[ncdnhc-discuss] [Draft Proposal]conflicts of interests/ representatives

[YJ Park]

Let's try to be more constructive and productive, folks.

It is time to sumarize NCDNHC's continuous discussion on conflicts of
interests and appointee vs representative issue. Let me suggest my first
thought about the conflicts of interests and appointees. 

1. conflicts of interests

If a representative turns out that she/he is involved with either new gTLD 
or exisitng gTLD divestiture process, the representative is required to 
resign from the very Council, NC(DNSO), AC(ASO), PC(PSO), 
ICANN Board, DNSO Task Force member and WG Chair etc.

When it comes to the representative's direct involvement, the following 
can be regarded as conflicts of interests.

- the representative prepares to create a company or non-profit entity 
  which tries to make a bid.
- the representative is hired as consultant or advisor or full-time or part-time 
  employee by a company or a non-profit entity which tries to make a bid .
- the representative is on the board of the company or a non-profit entity
  which tries to make a bid. 
- etc

2. Appointees vs Representatives 

2.1. Accountability
There are some Task Forces and Committees which is claimed to be 
the appointees group instead of the representatives in the ICANN process.

Representatives 
Council members, NC Task Force members, etc

Appointees
New gTLD Evaluation Process Planning TF, IDN Committee, etc.

Grey Area 
Board members(?), Reform and Evoluntion Committee(?)

If they are appointees, the group can provide their own recommendation
or position, which should not be taken as policy but their personal opinion.

2.2.
Conflicts of interests rules cannot be applicable to the appointees
but representatives.

3. New gTLD evaluation Process Planning TF

As strongly confirmed by the chair of TF, New gTLD evaluation 
process planning TF is appointees TF. If so, the conflicts of interests
rules can be difficult to apply to its members. 

If the TF is appointees TF, the chair may ask some TF members
to leave the TF without reason.