[NCSG-Discuss] NCSG Policy Committee Elected Chair & Alternate Chair: Wendy / Avri

[Robin Gross]

All,

Good News!  The Policy Committee of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder  
Group has elected a Chair and an Alternate Chair to assist in the  
organization and engagement of policy development of noncommercial  
users in the GNSO-ICANN.

I am happy to announce the NCSG-PC has elected:
   Wendy Seltzer as Chair of the NCSG-PC
   Avri Doria as Alternate Chair of the NCSG-PC

Giant thanks to both Wendy and Avri for under-taking these additional  
responsibilities (see below) as members of the NCSG-PC!  The NCSG  
Charter requires the NCSG-PC to elect a Chair on an annual basis, and  
both roles were uncontested and unanimously approved by the voting  
committee members.  (The role had been empty before).

We can be sure that noncommercial interests will be much better  
represented in ICANN policy development with Wendy and Avri as our PC  
Chair and Alternate Chair.

Best,
Robin


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Duties of the Role of the Chair & Alternate Chair of the NCSG Policy  
Committee:

1.  Comment Periods
Keep track of ICANN public comment periods and assist with drafting  
and filing of member comments in coordination with NCSG-PC members,  
NCSG working group representatives and other NCSG members and  
constituencies.  This means encouraging both individual NCSG members  
to file individual comments and also the drafting and filing of  
official NCSG statements.  For NCSG statements, NCSG-PC Chair will  
call for "rough consensus" of NCSG-PC members regarding any  
particular statement and determine the reaching of rough consensus as  
per NCSG Charter.

2. Other NCSG Statements
Organize the drafting of other policy statements made in NCSG's name  
including the specific policy issue summaries requested by CEO (aka  
"policy cheat sheets").  NCSG-Chair does not have to personally "hold  
the drafting pen" on every statement, but rather, the Chair will  
recruit the person responsible for holding the drafting pen on any  
particular statement.

3.  Working Groups
Keep track of GNSO and other ICANN policy working groups and  
encourage participation from NCSG members in those policy working  
groups.  Endeavor to find adequate NCSG member participation and  
other noncommercial expertise in the policy working groups of concern  
to NCSG members.

4.  NCSG Policy Calls
Participate in the monthly NCSG Policy calls and send out a brief  
"voting guide" after the call to NCSG-PC members to summarize  
discussions on how NCSG GNSO Councilors intend to vote on motions  
pending before the next GNSO Council Meeting.






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Robin Gross, Executive Director
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