Fwd: [council] Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures Available for Review And Comment

[William Drake]

Inputs from NCUCers would be very helpful...

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: September 28, 2009 8:43:52 PM GMT+02:00
> To: Council GNSO <council at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [council] Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council  
> Operating Procedures Available for Review And Comment
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Please note the following request for comments and please take time  
> to comment.
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-25sep09-en.htm
> Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures  
> Available for Review And Comment
>
> 25 September 2009
>
> The newly-restructured GNSO Council is scheduled to be seated during  
> the upcoming ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Establishing  
> updated operating procedures consistent with the new ICANN Bylaws is  
> a key step toward seating the new Council. Today, a package of  
> recommended Operating Procedures for the new Council is being made  
> available for public review and comment through 16 October 2009.
>
> The recommendations are the product of the cross-constituency GNSO  
> Council Operations Work Team that was tasked with reviewing the  
> existing GNSO operating rules and procedures and recommending  
> changes consistent with the new GNSO Council's goal of becoming a  
> strategic manager of the policy process.
>
> Community members are invited to review the recommendations and  
> comment on all aspects of the recommended procedures. The  
> recommended procedures address a number of areas including the  
> selection of officers, the conduct of meetings and how Council votes  
> are cast and counted.
>
> In authorizing the release of the recommendations for review and  
> comment, ICANN Staff was directed to note a specific area of  
> discussion regarding the treatment of instances where Council  
> members may choose to abstain from a particular vote (see - http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20090924.mp3 
> ). Alternative treatment of vote abstentions (the original work team  
> recommendation and potential substitute language) in the recommended  
> procedures is noted in Section 4.2 of the package. Commenters should  
> note which treatment they prefer. The Staff has also been asked by  
> Council members to prepare an analysis of how potential Council  
> votes would be tabulated based on different treatments of Councilor  
> abstentions. That Staff analysis will be provided as a submission to  
> the comment forum.
>
> Document Links:
>
> The recommended operating procedures can be found here:
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.pdf
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.doc
>
> The Process From Here:
>
> At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will  
> review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the  
> various submissions.
>
> Consistent with the Transition Implementation Plan approved by the  
> GNSO Council at its 24 September meeting, the updated operating  
> procedures will be the first substantial item on the new Council's  
> agenda of 28 October in Seoul. The new council members will discuss  
> and vote on the updated Council Operating Procedures. Approval of  
> the Procedures will require a majority of the voting members of each  
> house for approval. Any amendment that results from comments  
> submitted, will need to be voted on prior to the vote on the  
> Procedures and will also require a majority of the voting members of  
> each house.
>
> Deadline and How to Submit Comments:
>
> The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 25  
> September through 16 October 2009, and invites community comments on  
> this matter.
>
> The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here:
> http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-2009
>
> To submit comments: gnso-operating-procedures-2009 at icann.org
>
> To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-operating-procedures-2009/
>
> Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth
>
> Thank you.
> Kind regards,
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>
>
>

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William J. Drake
Senior Associate
Centre for International Governance
Graduate Institute of International and
  Development Studies
Geneva, Switzerland
william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch
www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
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