[NCUC-DISCUSS] Announcing the Appointment of New NCUC Representatives to the NCSG PC

Mon Nov 10 17:19:15 CET 2014

Congtas to Joy an Matt.
Keep up the great work !
Cheers !
-Olevie-


2014-11-03 11:31 GMT+00:00 Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org>:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the update, Bill, and thanks to the NCUC EC for the fantastic
> appointments.
>
> @Joy, @Matt: Really looking forward to working with you both. Good luck.
>
> Amr
>
> On Nov 3, 2014, at 10:05 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I am delighted to say that NCUC can now announce the appointment of two
> top-notch representatives to the NCSG Policy Committee, effective
> immediately.  *Joy Liddicoat* leads the human rights work of member org
> the Association for Progressive Communications
> http://www.apc.org/en/user/Joy.  Joy served two years as our NCSG rep to
> the GNSO Council.  As I said when I nominated her for that
> http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-discuss/2011-September/007439.html
>
> >*Joy is the Project Co-ordinator for Internet
> *>*Rights are Human Rights for the Association for
> *>*Progressive Communication, a NCUC organizational
> *>*member.  Joy is lawyer who's been a long-time
> *>*activist on human rights on the Internet and
> *>*beyond, and she's also involved in DNS issues
> *>*and well attuned to the ICANNsphere.  At present
> *>*she also serves Director of the Domain Name
> *>*Commission, InternetNZ, the non-profit
> *>*multistakeholder body responsible for managing
> *>*.nz and related Internet issues in New Zealand,
> *>*so she brings to the table an understanding of
> *>*public interest aspects of the ccTLD space as
> *>*well.  A strong human rights orientation has
> *>*generally been lacking in ICANN and the GNSO, so
> *>*she'd be filling an important gap.  At the same
> *>*time, it would be good to further engage in NCSG
> *>*the APC, which as probably everyone knows is the
> *>*probably the largest NGO, a multinational
> *>*network, doing civil society activism around
> *>*Internet and ICT issues.  More about Joy
> *>*here <http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745 <http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745>>http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745 and <http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/joy-liddicoat/11/233/745%C2%A0and>
> *>*APC here <http://www.apc.org <http://www.apc.org/>>http://www.apc.org. <http://www.apc.org./>*
>
>
> *Mattew Shears *currently participates here as an alternate rep of NCUC
> member org IP Justice.  In his day job, Matt leads the Global Internet
> Policy and Human Rights work of the Center for Democracy and Technology
> https://cdt.org/staff/matthew-shears/. (CDT is applying to join NCUC/NCSG
> as an organizational member) Previously he served as the Internet Society’s
> Public Policy Director, in which context he shaped ISOC’s positions and
> represented it in a variety of global Internet governance institutions.
> Matt long has been extremely active as a civil society participant in the
> ITU, WSIS+10, CSTD, IGF and related settings, and more recently has gotten
> deeply involved in ICANN’s IANA and accountability processes.  He is also
> very active in civil society and related coalitions, e.g. ISOC, Best Bits,
> the Internet Governance Caucus, etc.
>
> Both Joy and Matt are highly visible, leading civil society advocates
> working at the intersection of Internet governance and human rights policy,
> which as you know is the focus on a new initiative in ICANN that we are
> pushing in collaboration with other stakeholders.  And both are maestro
> text drafters in multiple CS coalitions, which of course will come in handy
> on the NCSG PC.  So I couldn’t be happier that they’ve decided to volunteer
> their energies in support of NCUC and NCSG at this important time.
>
> Welcome to you both!
>
> Best
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> On Sep 20, 2014, at 10:58 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> Early in the year, after consultation with members, the NCUC PC appointed
> Stephanie Perrin and Marilia Maciel to serve as our representatives on the
> NCSG PC.  As you will know, both of these successful reps have recently
> been elected to the GNSO Council, so we will need to replace them.  This
> message is to solicit expressions of interest in filling these roles.  It
> is hoped that we can make a final selection and have new people in place by
> the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles; the NCSG PC meets on Sunday 12 October.
>
> These are two of the very most important positions we have in NCUC.
> According to the NCSG charter,
>
>
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> *2.5 The Policy Committee*
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>
>
> *The NCSG Policy Committee is responsible for:*
>
>
> * • Discussion and development of substantive policies and statements
> issued in the name of the NCSG. This activity will require coordination
> with the membership and the Constituencies;*
>
>
> * • Organize policy initiatives on behalf of NCSG membership, including
> PDP initiatives from the membership;*
>
>
