[bc-gnso] FW: IMPORTANT: BC Members advice to CSG leadership on candidates for Review Teams for SSR and WHOIS--COMMENT PERIOD: AUGUST 7-14, 2010

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FIRST, NOTICE THAT THIS NOTICE IS SENT TO THE PUBLIC LIST.
 We are using the public list for 'Notice"  because the fact that we are 
undertaking a consultation with BC members and asking their views on priorities 
should be part of our archives. Members will be advised of the final CSG 
decisions and recommendations, and these will be provided as guidance to the 
Councilors who are elected to represent the BC's positions on the GNSO Council. 
IF YOU ARE RESPONDING WITH ANY PRIVATE COMMENTS THAT INVOLVE CANDIDATE RELATED 
INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT USE TH PUBLIC ARCHIVE. COMMENTS RELATED TO 
CANDIDATES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE AND SHOULD BE SENT, AS NOTED BELOW TO 
THE INDIVIDUAL BC CSG REPS. 
[Please pardon spelling errors. I am typing without a mouse or spellcheck 
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URGENT ATTENTION TO BC MEMBERSFROM : CSG BC REPS: SARAH DEUTSCH AND MARILYN 
CADE========================================================
Dear BC Members: As you know from earlier email updates, two Review Teams (RTs) 
are undergoing appointment in the immediate days ahead. One additional RT  will 
be appointed AFTER the process of introducing new gTLDs and is not the subject 
of this round of RTs.
Nominations were received from a significant number of highly qualified 
candidates. The link below has all the relevant information. 
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29jul10-en.htm
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ACCESSING DETAILS THAT YOU NEED, PLEASE SEND AN 
EMAIL TO marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx or to sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx and we will 
provide you with guidance on how to access the detailed information. 
The opportunity to advise the CSG leadership on candidates for the two RTs will 
be open for a week. Comments should be sent to sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx and 
marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx. Sarah is CSG rep from BC and Marilyn is alternate. 
The CSG leadership includes: Steve Metalitz and Claudio DiGangi, IPC; and Tony 
Holmes and Antonio Harris, ISPCP and Sarah Deutsch and Marilyn Cade, BC. The 
CSG leadership has reserved a CSG call on August 17 to make a final coordinated 
recommendation. 
The CSG can recommend one name and, if agreed, one alternate to the Council 
from our Stakeholder Group. The CSG can endorse other groups candidates.  The 
CSG is discussing this as an option. 
Summary of situation:
SSR: 3 seats from GNSOno female candidates self nominated from any SG/SO. Two 
candidates from CSG. Candidates from ALSC, GAC, and SSAC provide some 
geographic diversity. Due to the spread of geographic nominees from other 
SOs/ACs, the BC will lead a CSG recommendation that the GNSO Council look FIRST 
at full geographic diversity before applying geographical diversity 
requirements to the GNSO candidates.  GNSO candidates : Total all 
candidates/all SGs/SOs/ACs: 20
PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION OF CSG TO COUNCIL: The GNSO Council should put forward 
four names; one each from the four SGs.  Additional alternates should not be 
provided.
REMINDER THAT INDEPENDENT EXPERT NOMINATIONS ARE SEPARATE*      
WHOIS: 4 seats from GNSOFour female candidates: i CSG/GNSO; 1 NCSG/GNSO; 1 
ccNSO; 1 Registry/GNSOTwo candidates from CSG. Candidates from ALSC, GAC, and 
SSAC provide some geographic diversity. Due to the spread of geographic 
nominees from other SOs/ACs, the BC will lead a CSG recommendation that the 
GNSO Council look FIRST at full geographic diversity before applying 
geographical diversity requirements to the GNSO candidates.  Total all 
candidates/all SGs/SOs/ACs: 15 
PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION FROM CSG TO COUNCIL: The GNSO Council should put 
forward four names; one each from the four SGs. Additional alternatives should 
not be provided. 
REMINDER THAT INDEPENDENT EXPERT NOMINATIONS ARE SEPARATE*
*Parties with qualifying expertise for independent expert roles should apply 
separately for those positions. Applying for these RT seats does not preclude 
applying as an independent expert. IF you are interested in that role, you 
should apply asap /and separately. Please do notify the CSG if you do so, as a 
courtesy. 
UPDATE: 
Earlier last week, the CSG hosted a candidates call which was available to all 
BC [and other CSG members]. Several candidates attended that call and provided 
comments and took questions. All CSG candidates participated in the call. A 
transcript is being developed and will be posted separately. 
