[NCUC-DISCUSS] Call for volunteers for NCSG Policy Committee

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi everyone,

Since I am trying to do as much as possible within the short time I sent
this to the list instead of ncuc list.
Sorry for the mistake.

Rafik
On Jan 28, 2016 5:15 PM, "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Farzaneh,
>
> What is the list of applicants till now?
> NCSG PC is quite critical committee for policy work  and we need a good
> pool of candidates.
> If needed we nay extend the deadline by few days.
>
> Best.
>
> Rafik
>
> Dear NCUC members,
>
> The NCUC executive Committee has to appoint two NCUC members to the policy
> committee of NCSG as our two PC members have finished their terms. Much
> gratitude goes to Matthew Shears and Joy Liddicoat for their great work as
> PC representatives.
>
> The responsibility of the NCSG Policy Committee representatives are
> outlined below. Volunteers should be preferably well informed about the
> work of NCUC as well as have some experience with working with working
> groups within ICANN and have some insights into the policy making process
> and consensus building at ICANN.  Please send an expression of interest by
> 28th January  if you would like to serve as an NCUC representative on NCSG
> Policy Committee.
>
>
> ****
>
> 2.5 The Policy Committee
>
> 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 NCSGparticipation 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 fullNCSG-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.
>
>
> 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 theNCSG-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 fromNCSG
> 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.
>
>
> • 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.
>
> --
> Farzaneh
>
> NCUC-EC Rep of Europe
>
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