> * • Provide policy research and guidance to NCSG representatives on the
> GNSO Council;*
>
>
> * • Keep membership informed of GNSO Council activities;*
>
>
> * • Organize, appoint where appropriate, and track NCSG participation in
> GNSO and other pertinent Working Groups.*
>
>
> * • Organization and oversight of NCSG participation in any GNSO
> Council- related tasks, whether mandated by Bylaws, Council Procedures or
> Council decisions.*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> * • Document methods and procedures used for decision-making.
> Such documentation is subject to review by the NCSG-EC.2.5.1. NCSG-PC
> Composition.The NCSG–PC shall be comprised of two representatives from each
> Recognized Constituency and one observer from each Candidate Constituency.
> The NCSG Representatives on the GNSO Council shall also serve as full
> members of the NCSG- PC. The NCSG Chair will participate as an ex-officio
> member of the NCSG-PC and will be included in determining consensus process
> and votes. Past GNSO Council Representatives may be included as observers
> in the NCSG-PC. The membership of the NCSG-PC may invite others to
> participate as observers.2.5.2. NCSG-PC Decision making*
>
>
>
>
> *• By default NCSG-PC decisions are made by rough consensus of full
> NCSG-PC members. Rough consensus means that while all members do not need
> to agree and that no single member can veto a decision, all views must be
> heard and considered. Any minority views must be recorded along with the
> rough consensus
> position.<page15image17520.png>  <page15image17680.png>  <page15image17840.png>2.5.3.
> NCSG-PC Leadership*
>
>
>
>
> * • A Chair will be elected or replaced from among the members of the
> NCSG-PC by a 2/3 vote of the NCSG-PC membership on a yearly basis.§ The
> NCSG Chair may not serve in this role.*
>
>
> * • One or more Vice-Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG-PC on a yearly
> basis. 2.5.4. NCSG-PC Work Process*
>
>
> * • As much as possible, all work will be done using Internet tools,
> including, inter alia,*
>
>
> * • §  email;*
>
>
> * • §  wiki usage (Note: such a wiki will be publicly viewable though
> editing may be restricted to members of the NCSG-PC);*
>
>
> * • §  online document collaboration tools as well as available network
> cloud based tools.*
>
> *• When necessary, teleconferences will be scheduled. A scheduling tool
> will be used to attempt to find a time when all members can attend. Unless
> all members can attend the teleconference, any decisions made at a
> teleconference will be provisional until full consensus is determined.*
>
>
> *• When possible, as enabled for example by an ICANN meeting, a
> face-to-face meeting of the NCSG-PC will be held. As with teleconferences,
> if all members cannot attend, any decisions made will need to be verified
> before being considered final.*
>
>
>
>
> *2.5.5. NCSG-PC Mailing List*
>
>
> * • All NCSG-PC full members and observers will be subscribed to the
> NCSG-PC mailing list.*
>
>
> * • The NCSG-PC list will maintain an open archive.*
>
>
>
>
> * • For non-subscribers the list will be moderated. Comments from NCSG
> members relevant to ongoing discussions will be forwarded to the NCSG-PC
> list by the list moderator.2.5.6. NCSG-PC Observers*
>
>
> *• Any observer to the NCSG-PC will have full participation rights except
> will not be counted in any consensus process or
> vote.<page16image17216.png>  <page16image17376.png>  <page16image17536.png>  <page16image17696.png>*
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> * • One elected or appointed representative from each Candidate
> Constituency will be given observer status.*
>
>
> * • Past NCSG Representatives to the GNSO Council may be permitted
> observer status at discretion of NCSG-PC full members.*
> * • The NCSG-PC may invite other policy experts to participate as
> observers.*
>
>
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>
>
> Basic info on the current PC’s composition is at
> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Committees-Current
>
> The public archive for the PC’s discussions is at
> http://mailman.ipjustice.org/listinfo/pc-ncsg.  Perusing this would give
> one a clearer idea of the actual workload and responsibilities.
>
> It is really really important that we put people into these slots who are
> fully in tune with the views and traditions of NCUC and NCSG; well
> appraised (or able to become so) of the substantive issues being discussed
> in GNSO and related processes; fully committed to doing the work (including
> attending monthly NCSG policy calls, collaborative document drafting,
> timely voting on proposed outputs, and the like); and able to work well
> with their colleagues on the PC and to coordinate with the NCUC EC and
> wider membership as necessary.  In short, we need top notch, fully
> committed candidates.
>
> We welcome nominations and self-nominations to fill these two slots.
> Nominees who wish to be considered should send a few paragraphs to the
> members’ list outlining their interests and engagement in
> constituency/stakeholder group work, their qualifications for and ability
> to perform these particular functions, and any other relevant information.
>
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