be happy to volunteer to continue the good work in this WG. regards Karel DOUGLAS On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 5:33 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > > An email from the SCI WG list. After the disbandment of the group in > Aug 14, members may join the GNSO Review WG which will take up its > procedures. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 9:27 AM > Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Fwd: [council] Call for Volunteers: > GNSO Review Working Group > To: "<[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]> > > > Hi again, > > Here is the call for volunteers. It should have gone out to all GNSO > SGs/Cs, so you may have already seen it. > > I hope to see many (if not all) SCI members on the new WG. > > Thanks again. > > Amr > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Nathalie Peregrine <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] Call for Volunteers: GNSO Review Working Group > Date: July 27, 2016 at 9:42:22 AM GMT+2 > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > > > Call for Volunteers: GNSO Review Working Group > > In Brief > > > > The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council adopted the > Charter of the GNSO Review Working Group during its meeting on 21 July > 2016. This Working Group is tasked to develop an implementation plan > for the GNSO Review recommendations which were recently adopted by the > ICANN Board. This is the Call for Volunteers to join this Working > Group. Anyone interested in the GNSO Review and contributing to the > development of the implementation plan and subsequent implementation > is encouraged to volunteer. > > What This Working Group Will Do > > Per the GNSO Review Working Group Charter the GNSO Review Working > Group will be responsible for developing an implementation plan, > containing a realistic timeline for the implementation, definition of > desired outcomes and a way to measure current state as well as > progress toward the desired outcome for the GNSO Review > recommendations adopted by the ICANN Board (thirty-four (34) > recommendations of the Final Report of the Independent Examiner (i.e. > all recommendations excluding recommendations 23 and 32). This > implementation plan is to be submitted for approval to the GNSO > Council, followed by consideration by the ICANN Board. Following the > approval of the implementation plan, the Working Group is also > expected to execute and oversee the implementation of the GNSO Review > recommendations unless specified differently in the implementation > plan. > > > > The GNSO Review Working Group will also be responsible for considering > any new requests[1] by the GNSO Council concerning issues related to > the GNSO Council processes and procedures and to Working Group > guidelines that have been identified either by the GNSO Council, or a > group chartered by the GNSO Council, as needing discussion. However, > the first priority of the Working Group will be the development of an > implementation plan and the subsequent implementation of the GNSO > Review recommendations. > > > > Timeline and Deliverables > > > > The GNSO Review Working Group is expected to deliver the > implementation plan to the GNSO Council for consideration at the GNSO > Council meeting at ICANN57 at the latest in order to meet the Board > set objective of ‘an implementation plan, containing a realistic > timeline for the implementation, definition of desired outcomes and a > way to measure current state as well as progress toward the desired > outcome, shall be submitted to the Board as soon as possible, but no > later than six (6) months after the adoption of this resolution’[2] > i.e., December 2016. > > > > How to Join > > Each GNSO Stakeholder Group and/or Constituency will identify one > primary and one alternate member to serve on the GNSO Review Working > Group. In addition to these appointed members, anyone interested will > be able to join this working group as a participant or observer. > Please note that participants are expected to attend conference calls > and to actively participate in online discussions. They also must > submit a Statement of Interest per Section 5.0 of the GNSO Operating > Procedures. Observers can follow the group's work on the mailing list > but can neither send to the mailing list nor participate actively in > the calls. > > Interested participants and observers are requested to complete the > sign-up sheet by Friday, 19 August 2016. > > > > Next steps > > > > It is anticipated that the GNSO Review Working Group will convene > online for the first time in the last week of August 2016. Following > that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the > Working Group’s work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of > its first tasks. > > Further information and preparation > > > > For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are > encouraged to review the following materials: > 1. GNSO Review Recommendations > 2. Independent Examiner Final Report > 3. Frequently Asked Questions > > Background > > > > The second independent review of the GNSO commenced in 2014. The > Final Report of the independent examiner was published on 15 September > 2015 (see https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso- > review-final-15sep15-en.pdf) > and contained 36 recommendations in the areas of: participation & > representation, continuous development, transparency and alignment > with ICANN's future. The GNSO Council adopted the GNSO Review > Recommendations Feasibility and Prioritization analysis > (see:http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility- > prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf) > on 14 April 2016 with the modification of Recommendation 21, that the > council recommends staff working with the GNSO to institute methods of > information sharing of highly relevant research related to gTLDs to > help the GNSO community members increase their knowledge base (low > priority). > > On 25 June, the ICANN Board accepted the Final Report from the > independent examiner, taking into account the GNSO Working Party's > Feasibility and Prioritization Analysis of the GNSO Review > Recommendations, adopted with modifications by the GNSO Council. The > Board adopted thirty-four (34) recommendations of the Final Report > (i.e. all recommendations excluding recommendations 23 and 32). > Furthermore, the Board requested that the GNSO Council convene a group > that oversees the implementation of Board-accepted recommendations. > > Per the motion adopted on 21 July 2016, the GNSO Council adopted the > Charter of the GNSO Review Working Group and directed staff to send a > Call for Volunteers for the Working Group. > > > > > ________________________________ > [1]For items that are submitted for review 'on request', the GNSO > Review WG expects to receive detailed input from the group affected by > theprocess/operational change concerned. See request template at: > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/14713135/ > GNSO-SCI-ReviewRequest-yyymmdd_template.docx?version=1&modificationDate= > 1469143165000&api=v2. > [2] The Board resolution was adopted on 25 June 2016 >