[council] Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group

Thu Aug 27 15:07:35 UTC 2015

Good way forward. Thank you for the suggestion, Jonathan.
Marília

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 12:01 PM, David Cake <dave at difference.com.au> wrote:

> I agree.
> Everyone on the list has some very solid expertise this is potentially
> very useful to the WG.
> I am happy to pass on all the names.
>
> David
>
> On 27 Aug 2015, at 9:47 pm, James M. Bladel <jbladel at godaddy.com> wrote:
>
> Agreed, good approach.
>
> Thanks—
>
> J.
>
>
> From: <owner-council at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Jonathan Robinson <
> jrobinson at afilias.info>
> Organization: Afilias
> Reply-To: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson at afilias.info>
> Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 2:05
> To: 'Mary Wong' <mary.wong at icann.org>, "'Austin, Donna'" <
> Donna.Austin at neustar.biz>, GNSO Council List <council at gnso.icann.org>
> Cc: 'Sarmad Hussain' <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> Subject: RE: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse
> GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>
> All,
>
>
>
> This issue has been dragging on for some time (the original deadline was 3
> rd August) and there are possibly some lessons to be learned here. In my
> view, the Council is not set up to undertake the sort of recruitment
> exercise potentially required here i.e. some sort of filtering of the
> candidates against the criteria. At least not without further work on
> process.
>
>
>
> On the face of it, all six candidates seem very well qualified and, given
> they have submitted fairly detailed resumes, appear motivated to assist
> here.
>
>
>
> Therefore, I propose the following way forward:
>
>
>
> 1.      Transmit the full list of six to the IDN Guidelines .
>
> 2.      Communicate with the candidates that we have transmitted their
> names.
>
> 3.      IN the same communication as 2 above, encourage those candidates
> to re-check their skill set against the published criteria and if, for this
> or any other reason, they no longer wish to participate, to communicate
> this to the Council and the WG ASAP.
>
>
>
> If there are no objections to this, we will transmit all 6 names in the
> manner proposed above on or before 31 August 2015.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
>
> Jonathan#
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Mary Wong [mailto:mary.wong at icann.org <mary.wong at icann.org>]
> *Sent:* 27 August 2015 01:01
> *To:* Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin at neustar.biz>; council at gnso.icann.org
> *Cc:* Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> *Subject:* [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO
> experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>
>
>
> Hi Donna and everyone,
>
>
>
> The expectation is that the Council should make the call, since those
> appointed would be representing the GNSO in the working group.
>
>
>
> Thanks and cheers
>
> Mary
>
>
>
> Mary Wong
>
> Senior Policy Director
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *"Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin at neustar.biz>
> *Date: *Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 08:45
> *To: *Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>, "council at gnso.icann.org" <
> council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Cc: *Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> *Subject: *RE: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts
> to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>
>
>
> Hi Mary
>
>
>
> Who decides whether the candidates have the necessary qualifications or
> expertise? Is it expected that the Council would make that call or Sarmad
> and his team?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Donna
>
>
>
>
>
> *Donna Austin**:**Neustar, Inc.*
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> *From:*owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org
> <owner-council at gnso.icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Mary Wong
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 25 August 2015 5:04 PM
> *To:* council at gnso.icann.org
> *Cc:* Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> *Subject:* [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO
> experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>
>
>
> Dear Councilors,
>
>
>
> Sarmad and his colleagues have confirmed that the GNSO Council can endorse
> as many qualified candidates as it thinks appropriate; however, as
> mentioned previously, all endorsees should have the necessary
> qualifications and expertise as documented in the Call for Experts:
> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en
> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>
>
>
>
> I hope this is helpful. We hope the Council will finalize its list of
> endorsees as soon as possible so that the Working Group can begin its work
> imminently.
>
>
>
> Thanks and cheers
>
> Mary
>
>
>
> Mary Wong
>
> Senior Policy Director
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>
> *Date: *Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 04:31
> *To: *<council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Cc: *Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts
> to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>
>
>
> Dear Councilors,
>
>
>
> Please find attached the resumes, as submitted to us, of the six
> candidates named below who have volunteered to serve as GNSO-endorsed
> experts to the new IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group. Aside from
