[Npoc-discuss] Fwd: Call for Volunteers: GNSO Review Working Group

Wed Jul 27 13:51:33 UTC 2016

Dear NPOC EC members

Please see below.

"Each GNSO Stakeholder Group and/or Constituency will identify one 
primary and one alternate member to serve on the GNSO Review Working Group."

Anybody interested?

Yours

Klaus

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Subject: 	Call for Volunteers: GNSO Review Working Group
Date: 	Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:37:07 +0000
From: 	Maryam Bakoshi <maryam.bakoshi at ICANN.ORG>
Reply-To: 	Maryam Bakoshi <maryam.bakoshi at ICANN.ORG>
To: 	NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

*Call for Volunteers: GNSO Review Working Group*

**

*/In Brief/*

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council adopted the 
Charter 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf>of 
the GNSO Review Working Group during its meeting on 21 July 2016. This 
Working Group is tasked to develop an implementation plan for the GNSO 
Review recommendations 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf>which 
were recently adopted 
<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-06-25-en#2.e>by 
the ICANN Board. This is the Call for Volunteers to join this Working 
Group. Anyone interested in the GNSO Review and contributing to the 
development of the implementation plan and subsequent implementation is 
encouraged to volunteer.

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*/What This Working Group Will Do/*

**

Per the GNSO Review Working Group Charter 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf>the 
GNSO Review Working Group will be responsible for developing an 
implementation plan, containing a realistic timeline for the 
implementation, definition of desired outcomes and a way to measure 
current state as well as progress toward the desired outcome for the 
GNSO Review recommendations adopted by the ICANN Board (thirty-four (34) 
recommendations of the Final Report 
<https://www.icann.org/zh/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-summary-15sep15-en.pdf>of 
the Independent Examiner (i.e. all recommendations excluding 
recommendations 23 and 32). This implementation plan is to be submitted 
for approval to the GNSO Council, followed by consideration by the ICANN 
Board. Following the approval of the implementation plan, the Working 
Group is also expected to execute and oversee the implementation of the 
GNSO Review recommendations unless specified differently in the 
implementation plan.

The GNSO Review Working Group will also be responsible for considering 
any new requests^^[1] <#_ftn1> by the GNSO Council concerning issues 
related to the GNSO Council processes and procedures and to Working 
Group guidelines that have been identified either by the GNSO Council, 
or a group chartered by the GNSO Council, as needing discussion. 
However, the first priority of the Working Group will be the development 
of an implementation plan and the subsequent implementation of the GNSO 
Review recommendations.

*Timeline and Deliverables*

The GNSO Review Working Group is expected to deliver the implementation 
plan to the GNSO Council for consideration at the GNSO Council meeting 
at ICANN57 at the latest in order to meet the Board set objective of ‘an 
implementation plan, containing a realistic timeline for the 
implementation, definition of desired outcomes and a way to measure 
current state as well as progress toward the desired outcome, shall be 
submitted to the Board as soon as possible, but no later than six (6) 
months after the adoption of this resolution’^^[2] <#_ftn2> i.e., 
December 2016.

*/How to Join/*

Each GNSO Stakeholder Group and/or Constituency will identify one 
primary and one alternate member to serve on the GNSO Review Working 
Group. In addition to these appointed members, anyone interested will be 
able to join this working group as a participant or observer. Please 
note that participants are expected to attend conference calls and to 
actively participate in online discussions.  They also must submit a 
Statement of Interest per Section 5.0 of the GNSO Operating Procedures 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-16feb16-en.pdf>.  
Observers can follow the group's work on the mailing list but can 
neither send to the mailing list nor participate actively in the calls.

Interested participants and observers are requested to complete the 
sign-up sheet <https://goo.gl/forms/TbmkrEXT2xlx6jGn1>by Friday, 19 
August 2016.

*/Next steps/***

It is anticipated that the GNSO Review Working Group will convene online 
for the first time in the last week of August 2016. Following that, 
regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the Working 
Group’s work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first 
tasks.

*//*

*/Further information and preparation/***

For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are encouraged 
to review the following materials:

1.GNSO Review Recommendations 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf>

2.Independent Examiner Final 
Report<https://www.icann.org/zh/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-summary-15sep15-en.pdf>

3.Frequently Asked Questions<https://community.icann.org/x/UBCbAw>

*/Background/***

The second independent review of the GNSO commenced in 2014.  The Final 
Report of the independent examiner was published on 15 September 2015 
(see 
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-15sep15-en.pdf) 
and contained 36 recommendations in the areas of: participation & 
representation, continuous development, transparency and alignment with 
ICANN's future.  The GNSO Council adopted the GNSO Review 
Recommendations Feasibility and Prioritization analysis 
(see:http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-feasibility-prioritization-25feb16-en.pdf) 
on 14 April 2016 with the modification of Recommendation 21, that the 
council recommends staff working with the GNSO to institute methods of 
information sharing of highly relevant research related to gTLDs to help 
the GNSO community members increase their knowledge base (low priority).

On 25 June, the ICANN Board accepted the Final Report from the 
independent examiner, taking into account the GNSO Working Party's 
Feasibility and Prioritization Analysis of the GNSO Review 
Recommendations, adopted with modifications by the GNSO Council.  The 
Board adopted thirty-four (34) recommendations of the Final Report (i.e. 
all recommendations excluding recommendations 23 and 32).  Furthermore, 
the Board requested that the GNSO Council convene a group that oversees 
the implementation of Board-accepted recommendations.

Per the motion <https://community.icann.org/x/BAObAw>adopted on 21 July 
2016, the GNSO Council adopted the Charter 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-review-charter-11jul16-en.pdf>of 
the GNSO Review Working Group and directed staff to send a Call for 
Volunteers for the Working Group.

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[1] <#_ftnref1>For items that are submitted for review 'on request', the 
GNSO Review WG expects to receive detailed input from the group affected 
by theprocess/operational change concerned. See request template at: 
https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/14713135/GNSO-SCI-ReviewRequest-yyymmdd_template.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1469143165000&api=v2. 

[2] <#_ftnref2>The Board resolution was adopted on 25 June 2016

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