[Gnso-ssc] Consensus call - Deadline Monday, 21 September at 23:59 UTC - GNSO Liaison to the GAC Selection Process

Tue Sep 22 15:52:34 UTC 2020

Thank you for the notice Julie.
Best,
Carlton

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On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 7:36 AM Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org>
wrote:

> Dear SSC members,
>
>
>
> No objections were raised on list, and therefore the SSC leadership team
> considers this recommendation passed by full consensus.  A motion
> recommending Jeff Neuman to serve as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC will be
> submitted to Council for consideration during the 21 October GNSO Council
> meeting at the AGM.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Julie
>
>
>
> *From: *Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <
> julie.hedlund at icann.org>
> *Date: *Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 4:37 PM
> *To: *"gnso-ssc at icann.org" <gnso-ssc at icann.org>
> *Subject: *[Gnso-ssc] Consensus call - Deadline Monday, 21 September at
> 23:59 UTC - GNSO Liaison to the GAC Selection Process
>
>
>
> Dear SSC members,
>
>
>
> As a follow-up to today’s call, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement
> to recommend Jeff Neuman as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC candidate. *If
> you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no
> later than **Monday, 21 September at 23:59 UTC*. If no objections are
> received, the SSC will consider this a full consensus recommendation and
> submit it to the GNSO Council for consideration at its meeting on 21
> October 2020.
>
>
>
> If full consensus is reached on this recommendation, there will be no
> need for further meetings.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Julie
>
>
>
> *From: *Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <
> julie.hedlund at icann.org>
> *Date: *Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 4:33 PM
> *To: *"gnso-ssc at icann.org" <gnso-ssc at icann.org>
> *Subject: *[Gnso-ssc] Notes and Action Items - SSC meeting - 17 September
> 2020
>
>
>
> Dear SSC members,
>
>
>
> Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on 17 September
> 2020 at 14:00 UTC. These also are posted to the wiki at:
> https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2020-09-17+GNSO+Standing+Selection+Committee.
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Julie
>
> Julie Hedlund, Policy Director
>
>
>
>
>
> *Action Items:*
>
>
>
> *17 September*: Send the actions and notes from this meeting.
>
> *17 September*: Send the Consensus Call on the list ending Monday, 21
> September at 23:59 UTC.
>
> *21 September*: Draft the motion for consideration by the Chair and Vice
> Chair.
>
> *22  September (pending approval by the Chair and Vice  Chair): *Post the
> motion to the GNSO Council list no later than the document and motion
> deadline of Sunday, 11 October, but ideally as soon as possible if full
> consensus is reached, for consideration at the Council meeting on 21
> October during the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
>
>
>
> *Notes: *
>
>
>
> 1. SOI Updates: No updates provided.
>
>
>
> 2. Review of Survey Results Summary – GNSO Liaison to the GAC
>
>
>
> -- Overall results summary was positive.
>
> -- Weighted rankings were high.
>
> -- Comments were positive.
>
>
>
> 3. Discussion of candidate:
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>
>
> -- Staff noted that all SSC members and the Ex-Officio member were in
> attendance at this meeting.
>
> -- SSC members agreed that because the evaluation results were so positive
> they should focus on whether there were any concerns.
>
> -- One SSC member asked if there were any concerns about the candidate
> being both in the role of GNSO Liaison to the GAC and Co-Chair of the
> SubPro PDP WG at the same time.  SSC members expressed no concerns and
> several said they saw the dual role as positive.  They noted that the
> candidate has been helpful in encouraging GAC input and participation on
> the SubPro PDP WG.
>
> -- Several SSC members discussed whether the candidate could balance his
> two roles and also be neutral, but they agreed strongly that he has shown
> as Co-Chair of the SubPro WG that he can be neutral.
>
> -- One SSC member noted that the candidate has demonstrated good support
> and recognition of minority positions and hearing them out, and taken time
> to incorporate them into the greater dialog.
>
> -- One SSC member noted that sometimes the role seems to function more in
> one direction or the other, i.e., sometimes GNSO => GAC and sometimes GAC
> => GNSO.  But staff noted that the role was originally created as the GNSO
> Liaison to the GAC and that is still its primary function.
>
> -- SSC members also agreed that the candidate would understand that he is
> representing the GNSO on the GAC.
>
> -- Several SSC members emphasized that they thought the candidate was very
> well qualified.
>
> -- One member noted that the candidate took time as Co-Chair of the SubPro
> PDP WG to balance all of the different concerns over the last couple of
> years, particularly on the geonames TLDs.
>
> -- One SSC member asked whether there was any formal guidance that they
> would like the GNSO Council to give to the candidate.  Another member
> responded that it would be helpful, if he had the time, for Julf to provide
> some informal guidance on issues that he had come across that he might
> foresee as being stumbling blocks or even positives.
>
> -- Julf agreed that there would need to be a proper handover, which is in
> line with the process for transitioning the liaison.
>
> -- Some SSC members wondered if the candidate could be informally notified
> of the results of the SSC’s evaluation.  Staff noted that the SSC email
> distribution list is publicly archived and viewable, and the recording of
> the meeting also is posted to the publicly accessible wiki.  Staff also
> noted that the GNSO Council email archives also are public, so the
> candidate could see the motion once it is delivered to the Council.
>
>
>
> 4. Next steps to complete selection process
>
>
>
> -- Staff reported on the following next steps to complete the selection
> process:
>
>
>
> *17 September*: Send the actions and notes from this meeting;
>
> *17 September*: Send the Consensus Call on the list ending Monday, 21
> September at 23:59 UTC.
>
> *21 September*: Draft the motion for consideration by the Chair and Vice
> Chair.
>
> *22  September (pending approval by the Chair and Vice  Chair): *Post the
> motion to the GNSO Council list no later than the document and motion
> deadline of Sunday, 11 October, but ideally as soon as possible if full
> consensus is reached, for consideration at the Council meeting on 21
> October during the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
>
>
>
> -- Some SSC members noted that the GNSO Council is meeting next week on 24
> September and asked whether the motion could be sent to the Council
> immediately following the end of the Consensus Call.
>
> -- Staff noted that the document and motion deadline for the 24 September
> meeting was on 14 September and there was no flexibility to submit a motion
> after the deadline.
>
> -- Some SSC members expressed concern at missing the deadline for Council
> consideration at the meeting on 24 September.
>
> -- Staff noted that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC serves through to the end
> of the AGM and the new liaison does not take up the position until after
> the AGM, so the SSC is not delayed in making its selection.  On the
> contrary, it was always envisioned that the SSC would present its selection
> for the GNSO Council to consider at the AGM.  It was not expected that
> there would be only one candidate who would also be strongly qualified such
> that the SSC could complete its selection process so efficiently.
>
> -- Staff did take the action to deliver the motion to the Council as early
> as possible following the end of the Consensus Call, assuming that full
> Consensus was achieved.
>
>
>
> 5. AOB: None
>
>
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