[NCUC-EC] Fwd: Info Sharing - Process For Board Review of GNSO Community Charter Amendments

Mon Sep 5 13:33:53 CEST 2016

Hi everyone,

my proposal for adjusted timeline for the charter review:

- draft timeline :
  - call for input, first reading from 8th September till 8th October
  - first resolution of comments  during the first consultation so we can
initiate the second reading quickly
  - call for input, second reading for amended draft 9th October to 9th
November
  - consultation about the charter during NCUC ad-hoc meeting in hyderabad
TBC
  - Final call : 9th November to 12th November , to take note of any
objections
  - Final draft ready by 13th November
  - planning the voting in parallel with NCUC election (tentative dates 14
Nov. - 27) to adopt the new charter. if needed we can adjust the election
period a little bit
  - informing the ICANN staff about the new charter, process with ICANN
board/staff/OEC starts

we will send announcement in Wednesday explaining the process and timeline,
including the clean version in google doc in comment mode and redline
version attached, we may set the procedures in coming days about voting the
the charter according the threshold in the current one

as reminder I suggested also:

*working methods: sharing a google doc, for those who cannot access we can
provide a doc version. comments are encouraged to be made in the google doc
but discussion can happen in NCUC list. We need volunteers from EC to
handle comments and to play the editors role . the editors should ensure
that those comments are responded and reflected in the document. I suggest
Farzaneh to be the penholder or editor .*

*during each readings, we will try to resolve comments, explain rationale
behind amendments. we will keep a clean version as output from a reading .
the document will be in suggestion mode and keep trace of comments. *

*we will organize a (monthly) confcall during each reading/consultation to
respond to questions and resolve pending issues, in addition to session in
Hyderabad meeting (pending the approval of meeting request)*

*We will organize a Q&A call about the process and inviting Rob to clarify
about ICANN process side. We will create a page in our website to document
the process and keep the documents there*

need your feedback and comment soon.

Best,

Rafik

2016-08-10 11:12 GMT+09:00 Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>:

