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<FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18.0px'>Hi,<BR>
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I agree with Robin. If there are any inherently problematic elements in the proposed structure I’m not seeing them. Of course, one could amplify a few of the points procedurally, e.g. how elections are to be conducted and constituency charters formulated and assessed, but people don’t feel that level of details is needed here, ok. In any event I would add my yeses to Milton’s two questions about exclusion on criteria and joining more than one constituency.<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
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Bill<BR>
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On 10/11/08 5:17 PM, "Robin Gross" <robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG> wrote:<BR>
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Thanks for posting this. It looks like a solid direction for us to head in to manage this transition.<BR>
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So should all existing members of NCUC "join" (or "form") a constituency within the new stake-holder group?<BR>
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Thanks much,<BR>
Robin<BR>
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On Oct 9, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:<BR>
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Important news about the GNSO Improvements. First, we have no official notice yet but the Board has voted to delay the full implementation of the Improvements by 3-4 months. This is supposed to have happened at the Sept 30 meeting, but we have no description of what they decided yet so cannot provide details.<BR>
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This has implications for our GNSO Council seat elections. It would mean that there would be 2 open Council positions instead of 5, although one ICANN staff has suggested that we go ahead and elect all 5 and keep them “in reserve” (don’t shoot the messenger, I am just relaying what I know).<BR>
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More important, we need to start thinking about the new structure for the Noncommercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG). Below is a sketch of what I think would work. Please let us know what you think.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>NCSG structure sketch<BR>
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Membership<BR>
Eligibility criteria same as before, except we allow individuals according to current provisional regime<BR>
Individuals and representatives of organizations join NCSG directly<BR>
Social networking site for interactions and records<BR>
NCUC discuss list retained (but renamed) as NCSG discuss list<BR>
3 categories of membership:<BR>
Large organization – 4 votes<BR>
Small organization – 2 votes<BR>
Individuals – 1 vote<BR>
No membership dues, but renewal required bi-annually<BR>
Chair and GNSO Council reps elected by NCSG members<BR>
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Officers<BR>
Chair – same duties as NCUC chair<BR>
6 GNSO Council representatives elected by NCSG<BR>
Executive Committee (EC)<BR>
Consists of Chair, 1 delegate from each constituency, Council representatives<BR>
Constituencies represented by their own chair/delegate<BR>
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Constituencies<BR>
Constituencies are self-defined groups organized around some distinctive policy perspective (e.g. consumer protection, privacy); shared identity (e.g., region or country of origin, gender, language group); a type of organization (e.g., research networks, philanthropic foundations) or any other grouping principle that might affect its stance on gtld policy.<BR>
Each constituency sets its own eligibility criteria<BR>
Constituencies have a right to:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'><FONT FACE="Arial">x</FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Place one rep on the executive committee<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>x</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Delegate members to working groups<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>x</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Issue statements on PDPs which are included in the official NCSG response, but marked as constituency positions, not necessarily the position of NCSG as a whole<BR>
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To be recognized as a constituency a group must be supported by at least 5 people who are already NCSG members, appoint an organizer (chair) and submit a charter. Steps:<BR>
1)</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>A prospective constituency organizer issues a notification of intent to form a constituency to the entire NCSG via its email list<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>2)</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>When 5 or more NCSG members volunteer to join the NCSG on the public list it becomes eligible to schedule a meeting (which can be either in person or online)<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>3)</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>The eligible constituency holds a meeting(s) to draft a charter. The charter defines its grouping principle, eligibility criteria, and procedures. The meetings also designate a constituency chair, and other officers if so desired.<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>4)</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>The charter is submitted to the NCSG EC for ratification. Ratification is based exclusively on due diligence whether there are really at least 5 members, whether the constituency’s eligibility rules or procedures contravene NCSG charter in some way<BR>
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Current members of NCUC are automatically made members of NCSG, but NCUC dissolves as a constituency once this proposal is adopted.<BR>
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NCSG members can join any constituency, provided that they meet the constituency’s own eligibility criteria.<BR>
Should we allow constituencies to exclude based on criteria? I propose yes – otherwise constituencies are meaningless<BR>
Should we allow members to join more than one constituency? I propose yes, as long as voting for council seats and chair is NCSG-wide.<BR>
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Constituencies keep track of their own membership, but members should reflect their status on the official NCSG social network site. Status is reviewed by the EC bi-annually to see if they still exceed the 5-member threshold.<BR>
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