[council] Motion on the Proposed Process for GNSO Endorsement of Nominees to the AoC Accountability and Transparency RT

[William Drake]

Hello,

Please see two documents attached.  I hereby make the following motion:


WHEREAS, in furtherance of ICANN’s responsibilities under the Affirmation of Commitments, applicants are being sought to volunteer to serve on  the review team for Accountability and Transparency <link to http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb10-en.htm >;

WHEREAS, the Accountability and Transparency review team will include members endorsed by the GNSO in its efforts;

WHEREAS, the GNSO Council desires to adopt a one-time process to provide endorsements for applicants to serve on the first Accountability and Transparency review;
 

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:


RESOLVED, that the Endorsement Process described in the attached document  <link to final draft> is hereby approved ;

RESOLVED FURTHER, that each Stakeholder Group and the GNSO Council Nominating Committee appointees should immediately commence their selection processes in accordance with the Endorsement Process;

RESOLVED FURTHER, ICANN Staff is directed to post and distribute the Endorsement Process as widely as possible to all GNSO related groups in an effort to inform qualified applicants of  the important work of the Accountability and Transparency review team;

RESOLVED FURTHER, the Council shall form an Evaluation Team made up of one Councilor from each SG plus one Nominating Committee Appointee in its meeting on 18 February to assess the responses and report to the Council list not later than 25 February;
 
RESOLVED FURTHER, ICANN Staff is directed to schedule a Special Council Teleconference call on 26 February at a time that maximizes Councilor participation for the purpose of finalizing GNSO endorsements;

RESOLVED FURTHER, the Affirmation of Commitments Review Drafting Team is requested to continue its work to develop a longer-term process for Council consideration in April.

 
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William J. Drake
Senior Associate
Centre for International Governance
Graduate Institute of International and
 Development Studies
Geneva, Switzerland
william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch
www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
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