[council] motion re charter for the Accountability CWG

Marika Konings marika.konings at icann.org
Mon Nov 10 08:09:52 UTC 2014


Dear Heather,

I¹ll let Mary answer your specific question regarding the CWG on Framework
of Operating Principles, but in relation to the creation to the
Accountability CWG which triggered the original question, the proposal is
that similar to what was done in the case of the IANA Stewardship Transition
CWG, one member is appointed by the Council to serve as the co-chair for the
CWG while the other 4 members are chosen by each Stakeholder Group (one per
SG). It is up to each SG to determine the process by which this selection
takes place, taking into account the requirements of the charter, namely:
* Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter
(see for example 
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014-08-
22-en#12 for areas identified for expertise);
* Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on an ongoing
and long-term basis; and
* Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of
individuals in the organization that appoints them.

The outcome of this selection process is communicated directly to the staff
supporting the CCWG, there is no intermediate vote / motion by the Council
required. Although the charter doesn¹t spell this out, my understanding is
that if at any point any of the members of the CCWG need to be replaced, for
whatever reason, the SG that appointed the member that needs replacement
would be expected to select such a replacement, apart from the co-chair
which would need reappointment by the GNSO Council.

It is worth emphasising that in addition to members, which serve a specific
role in ensuring that the GNSO Council / SG stays up to date, questions /
input are channelled back accordingly and participate in consensus calls
should any be necessary, anyone can join this effort as a participant and
contribute in the same way as members do.

I hopes this clarifies some aspects of your question.

Best regards,

Marika

From:  Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest at acu.edu.au>
Date:  Monday 10 November 2014 06:47
To:  Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>
Cc:  GNSO Council List <council at gnso.icann.org>
Subject:  RE: [council] motion re charter for the Accountability CWG

Dear Mary,
 
Following up on Gabi¹s question below, unfortunately the process of
membership isn¹t clear to me, either.
 
For example, are all Members now appointed to the CWG on Framework of
Operating Principles for Future CWGs? I understood that members had not all
been appointed, and if that¹s correct, what is the process for appointing
new members? Council motion? Other?
 
Apologies for perhaps asking a dumb question while I am new to GNSO
procedures.
 
Many thanks and best wishes,
 
Heather
 

From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On
Behalf Of Mary Wong
Sent: Saturday, 8 November 2014 3:08 AM
Cc: GNSO Council List
Subject: Re: [council] motion re charter for the Accountability CWG
 

Hello Gabi and all,

 

FWIW the "minimum of 2/maximum of 5² model for membership in a Cross
Community Working Group (CWG) was also applied to the ongoing CWG that¹s
developing a Framework of Operating Principles for Future CWGs, co-chaired
by Becky Burr (ccNSO) and John Berard (GNSO).

 

Cheers

Mary

 

Mary Wong

Senior Policy Director

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)

Telephone: +1 603 574 4892

Email: mary.wong at icann.org

 

 

From: Avri Doria <avri at acm.org>
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 8:43 PM
Cc: GNSO Council List <council at gnso.icann.org>, "gnso-secs at icann.org"
<gnso-secs at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [council] motion re charter for the Accountability CWG

 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is the same membership basis that was used for the CWG-Stewardship, a
> charter the council already approved.  In fact ths cahrter was patterned off
> of that with the missions and goals being different, but the modalities being
> similar.  I do not recall any discussion during the drafting about a larger
> representation.
> 
> Only the CSG-Internet had the larger membership count, it was the exception
> given if long operation as an ad-hoc group without a charter.
> 
> Incidentally, the team from the GNSO on this drafting team consisted of:
> GNSO:
> 
> Avri Doria
> 
> Keith Drazek
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> David Fares
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> Thomas Rickert (co-chair)
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> I hope that helps clarify.
> 
> avri
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> On 06-Nov-14 17:41, Gabriela Szlak wrote:
>> > Dear all,
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>> > Thanks so much for the hard work on this.
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>> > Regarding the charter, I would like to ask a clarifying question on the
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>> > issue of membership of the CCWG.
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>> > The charter says:
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>> > *"Each of the chartering organizations shall appoint a minimum of 2 and a
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>> > maximum of 5 members to the working group in accordance with their own
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>> > rules and procedures"*
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>> > ¿Could we clarify before the next council call what this means?
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>> > I recall a long discussion in LA on membership regarding the Charter for
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>> > the CCWG on IG so I would like to be sure we all understand the language,
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>> > as I am not sure I do, and Susan and I need to report to BC members and ask
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>> > for guidance on this topic. There is a huge amount of work to be done on
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>> > this CCWG and we believe that  diversity of expertise and viewpoints in
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>> > membership is crucial to achieve to proposed goals.
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>> > Thanks a lot,
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>> > Gabi
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>> > *Gabriela Szlak *
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>> > *Skype:* gabrielaszlak
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>> > *Twitter: @*GabiSzlak
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>> > La información contenida en este e-mail es confidencial.
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>> > The information in this e-mail is confidential.
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>> > 2014-11-03 19:16 GMT-03:00 Avri Doria  <mailto:avri at acm.org>
> <avri at acm.org> <mailto:avri at acm.org> :
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>>> >>
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> Hi,
> 
> I second the motion.
> 
> As a member of the DT, I  also applaud the effort and cooperative spirit
> of the DT group.  We are getting better at starting up these CWG efforts,
> and I admit that the time we did it in looks like it may be far shorter
> than my predictions.
> 
> avri
> 
> 
> On 04-Nov-14 05:52, Thomas Rickert wrote:
>>>> >>> All,
>>>> >>> please find attached for your consideration a motion considering the
> adoption of
>>>> >>> the charter for the Enhancing Accountability CWG as well as the
>>>> charter.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Let me take the opportunity to applaud DT members, ICANN staff and my
> co-chair
>>>> >>> Mathieu Weill on having produced the attached charter in a very short
> time span
>>>> >>> in a most collaborative fashion.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Thanks,
>>>> >>> Thomas
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>>>> >>>
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