[council] Regarding GAC liaison position

[desiree-me]

Manju

Thanks for the follow up and putting things in the perspective again. We didn't have much time to discuss this issue last time as it was in the AOB part of the call.

As I said on the GNSO call, I support your views that from the governance point of view.
It is important to review the term limits for the GNSO GAC liaison seat.

I recall that the previous GAC GNSO liaison term was five years in total and it must have been extended because of the great job that the person did.
The candidate can be doing a great job and her/his term can be extended, but it would be healthy to review and agree on those terms and any other possible considerations and circumstances we ought to take into consideration,

I'd certainly like to discuss this more with fellow Council members and find a good working governance framework.

Desiree
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On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 10:09, 陳曼茹 Manju Chen via council <council at gnso.icann.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I'd like to follow up with our discussions in last week's Council meeting regarding opening the call for GAC liaison position.
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> As emphasized in my intervention, this proposal shall not be seen as unsatisfaction for the current GAC liaison. Jeff has done an amazing job and we are extremely grateful for his time and devotion.
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> However, I believe we as Council should not have one individual carrying out 2 critical liaison roles—the GAC liaison and SupPro liaison, both require impeccable neutrality. Again, this is not about the capability/performance of the individual but the Council's responsibility of making the two jobs clearly separated. We have obligations to ensure transparency and accountability of such processes and appointments.
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> I proposed we open the position of GAC liaison and call for volunteers. As the deadline for SubPro ODA has been pushed to December this year, it goes without saying that subsequent work and discussions will continue until next year. I think we can all agree that the Council will feel crippled without Jeff as our SubPro ODP liaison.
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> I've also suggested during last week's meeting that it is time for the Council to review the job description of GAC liaison, specifically, considering adding term limits for the role. I believe this will be another step towards better accountability and transparency of the GNSO Council.
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> Thank you for reading this lengthy email. I look forward to further discussions!
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> Best,
> Manju
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