[bc-gnso] FW: [council] Public Comment: Proposed Bylaw Amendments Related to GNSO Restructuring (Version 2)

[Zahid Jamil]

FYI.

Zahid

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On
Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:22 PM
To: Council GNSO
Subject: [council] Public Comment: Proposed Bylaw Amendments Related to GNSO
Restructuring (Version 2)


Dear All,

Please take the time to comment and note the 21-day public consultation
forum, from 3 August 2009 through 24 August 2009.

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03aug09-en.htm
Public Comment: Proposed Bylaw Amendments Related to GNSO Restructuring
(Version 2)

3 August 2009
Implementation of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
Improvements process requires the amendment of a substantial number of the
ICANN Bylaws to reflect new GNSO structures, processes and mechanisms. 

Today, a packaged set of draft Bylaws and additional Staff recommendations
(Version 2) is being posted for Public review and comment so that the ICANN
Board can move forward with Bylaw amendments as soon as practicable. 

Approving the Bylaws amendments is a key step toward seating a newly
structured GNSO Council at the ICANN meeting in Seoul, Korea this coming
October as directed by the ICANN Board. 

Background and Explanation: 

An initial set of Bylaws amendments (Version 1) was posted for public
comment on 30 June 2009, reflecting the work product of a GNSO Council
Restructure Drafting Team (consisting of the entire GNSO Council and
additional GNSO community members), and additional Staff recommendations.
The Bylaw Amendments-Version 2 being posted today for public comment [PDF,
256K] are based upon the 30 June 2009 initial version, and include
additional amendments that reflect guidance received from the Board's
Structural Improvements Committee (SIC), and from the Board at its July
meeting. In addition, Staff proposes additional amendments to enable the
Bylaws to be internally consistent, and to conform to the principles of the
GNSO Restructuring Report approved by the Board. 

In June 2008, the Board of Directors endorsed a series of recommendations on
how to improve the GNSO's structures and operations. For the past year the
community has been engaged in substantial discussions regarding various
components of the recommendations including development of a new Policy
development process, creation of a new Working Group Model for policy
development, the restructuring of the GNSO Council and a variety of other
process and mechanism changes designed to increase participation in the
GNSO's work efforts. 

Relevant Board Resolution, Bylaws and Constituency Submissions: 

GNSO Improvements Information Page - http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ 
GNSO Improvements Report adopted by ICANN's Board (3 February 2008):
http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb
08.pdf 
Report To ICANN Board From Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring
(WG-GCR Report), 25 July 2008:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-council-restructuring-
report-25jul08.pdf 
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, 28 August
2008: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-28aug08.htm 
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, 1 October
2008; http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm 
Preliminary Report from the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors,
11 December 2008;
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-2-11dec08.htm 
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, 23 April
2009; http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-23apr09.htm 
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, 21 May 2009;
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-21may09.htm 
Resolution of the Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, 26 June
2009: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#2 
Preliminary Report of the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors,
30 July 2009: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm 
The Process from Here: 

At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will review the
comments submitted regarding Version 2, and revise the Bylaws as
appropriate. ICANN Staff expects to present this revised set of Bylaws
Amendments to the Board for approval at its next meeting (27 August 2009),
to allow the new GNSO Council to be seated by Seoul. 

It should be noted that the GNSO Improvements Report approved by the Board
in June 2008 has additional guidelines and recommendations for the ongoing
practices and processes of GNSO constituencies. It is expected that this
work -- particularly with respect to a new Policy Development Process,
creation of a new Working Group Model and development of a new set of GNSO
Council Operation Rules and Procedures - will be ongoing as part of the GNSO
Improvements implementation efforts. As a result, additional Bylaws
Amendments will be necessary to implement the outcome of these GNSO work
teams. 

Deadline and How to Submit Comments: 

The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 3 August 2009
through 24 August 2009, and invites community comments on this matter. The
formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here:
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200908.html#gnso-restr
ucture.

To submit comments: gnso-council-draft2 at icann.org 
To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-council-draft2/ 
Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org