[council] Fwd: GA

[GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG]

Avri Doria a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> As far as I can tell, we all received a copy of this email from the GA 
> chair.  Even so, given the council's responsibility for the GA list, I 
> wanted to send it to the list so that it would be included in our archives.
> 
> As an initial approach, I would like to do the following with regard to 
> the GA charter (found at http://www.geolang.com/draftGAListRules5.htm):
> 
> - Acknowledge the GA request for consideration of their charter.
> - Given the council's by-law responsibilities for the moderation of the 
> GA list, encourage them in taking steps to bring order and discipline to 
> the GA list and indicate that they have the council's support in 
> implementing the mailing list rules indicated in Section 2, 3, 4, 5, and 
> 7 with the following exception in section 2:
> 
>> The Announce list is available for official pronouncements only. 
>> Emanating from the Secretariat of the NC and/or the Chair of the GA
>>
> 
> In this case, the GA-announce list is solely for the use of the GNSO 
> Secretariat for notifying the GA subscribers of GNSO and other ICANN 
> informational items.  I do not recommend we make any change at this time 
> in this list's status.

agreed, as this has always been the procedure.
> 
> - With regard to the organizational sections of the charter, 
> specifically 6, 8, and 9, indicate that the GA is free to determine its 
> own organizational structure, with the following exceptions in section 8 
> on elections:
> 
>>  An election is usually held near the end of the term of office for 
>> the chair of the General Assembly. The exact time is decided by the 
>> outgoing Chair and the Chair of the GNSO.
> 
>> Nominees for the Chair are sent to an email address provided by the 
>> Secretariat.

I read this as the GA secretariat and not the GNSO Secretariat.
> 
> - With regards to the exceptions listed above, as I read them, they 
> require activity by the council, its chair and secretariat that are not 
> specifically mandated by the by-laws.  Since the by-laws governing the 
> GNSO and its governance structure are currently under review by the 
> ICANN Board and its Governance WG, I recommend that we postpone any 
> discussion of these issues until after the GSNO council's new governance 
> situation is settled and understood.
> 
> I should also point out that there was an earlier request that the GNSO 
> council create another public discussion list, similar to the GA list 
> but limited to members of existing GNSO constituencies.  The request was 
> independently submitted by a member of one GNSO constituency, but was 
> not backed up by that constituency at that time, so I did not take it 
> further.  I am bringing it up now for completeness sake.
> 
> I suggest that we try and resolve the issue of my response to the GA 
> request over the email list.  If there is need I will list this item 
> under AOB in the next agenda, but if there are no objections to the 
> response I suggest or to a modification of the response that we can 
> agree to on the list, perhaps I can go ahead with a response without the 
> need for a specific agenda item.
> 
> Thanks
> a.
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204 at yahoo.com>
>> Date: 18 augusti 2007 12.23.50 EDT
>> To: avri at psg.com
>> Subject: GA
>>
>> Dear Councilors,
>>
>> This letter is a formal request from the GNSO General Assembly for 
>> recognition of our List Rules and for a directive that we be allowed 
>> to interface with those in control of the List in order to implement 
>> our new rules.
>>
>> Our GA list will be more effective in contributing to the business of 
>> the GNSO if we are allowed a modicum of self governance. Within the 
>> Rules we have provided for reasonable self organization and a 
>> disciplinary regimen.
>>
>> We are mindful of the differences which from time to time may exist 
>> between the GA and the existing structural members of ICANN. It is by 
>> establishing procedures and restraints that we hope to change those 
>> differences into contributions.
>>
>> Please earnestly consider this request.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Eric Hugh Dierker
>> GA Chair
>>
>> http://www.geolang.com/draftGAListRules5.htm
>> or
>> http://www.geolang.com/draftGAListRules5.txt
>>
>>
>> Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell.
> 


-- 
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org