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color:#1F497D'>I also agree with Milton’s proposal (thanks for this
Milton) and I also add my yeses to the two questions posed at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Konstantinos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Non-Commercial User Constituency
[mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Drake<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 October 2008 13:02<br>
<b>To:</b> NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Proposed new NCSG structure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi,<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
<br>
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On 10/11/08 5:17 PM, "Robin Gross" <robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Milton,<br>
<br>
Thanks for posting this. It looks like a solid direction for us to head
in to manage this transition.<br>
<br>
So should all existing members of NCUC "join" (or "form") a
constituency within the new stake-holder group?<br>
<br>
Thanks much,<br>
Robin<br>
<br>
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On Oct 9, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello,
all<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
<br>
</span>NCSG structure sketch<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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 style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>x</span><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Place one rep on the executive committee<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>x</span><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegate members to working groups<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>x</span><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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>
</span> <br>
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 style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A prospective
constituency organizer issues a notification of intent to form a constituency
to the entire NCSG via its email list<br>
</span>2)<span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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>3)<span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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>4)<span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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>
</span> <br>
Current members of NCUC are automatically made members of NCSG, but NCUC
dissolves as a constituency once this proposal is adopted.<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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IP JUSTICE<br>
Robin Gross, Executive Director<br>
1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA<br>
p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451<br>
w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a>
e: robin@ipjustice.org<br>
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***********************************************************<br>
William J. Drake <br>
Center for International Governance<br>
Graduate Institute of International and<br>
Development Studies<br>
Geneva, Switzerland<br>
william.drake@graduateinstitute.ch<br>
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