Proposed new NCSG structure

[Robin Gross]

Hi Milton,

Thanks for posting this.  It looks like a solid direction for us to  
head in to manage this transition.

So should all existing members of NCUC "join" (or "form") a  
constituency within the new stake-holder group?

Thanks much,
Robin


On Oct 9, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> Hello, all
> 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.
>
> 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).
>
> 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.
>
>
> NCSG structure sketch
>
> Membership
> Eligibility criteria same as before, except we allow individuals  
> according to current provisional regime
> Individuals and representatives of organizations join NCSG directly
>             Social networking site for interactions and records
>             NCUC discuss list retained (but renamed) as NCSG  
> discuss list
> 3 categories of membership:
>             Large organization – 4 votes
>             Small organization – 2 votes
>             Individuals – 1 vote
> No membership dues, but renewal required bi-annually
> Chair and GNSO Council reps elected by NCSG members
>
> Officers
> Chair – same duties as NCUC chair
> 6 GNSO Council representatives elected by NCSG
> Executive Committee (EC)
> Consists of Chair, 1 delegate from each constituency, Council  
> representatives
>             Constituencies represented by their own chair/delegate
>
> Constituencies
> 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.
> Each constituency sets its own eligibility criteria
> Constituencies have a right to:
> x    Place one rep on the executive committee
> x    Delegate members to working groups
> x    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
>
> 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:
> 1)      A prospective constituency organizer issues a notification  
> of intent to form a constituency to the entire NCSG via its email list
> 2)      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)
> 3)      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.
> 4)      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
>
> Current members of NCUC are automatically made members of NCSG, but  
> NCUC dissolves as a constituency once this proposal is adopted.
>
> NCSG members can join any constituency, provided that they meet the  
> constituency’s own eligibility criteria.
> Should we allow constituencies to exclude based on criteria? I  
> propose yes – otherwise constituencies are meaningless
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>




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