RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Review Team Nominee Selection Process

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you are right Bill that we should start the brainstorming here.  Then, 
as we develop our thinking, we can each test it with our respective groups.
 
I think Avri's proposal is a good start but I would add the following thoughts:

*       
        If we focus on SGs, that may exclude the NCAs, depending on how it is 
done; I think it would be good if we include the NCAs. If we focused on houses, 
it still would leave out the nonvoting NCA and would require houses to have 
procedures, which may be more difficult, so I don't lean in that direction.  We 
could ask for volunteers to submit their names and qualifications to an SG of 
their choosing for endorsement by that SG; this could be open to anyone 
including NCAs or candidates they might recommend.
*       
        Whatever we do, I believe that the qualifications should be clearly 
communicated before we start the GNSO process so that possible volunteers are 
fully aware of the criteria that the GNSO will use in making endorsements and 
can explain how they satisfy those qualifications.  I also think it would be a 
good idea if specific questions were asked of volunteers that they would be 
required to answer in describing their qualifications.  Using a template for 
volunteer statements could greatly help us in evaluating the responses fairly.
*       
        What voting thresholds would the houses use to select the final two 
candidates?  Should that be left to the houses or should it be predefined?  I 
think I lean toward leaving it to the houses.
*       
        How do we deal with the RT requirements for geographic and gender 
diversity?  It would be helpful to the Selectors if the set of candidates 
provided them various options in this regard.  Also, if we only put forward a 
total of 4 candidates, that seems pretty limiting in terms of what we can do 
with geographic and gender identity.  Would it be better to put forward a group 
of 6 candidates?

Thanks Bill and Avri for getting this started.
 
Chuck


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        From: owner-gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of William Drake
        Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:38 AM
        To: gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [gnso-arr-dt] Review Team Nominee Selection Process
        
        
        Hello, 

        I don't know about anyone else here, but I asked NCSG members for input 
a few days ago and have received none.  Nor have I seen any input from the 
Council list.  So I guess we should just get started brainstorming here....

        We need to define a fair methodology for taking in, evaluating, and 
deciding among applications, e.g. 

        1.  What individual qualifications are required, and how to fairly 
assess council vs non-council candidates
        2.  What kind of distribution we want to present to the Selectors (we'd 
talked about one from each SG, but there are interested parties who don't 
necessarily fit into any one SG, and other complexities)
        3.  Who will select nominees from the candidate pool using what method
        4.  etc

        Below a suggestion from Avri to maybe help start the conversation.

        Bill

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                From: Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>
                
                Date: January 29, 2010 8:38:06 PM GMT+01:00
                
                To: William Drake <william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                
                Subject: Fwd: [] Input to the Affirmation Reviews Requirements 
drafting team by COB Monday 1 February 2010
                

                my recommendation is something like 

                each SG can put forward up to 3 names  
                the names do not need to be SG members but can be

                and the houses will vote 
                     2 votes per council member (1 vote max for a candidate)
                (assuming you get 2 seats, number of votes = number of seats)
                  
                the top 2 from each house will be presented as nominees 
                with a request from the CEO/Chair to pick one from house a) and 
one from house b.

                with the rest ranked as alternates or members of the advisory 
or whatever.

                a.



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                        From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
                        
                        Date: 29 January 2010 12:56:58 EST
                        
                        To: Council GNSO <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                        
                        Subject: [council] Input to the Affirmation Reviews 
Requirements drafting team by COB Monday 1 February 2010
                        

                        
                        Dear Councillors,
                        
                        Reminder about an action item that arose out of the 
Council meeting on Thursday 28 January 2010 with regard to the Affirmation of 
Commitments (AoC) Review. Please provide early input to the drafting team, via 
the Council mailing list, on any ideas you have on how GNSO volunteers should 
be identified as nominees for each of the four review teams.
                        
                        Action Item:
                        
                        * The Council agreed that the drafting team, under the 
leadership of Bill Drake, should continue working on how GNSO volunteers should 
be identified as nominees for each of the four review teams.
                        
                        
                        * The procedures should be presented to the Council on 
10 February, 8 days before the Council meeting on 18 February 2010 for approval.
                        
                        
                        * Councillors and stakeholder Groups are requested to 
provide input to the drafting team by COB on Monday, 1 February 2010.
                        
                        Thank you.
                        Kind regards,
                        
                        Glen
                        
                        Glen de Saint Géry
                        GNSO Secretariat
                        gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                        http://gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org/> 



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        William J. Drake
        Senior Associate
        Centre for International Governance
        Graduate Institute of International and
         Development Studies
        Geneva, Switzerland
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