[council] RE: GNSO Review: Updated information (was ICANN Board call)

Liz Williams liz.williams at icann.org
Wed Feb 22 10:47:07 UTC 2006


Yes, of course.  See you in DC over the weekend.  I arrive on  
Thursday evening.

Liz
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Liz Williams
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN - Brussels
+32 2 234 7874 tel
+32 2 234 7848 fax
+32 497 07 4243 mob




On 22 Feb 2006, at 11:42, Marilyn Cade wrote:

> Thanks, Liz. Very helpful to have the list of all the links in one  
> place.
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> However, I still have some questions. Since you are traveling over  
> for the Council Working group meeting in D.C., we can discuss this  
> topic under AOB on the agenda.
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> From: Liz Williams [mailto:liz.williams at icann.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:41 AM
> To: Marilyn Cade
> Cc: council at gnso.icann.org; pritz at icann.org; jeffrey at icann.org;  
> twomey at icann.org
> Subject: GNSO Review: Updated information (was ICANN Board call)
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> Marilyn and Council Colleagues
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> As the senior staff member responsible for the GNSO Review, I will  
> soon be able to provide much more detailed information on the way  
> in which the Review will be proceeding now that the appropriate  
> formalities from last night's Board meeting are completed.
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> For the benefit of Council members who have not been involved in  
> the establishment of the Review, I've provided some easy to  
> navigate background.  I hope this also helps other Council members  
> with their preparation for the Review.
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> 1.  The July 2005 Luxembourg Resolution initiated the Review and  
> started a process of discussion between the Board, Council, and  
> Staff on the establishment of the Terms of Reference. (http:// 
> www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-15jul05.htm#p4)
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> 2.  The December 2005 Vancouver Resolution approved the Terms of  
> Reference which had been developed in consultation with individual  
> members of the Board, Council and Staff (http://www.icann.org/ 
> minutes/resolutions-04dec05.htm.)   A 21 day public comment period  
> about the draft Terms of Reference was conducted between 27 October  
> 2005 and 17 November 2005.   The archive of comments is at http:// 
> forum.icannorg/lists/gnso-review-tor/
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> 3.  The 14 December 2005 ICANN website posting sought requests for  
> proposals from independent evaluators (http://www.icann.org/ 
> announcements/announcement-14dec05.htm).
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> 4.  The 21 Feb 2006 Board Resolution approved the appointment of an  
> independent team of evaluators but is not available online as yet.
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> 5.  Background documents on the GNSO Review can be found at http:// 
> www.icann.org/gnso/review-tor-background-04nov05.htm.  These  
> include the recommendations from the GNSO Council Review, the  
> relevant ICANN By laws and other helpful information.
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> 6.  The Terms of Reference can be found at http://www.icann.org/ 
> gnso/review-reference-terms-27oct05.htm.
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> 7.  Article IV Section 4 of ICANN's Bylaws (http://www.icann.org/ 
> general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-08apr05.htm#IV) gives guidance about  
> the conduct of the review and I've copied it here for easy  
> reference.  I have added some emphasis which may provide  
> clarification about the process.
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> 1. The Board shall cause a periodic review, if feasible no less  
> frequently than every three years, of the performance and operation  
> of each Supporting Organization, each Supporting Organization  
> Council, each Advisory Committee (other than the Governmental  
> Advisory Committee), and the Nominating Committee by an entity or  
> entities independent of the organization under review. The goal of  
> the review, to be undertaken pursuant to such criteria and  
> standards as the Board shall direct, shall be to determine (i)  
> whether that organization has a continuing purpose in the ICANN  
> structure, and (ii) if so, whether any change in structure or  
> operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness. The results  
> of such reviews shall be posted on the Website for public review  
> and comment, and shall be considered by the Board no later than the  
> second scheduled meeting of the Board after such results have been  
> posted for 30 days. The consideration by the Board includes the  
> ability to revise the structure or operation of the parts of ICANN  
> being reviewed by a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board.
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> Finally, ICANN Bylaws Article X, Section 5 which deals with the  
> GNSO's operating procedures.
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> Of course, any further questions are more than welcome.
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> Liz
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> Liz Williams
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> Senior Policy Counselor
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> ICANN - Brussels
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> +32 2 234 7874 tel
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> +32 2 234 7848 fax
>
> +32 497 07 4243 mob
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> On 22 Feb 2006, at 01:43, Marilyn Cade wrote:
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> The fact that the gNSO review has been finalized, a briefing of the  
> Council on the “proposed approach” is of concern. This was supposed  
> to be a joint effort by the Board and the Council and we are sadly  
> without "visibility" into the process, or the outline, or the  
> proposal. Or the funding amount, which I have asked for twice, on  
> Council calls.
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> This is something that I propose that Council bring up with the  
> President/CEO and Senior staff. I had noted it on the Board agenda,  
> but never envisioned that there would be an approval, without  
> discussion with the Council.
>
> No doubt that is planned, but Senior Staff are seeking still to  
> schedule a discussion with Council.
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> We can help them by initiating this discussion. Let’s spend five  
> minutes on agenda bashing on our upcoming Council meeting on Friday.
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> Marilyn Cade
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner- 
> council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Michael D. Palage
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:57 PM
> To: council at gnso.icann.org
> Subject: [council] ICANN Board Call
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> Dear Council Members:
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> The ICANN Board just concluded its teleconference today and took the
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> following actions.
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> (1) Approval of São Paulo, Brazil as the venue for the 2006 ICANN  
> annual
>
> meeting the first week in December; and
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> (2) Approved funds to pay the evaluators for their work in connection
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> with the review of the GNSO;
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> Although there was a discussion regarding the VeriSign settlement
>
> negotiation, there was no action taking. There is a scheduled call for
>
> next week 28-Feb-2006. Although the Chair and secretariat have not yet
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> finalized the agenda for that call it is most likely to involve  
> further
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> VeriSign discussions as well as those items which have not yet been
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> completed from today's call. As always, I will try to keep the council
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> informed of any developments.
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> Best regards,
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> Michael D. Palage
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