[council] Motion to extend PPSC and OSC charters

Gomes, Chuck cgomes at verisign.com
Mon Nov 29 14:43:13 UTC 2010


Wendy,

I am assuming this is a second motion and, if that is correct, it will be treated as such.

Chuck

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wendy Seltzer [mailto:wendy at seltzer.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:36 AM
> Cc: Gomes, Chuck; GNSO Council
> Subject: Re: [council] Motion to extend PPSC and OSC charters
> 
> I think it's clear that "more work needs to be done," but I would
> recommend that the Council as a whole take on the task or re-delegate
> it.  Our recent dissatisfaction with the DOI language suggests to me
> that we all need to review these matters more carefully, and we're not
> helped by delegating them.  Rather than exhausting these committees'
> volunteers, let's thank them and move on.
> 
> I propose this alternative motion (borrowing the initial whereases):
> 
> >> Whereas in October 2008, the GNSO Council established a framework
> for
> implementing the various GNSO Improvements identified and approved by
> the ICANN Board of Directors (see - GNSO Council Improvements
> Implementation Plan)
> >>
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-
> implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf;
> >>
> >> Whereas that framework included the formation of two Steering
> Committees - the Operations Steering Committee and the Policy Process
> Steering Committee - to charter and coordinate the efforts of five
> community work teams designed to develop specific recommendations to
> implement specific aspects of the improvements;
> 
> Whereas the OSC and PPSC charters expire at the Cartagena meeting;
> 
> RESOLVED the Council acknowledges the hard work of those work teams and
> thanks them for providing any final reports they wish to offer.
> 
> On 11/29/2010 03:59 AM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
> > It's clear that the 2 SCs need to continue to work. Just our recent
> conversations re such things as the DOI recommendations or the voting
> procedures show that more work needs to be done. However, I would also
> like to ask where we are with regards to the oversight committee that
> there was talk of forming? Could that not also help move things in the
> right direction?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stéphane
> >
> > Le 28 nov. 2010 à 05:36, Gomes, Chuck a écrit :
> >
> >> Rob kindly reminded me that the latest extensions of the PPSC and
> OSC end in Cartagena.  Because both SC's and some of their WTs are
> still working, I am submitting this motion to extend their charters
> further.
> >>
> >> Whereas in October 2008, the GNSO Council established a framework
> for implementing the various GNSO Improvements identified and approved
> by the ICANN Board of Directors (see - GNSO Council Improvements
> Implementation Plan)
> >> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-
> implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf;
> >>
> >> Whereas that framework included the formation of two Steering
> Committees - the Operations Steering Committee and the Policy Process
> Steering Committee - to charter and coordinate the efforts of five
> community work teams designed to develop specific recommendations to
> implement specific aspects of the improvements;
> >>
> >> Whereas the Council intended the charters of the committees (and
> their attendant work teams) to be temporary and not to extend beyond
> the 2009 annual ICANN meeting without specific action by the Council;
> >>
> >> Whereas the Council has now twice extended the terms of those
> committees to allow the GNSO community implementation recommendations
> work to continue (see - http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-
> 24sep09.htm and http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-10mar10-
> en.htm);
> >>
> >> Whereas the Council acknowledges the hard work of those work teams
> and notes that those committees and their teams are diligently
> continuing their work;
> >>
> >> RESOLVED, The Council extends the terms of the Operations Steering
> Committee and the Policy Process Steering Committee and their
> respective work teams as necessary through the San Francisco ICANN
> public meeting in March 2011. The Council directs each steering
> committee and applicable work team chair to identify the specific
> targets and benchmarks for their work and to share that information
> with the Council by 19 January 2011.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> 
> 
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