> minor formatting changes to package them all into a single document, we
> have not edited or changed any of the candidates’ submissions. They are
> listed in alphabetical order.
>
>
>
> From what I understand from my colleagues in charge of the project, they
> would greatly appreciate knowing who the endorsed experts are as soon as
> possible. As such, may I suggest that the Council finalize its decision via
> this email list no later than a week from today i.e. *Tuesday 25 August*?
>
>
>
> As noted previously, the original suggested number of three GNSO experts
> was based on the composition of prior community teams that worked on the
> Guidelines. The Council may therefore wish to endorse more than three for
> this new effort if it believes this to be appropriate.
>
>
>
> I have cc’d Sarmad Hussain, who you all know and who is leading the
> effort, on this email so that he can see any questions you may have about
> the process or the necessary qualifications for the work that is to be
> done. I’ll be sure to post any responses or further information from him as
> well.
>
>
>
> Thanks and cheers
>
> Mary
>
>
>
> Mary Wong
>
> Senior Policy Director
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>
> *Date: *Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 12:25
> *To: *<council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Cc: *Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> *Subject: *Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to
> the new IDN Guidelines Working Group
>
>
>
> Dear Councilors,
>
>
>
> I write to follow up on the note below, to request that the Council
> discuss and decide on candidates it wishes to endorse, on behalf of the
> GNSO, to join the new Working Group that will revise the 2011 IDN
> Implementation Guidelines. So far the following nominations have been made:
>
>    - Chris Dillon (NCSG)
>    - Christian Dawson (ISPCPC)
>    - Jian Zhang (RySG)
>    - Dennis Tan (RySG)
>    - Edmon Chung (RySG)
>    - Kal Feher (RySG)
>
> ICANN staff supporting this new Working Group has confirmed that the
> original number of three GNSO representatives to the Working Group was
> suggested based on the composition of earlier groups that reviewed the
> Guidelines, so the Council may endorse additional appointees if necessary.
> However, it is important that all GNSO-endorsed appointees have relevant
> expertise in the following areas, as relevant for the second level of the
> DNS:
>
>    - DNS and IDNA protocols
>    - IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level
>    rules
>    - IDN policy
>    - IDN implementation
>    - IDN label registration process and registration data
>    - IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity
>    - IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance
>
> Three of the four RySG nominees have already kindly provided staff with
> their resumes/qualifications.
>
>
>
> As the IDN Program staff would like to proceed with the formation of the
> Working Group (which will also have representatives from the ccNSO, ALAC
> and SSAC), it will be very much appreciated if the Council can reach a
> decision soon. *Given that the next Council meeting will not take place
> till September, you may wish to consider email discussions as sufficient.
> You may wish also to request that the other candidates send in their
> resumes/qualifications – either to Sarmad (cc’d here) or me – and we can
> compile them into a packet for your review by next week.* Please let us
> know if you have objections to this suggested approach.
>
>
>
> For your easy reference, the Call for Community Experts and their
> necessary qualifications can be found here:
> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en.
>
>
>
> Thanks and cheers
>
> Mary
>
>
>
> Mary Wong
>
> Senior Policy Director
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 22:11
> *To: *<council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Cc: *Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain at icann.org>
> *Subject: *For your action: GNSO appointees to the new IDN Guidelines
> Working Group
>
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> Following from the discussion with Sarmad Hussein at the Buenos Aires
> meeting, please be informed that the IDN project team has now issued a Call
> for Experts to join the new Working Group to review the IDN Guidelines: see
> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en. *They are asking
> for three GNSO members to the WG, which must be endorsed by their
> respective SO/ACs – and ideally applications should be sent in by 3 August.*
>
>
>
> I’d be happy to bring this up during AOB on the Council call this week,
> but in the meantime it would be good if you and your respective SG/Cs could
> think about who the GNSO could appoint. As I explained in Buenos Aires,
> this WG was supposed to build on a list of issues identified by the GNSO
> and the ccNSO; unfortunately, although a small group of community
> volunteers was formed in February, there has been no discussion or input
> provided by that group (which has been dormant).
>
>
>
> Nevertheless, one possibility is of course to endorse those volunteers
> from that small group should they indicate interest. Given the importance
> of this issue, we hope that the Council will give the matter due and timely
> consideration.
>
>
>
> Thanks and cheers
>
> Mary
>
>
>
> Mary Wong
>
> Senior Policy Director
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>
> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
>
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
>
>
>
>
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