> Hi Farzi,
>
> I propose
>
> - to draft the announcement composed of rational and explaining the
> background (Acknowledging the previous attempts and efforts, that we used
> their outputs, what drafting  team did), also sharing relevant info and
> links  . this should be ready by this weekend
> - sharing the clean version against current charter (well-formatted and
> read-proofed)
> - draft timeline :
>   - call for input, first reading from 15th August till 15th September
>   - first resolution of comments 16th September to 23rd September
>   - call for input, second reading for amended draft 23rd September to
> 23rd October
>   - Final call : 23rd October to 30th October , to take note of any
> objections
>   - Final draft adapted by 5th November (during ICANN meeting)
>   - planning the voting in parallel with NCUC election (dates TBC) to
> adopt the new charter
>   - informing the ICANN staff about the new charter, process with ICANN
> board/staff/OEC starts
>
> working methods: sharing a google doc, for those who cannot access we can
> provide a doc version. comments are encouraged to be made in the google doc
> but discussion can happen in NCUC list. We need volunteers from EC to
> handle comments and to play the editors role . the editors should ensure
> that those comments are responded and reflected in the document
>
> during each readings, we will try to resolve comments, explain rational
> behind amendments. we will keep a clean version as output from a reading .
> the document will be in suggestion mode and keep trace of comments.
>
> we will organize a (monthly) confcall during each reading/consultation to
> respond to questions and resolve pending issues.
>
> We will organize a Q&A call about the process and inviting Rob to clarify
> about ICANN process side. We will create a page in oru website to document
> the process and keep the documents there
>
> it is quite agressive and time-consuming work but it need to be done.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
> 2016-08-10 8:14 GMT+09:00 farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hi Rafik,
>>
>> Thanks. I think we should provide the rationale and perhaps schedule a
>> meeting with the members and Rob and us to clarify questions.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Farzaneh
>>
>> On 9 August 2016 at 01:37, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I am sending here the memo from Rob about charter amendment process.
>>> let's prepare for starting of the consultation process for next Monday
>>> as agreed in our last EC call:
>>> - draft the announcement explaining the rationale
>>> - sharing the clean version of draft document,  in suggestion mode
>>> - explaining the timeline, NCUC process and ICANN process for charter
>>> amendment.
>>>
>>> our target remains to finish this by Hyderabad and that will also impact
>>> our NCUC election schedule.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Rafik
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Robert Hoggarth
>>> Date: 2016-08-09 0:44 GMT+09:00
>>> Subject: Info Sharing - Process For Board Review of GNSO Community
>>> Charter Amendments
>>> To: Maryam Bakoshi
>>> Cc: Rafik Dammak , Benedetta Rossi
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Maryam,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rafik asked me to supply the NCUC Executive Committee with the details
>>> of the process for ICANN Board review of GNSO community charter
>>> amendments.  Please pass this note on to the Executive Committee list as
>>> appropriate.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At a high level, the GNSO Charter Amendment Process involves a total of
>>> four basic phases –
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ·      Amendment preparations and approval by the charter-amending
>>> community;
>>>
>>> ·      Staff review and analysis of amendments for potential ICANN
>>> organization impacts;
>>>
>>> ·      Review of amendments and opportunity for comment by the
>>> multistakeholder community; and
>>>
>>> ·      Full Board review and action
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From my observations the last few years, the timing of the community
>>> amendment development process (Phase 1) can vary widely depending on many
>>> individual community factors and can go very quickly or take a long time.
>>> The entire Board review process (which involves the last three phases of
>>> the process) seems to now be taking about 6 or 7 months (calculating from
>>> the formal submission of the amendments to staff).  The specifics of the
>>> process look like this:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *SUMMARY OF GNSO CHARTER AMENDMENT PROCESS (Excerpts)*
>>>
>>> *On 28 September 2013, the ICANN Board established a process for the
>>> amendment of GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charters. That process
>>> is as follows:*
>>>
>>> *Phase I: Amendment Preparation*
>>>
>>> *GNSO Stakeholder Groups (SGs) and Constituencies should formulate
>>> charter amendments through their own internal processes and notify ICANN
>>> Staff as early as practicable (at **policy-staff at icann.org
>>> <policy-staff at icann.org>) upon initiation and completion (approval) of such
>>> efforts.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Phase II: Staff Review*
>>>
>>> *Upon formal receipt of the proposed amendment(s) approved by the
>>> community group, ICANN staff will analyze the proposal and, within 10
>>> business days, submit the community proposal with a report to the
>>> appropriate Board committee identifying any fiscal or liability concerns.*
>>>
>>> *Phase III: Public Comments*
>>>
>>> *After Board committee review of the Staff report and the proposed
>>> charter amendments, the Board committee will direct the opening of a Public
>>> Comment Forum. Upon completion of the Forum, within 30 calendar days, staff
>>> will provide a report to the Board committee summarizing the community
>>> feedback.*
>>>
>>> *Phase IV: Board Review*
>>>
>>> *At the next available opportunity after the delivery and publication of
>>> the staff report, the appropriate Board committee shall review the proposed
>>> charter amendments, the staff report and any community feedback and make a
>>> recommendation to the Board.*
>>>
>>> *After receiving a recommendation from the committee, the Board shall
>>> either:*
>>>
>>> *a.     **Recognize the proposed charter amendment by a simple majority
>>> vote; or*
>>>
>>> *b.     **Reject the proposed amendment by a supermajority (2/3) vote
>>> and provide a specific rationale for its concerns.*
>>>
>>> *c.     **If neither above condition is met, the Board will ask for
>>> further explanation of the proposed amendments by the community.*
>>>
>>> *In its review of the proposed amendments, the ICANN Board may ask
>>> questions and otherwise consult with the affected SG or Constituency. If it
>>> is not feasible for the Board to take action on the proposed amendments
>>> after two meetings, the Board shall report to the affected SG or
>>> Constituency the circumstance(s) that prevented it from making a final
>>> action and its best estimate of the time required to reach an action. That
>>> report is deemed an "action" under this process. If it is not feasible for
>>> the Board to take action on the proposed amendments after four meetings (or
>>> after a total of six scheduled meetings), the proposed community amendments
>>> will be deemed effective.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The full process is posted on the ICANN.GNSO.org web site at the bottom
>>> of this page – http://gnso.icann.org/en/about
>>> /stakeholders-constituencies.  A pdf version of the process can be
>>> viewed and downloaded from this link - http://gnso.icann.org/en/about
>>> /stakeholders-constituencies/charter-amendment-process-28sep13-en.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Staff is available to support, assist and/or advise the NCUC in any
>>> phase of the amendments process and I would be happy to further brief the
>>> committee about this process and answer any questions anyone might have.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob Hoggarth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Farzaneh
>>
>
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