[registrars] Registrar reps on GNSO Council

[Elana Broitman]

Bruce - could you please explain how this changes (or not) the voting dynamic on the council?  As I understand, registrars and registries retain the 25% vote, each, but how does that partition per rep if they don't vote together?  what about the other constituency and nominated reps on the council?

Also, is there any move to change the voting structure on the council?  and if so, to what?

Thanks

Elana Broitman
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Elana Broitman
Register.com
575 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Phone (212) 798-9215
Fax   (212) 629-9309
ebroitman at register.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au]
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:20 PM
To: registrars at dnso.org
Subject: [registrars] Registrar reps on GNSO Council


Hello All,

The ICANN Board decided to continue with 3 representatives on the GNSO
Council until the end of the annual meeting in 2004 (see resolution
below)

Thus our reps on the GNSO Council are now (based on our recent
election):
Bruce Tonkin
Thomas Keller
Ross Rader

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
Registrar rep on GNSO Council


>From ICANN Board meeting:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm

Whereas, the GNSO Council has requested on 14 August 2003, that the
change to the number of constituency representatives on the GNSO Council
remain unchanged at three (3) representatives per constituency instead
of two (2) representatives per constituency as is scheduled to occur at
the end of this 2003 Annual Meeting.

Whereas, the GNSO Council's predecessor organization DNSO Names Council
requested on 1 August 2002, that the GNSO Council be made up of three
(3) representatives per constituency.

Whereas, Article I, Section 2 (4) sets out as a core value that:
-"Seeking and supporting broad, informed participation reflecting the
functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all
levels of policy development and decision-making." 

Whereas, Article XX, Section 5 (8), in setting out the originally
proposed transition that: "In the absence of further action on the topic
by the New Board, each of the GNSO constituencies shall select two
representatives to the GNSO Council...."

Whereas, the Board wishes to take action in support of the GNSO Council
and in response to the GNSO Council's request.

Resolved [03.164] to change the transition article (Article XX) to allow
three representatives per constituency on the GNSO Council until the end
of the ICANN annual meeting 2004; 

Resolved [03.165] to perform a review of the GNSO Council in or around
July 2004 which should include among other aspects of the review
criteria, an analysis of the efficacy of having three representatives
from each constituency on the GNSO Council.