[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call - GNSO Working Groups Consensus Levels document

[Amr Elsadr]

Hi again,

This is the second project coming out of the SCI at this time (attached to this email). It is a change to the decision-making levels’ designations in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. This issue came up at the completion of the work being done bye the IGO/INGO WG, where there was no decision-making level designation in the guidelines that reflected the position of the WG.

In effect, there was consensus amongst the WG members “against” some of the recommendations being made, while the language in the guidelines don’t allow for consensus against recommendations, only consensus for. A footnote was added to the decision-making levels to clarify that this is possible.

I’m also ready to vote in favour of this recommendation. Anyone have any reservations or discussion points? Remember, the SCI only makes recommendations to the GNSO Council after exhaustive discussion and unanimous consensus (as per its charter) is achieved.

Thanks.

Amr

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>
> Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call - GNSO Working Groups Consensus Levels document
> Date: April 30, 2014 at 9:10:34 PM GMT+2
> To: "gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org>
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Attached is the latest draft of the proposal for SCI submission to the GNSO Council relating to the language in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines concerning Consensus Levels for Working Groups. 
> 
> As discussed on the various SCI calls and related emails, the SCI will be proposing that the actual text currently in the Guidelines concerning the Consensus Levels remain unchanged for now; instead, the SCI will recommend that a footnote be added to explain that the Levels can and do include designations of “consensus against”. In addition, the SCI will also recommend to the Council that the current Consensus Levels text be reviewed as soon as feasible.
> 
> Please indicate if you, on behalf of your stakeholder groups/constituencies, support or do not support the current draft proposal and language.
> 
> Thanks and cheers
> Mary
> 
> Mary Wong
> Senior Policy Director
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4892
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
> 
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