The CSG then met on Friday via conference call to discuss the candidates for 
these two Review Teams related to the Affirmation of Commitments. 
There are several candidates for both Review Teams (RTs).  I will provide a 
summary /overview of the process below, but this is a formal request from the 
CSG BC reps: Sarah Deutsch and Marilyn Cade for you to advise of your views on 
candidates. The decisions on names to put forward to the CSG [ISPCP/IPC/BC] 
leadership will be advised by BC members views. 
You are asked to do three things: 
1) read CSG candidate background/bio/statements:

SSR: CSG: Jeff Brueggeman, AT&TCSG:  Bill Smith, PayPal
WHOISCSG: Susan Kawaguchi, FacebookCSG: Bill Smith, PayPal
2) Carefully review the following suggested issues-look at the experience, 
expertise, and familiarity with ICANN's process for all candidates from the 
CSG-consider the relelative factors of how different candidates fit into a 
larger picture of a fuller RT [you need to read the backgrounds of other 
candidates to make this assessment]
3) provide private and confidential comments on candidates priority, in your 
view, to Sarah Deutsch and Marilyn Cade by Saturday, August 14. 
Your comments should be marked private and confidential. They will not be 
shared outside of the BC CSG representatives. If you have no preference, or 
prefer not to express a view, send an email saying No comment on SSR. or No 
comment on WHOIS or No comment on SSR or WHOIS. 
You can also watch the website and note that 'endorsements' are coming in for 
other SOs/ACs. 
To be helpful to your consideration, see my rough analysis below, without 
prejudice of your own analysis.
SSR: 3 seats GNSO/20 total candidates/no women candidates/some geographical 
diversity in other SOs/ACs
ALAC    1 seat/2 candidates: MX and DEeither Latin American or European 
diversity
GAC1 seat1 candidate: SEEuropean diversity
SSAC2 seatsUKUSUSChChEndorsed: appears to be 2 US [stay tuned to observe final 
validation of endorsements
RSSAC1 seatUS
ASO1 seat0 nominationsNOTE: MSC conferred /may be a nomination coming in still
ccNSO2 seatsCZUSUKMOST likely: US and one other/TBD: thus European diversity    
GNSO - 7 candidates/no females/iimited geographical diversity3 seats total from 
GNSO
US - CSGAU - NCSGUS - CSGUS - Registry/RegistrarUS- RegistryUS- RegistrarGH 
-NCSG  
Proposal by BC reps to CSG: Council asked by CSG to put forward four names, one 
from each CSG, without prejudice or prioritization, leaving the selection to 
the "Selectors", based on the expertise and experience of the candidates. 
Support for that from other SGs under exploration by CSG reps. 
WHOIS - 4 seats in total for GNSO/14 total candidates/four women 
candidates/some geographical diversity in other SOs/ACsALAC2 seats1 nomination 
to date: DEmost likely: European diversity
GAC3 seatsone nomination: Brazilmost likely: more nominations may be 
forthcomingat a minimum: Latin American diversity
SSAC1 seatPakistanAsia diversity
RSSACno seats
ASO1 seatBDAustria
ccNSo1 seatUKEuropean diversity
GNSO - 7 nominations/3 female/limited geographical diversity4 seatsUS - NCSGUS- 
CSGUS- Registry/RegistrarUS- RegistrarUS- RegistrySwitzerland/Canada- NCSGUS- 
CSG
SUMMARY OF BC MEMBERS ACTIONS: - review submissions of CSG candidates-review 
other submissions-consider what is overall composition of RT, and how CSG 
candidates will fulfill the responsibilities as described in the AoC. -Consider 
the Candidates submissions and their statements in the Candidates Conf, 
call/per transcript-IF you want more details from CSG candidates, please send 
questions to Sarah and Marilyn to send to Candidates. DO not send directly to 
candidates, please.-Provide your comments, privately to Sarah and Marilyn as 
CSG representatives. deadline: Saturday, August 14. 
FOR Members comment:  Proposal by BC reps to CSG: Council asked by CSG to put 
forward four names, one from each CSG, without prejudice or prioritization, 
leaving the selection to the "Selectors", based on the expertise and experience 
of the candidates for both SSR and WHOIS. 
Support for that from other SGs under exploration by CSG reps. 
 DEADLINE for comments to CSG reps: Saturday, August 14. 
IF you will miss this deadline, you MUST advise Marilyn and Sarah of when you 
can comment.  The CSG leadership discussion is Tuesday, August 17.