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

[Alex Gakuru]

I echo Carlo‘s congs. Very best to our policy leads dream team!

Very best from warm Nairobi.

Alex.

--sent from a handheld-- excuse brevity and any typos--
On Feb 21, 2013 9:50 PM, "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:

> Good news, indeed!
>
> frt rgds
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> --c.a.
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> C. A. Afonso
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> From: Robin Gross <robin at IPJUSTICE.ORG>
> Date: 21/02/2013 15:39 (GMT-03:00)
> To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] NCSG Policy Committee Elected Chair & Alternate
> Chair: Wendy / Avri
>
>
> 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
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> *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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> IP JUSTICE
> Robin Gross, Executive Director
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