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[gnso-arr-dt] RE: :ateral complexities

  • To: "William Drake" <william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: [gnso-arr-dt] RE: :ateral complexities
  • From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:09:13 -0500

Bill,
 
My guess is that Peter may have been aware or at least suspected that
the ccNSO was having trouble coming up with a process for their
endorsements and, having found out that we were working on one, thought
that it might help them to see what we were considering.  If I do as
Peter suggested, I would only send the draft to Chris Disspain with lots
of qualifications stated. 
 
Four of our drafting team, not including myself are okay with this.  You
are the first one to express concerns.  I could ask Chris to not forward
it to anyone else but suggest that if he finds any of the ideas helpful,
he could share them.  What do you think?
 
Chuck


________________________________

        From: William Drake [mailto:william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:46 AM
        To: Gomes, Chuck
        Cc: gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: :ateral complexities
        Importance: High
        
        
        Probably we should stop having ten different conversations under
the subject line, Some ideas for a process for GNSO endorsement of AoC
Review Team Volunteers.

        Meanwhile I'm reading another message in which Marco suggests to
Chuck that we deal with applications being due on the same day council
is supposed to decide by sending Janis and Peter applications we've not
looked at yet under the label "pending confirmation."  

        I recognize this is a first time learning experience for us all
but the messiness is getting troublesome.  In this context, I don't
understand the imperative to send the ccNSO a document we haven't even
finalized in the DT, much less gone to the Council with.   What if on
the 18th the Council can't agree to it and wants changes etc?  In the
meanwhile people elsewhere in ICANN are walking around thinking our
process is something it's not, then we have to notify them again when we
have an alternative, maybe have them speculating about what changed and
why...

        Not a big deal but it seems to me this has been complicated
enough already by having to adjust to others' procedural hiccups, so why
add more things to the mix?  We've received no info about what other
SO/ACs are doing, so why can't we each just do our homework, agree our
respective procedures, and then notify others?

        Bill
        

        On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:


                
                I forgot to bring this up at the end of our call today.
Does anyone object to me sending the draft plan that Bill will be
sending around with edits we agreed to today to the ccNSO as Peter
suggested.  Of couse it would be sent with lots of disclaimers regarding
"a work still in progress", etc.
                 
                Chuck

________________________________

                From: Marco Lorenzoni [mailto:marco.lorenzoni@xxxxxxxxx]

                Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 3:42 AM
                To: Gomes, Chuck
                Cc: Marika Konings; Liz Gasster
                Subject: RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas for a process for
GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers
                
                
                Good morning Chuck, two questions:
                1)      Is the DT Ok with the sharing of your
methodology with ccNSO, as suggested by Peter?
                2)      Marika told me that today you'll have a Council
call on selection of volunteers. Do you want me to participate? No
problem from my side, I can make it for about one hour if it can be of
help.
                Thanks
                Marco
                
                Marco Lorenzoni
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                ICANN
                Director, Organizational Review
                marco.lorenzoni@xxxxxxxxx
                Phone: +32.2.234 78 69
                Mobile: +32.475.72 47 47
                Fax: +32 2 234 7848
                Skype: marco_lorenzoni
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                From: Gomes, Chuck [mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
                Sent: Thursday, 04 February, 2010 14:49
                To: Marco Lorenzoni
                Cc: Marika Konings
                Subject: RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas for a process for
GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers
                Thank you very much Marco.  I personally am okay with
sharing the draft endorsement plan with the ccNSO but want to check with
the DT members to see if anyone has any concerns.
                Chuck

________________________________

                        From: Marco Lorenzoni
[mailto:marco.lorenzoni@xxxxxxxxx] 
                        Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 4:44 AM
                        To: Gomes, Chuck
                        Cc: Marika Konings
                        Subject: RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas for a
process for GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers
                        Importance: High

                        Chuck, both Peter and Janis agree on a one-week
extension of the deadline, no problem.
                        I will announce it on Mon, just yesterday we
published a reminder of the deadline a few hours before your exchange of
email and would not like to create confusion.
                        Peter suggests also to share your draft
endorsement process with ccNSO, they might be interested to work on the
same line; do you have any objection / do you have a consolidated
version to circulate?
                        Thanks
                        Marco
                        
                        Marco Lorenzoni
                        ---------------------
                        ICANN
                        Director, Organizational Review
                        marco.lorenzoni@xxxxxxxxx
                        Phone: +32.2.234 78 69
                        Mobile: +32.475.72 47 47
                        Fax: +32 2 234 7848
                        Skype: marco_lorenzoni
                        ---------------------
                        6, Rond Point Schuman
                        B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
                        
                        
                        From: Gomes, Chuck [mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
                        Sent: Wednesday, 03 February, 2010 18:10
                        To: Marco Lorenzoni
                        Subject: RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas for a
process for GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers
                        Thanks Marco.  Much appreciated.
                        Chuck

________________________________

                                From: Marco Lorenzoni
[mailto:marco.lorenzoni@xxxxxxxxx] 
                                Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:58
AM
                                To: Gomes, Chuck
                                Subject: FW: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas
for a process for GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers

                                Chuck, I saw this and just asked Peter
and Janis if they are positive on this possibility.
                                If I receive something even before your
formal request I let you know.
                                Thanks
                                Marco
                                
                                Marco Lorenzoni
                                ---------------------
                                ICANN
                                Director, Organizational Review
                                marco.lorenzoni@xxxxxxxxx
                                Phone: +32.2.234 78 69
                                Mobile: +32.475.72 47 47
                                Fax: +32 2 234 7848
                                Skype: marco_lorenzoni
                                ---------------------
                                6, Rond Point Schuman
                                B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
                                

                                
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                                From: Chuck Gomes <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<x-msg://62/cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >
                                Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:50:54 -0800
                                To: William Drake
<william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<x-msg://62/william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
                                Cc: "gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx
<x-msg://62/gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx> " <gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx
<x-msg://62/gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx> >
                                Subject: RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas
for a process for GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers
                                
                                That is exactly what I was thinking
Bill.  But I didn't want to make the request unless I had a sense that
the DT members support me doing so.  Does anyone object to me sending a
request to the Board/Staff asking for a "one week extension of time
beyond 17 February (i.e., 24 Feb) for Council endorsement of GNSO
volunteers"?  If I hear no objections today, I will send it.
                                
                                Chuck

                                
                                 
                                
________________________________

                                From: William Drake
[mailto:william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
                                Sent: Wednesday,  February 03, 2010
10:46 AM
                                To: Gomes, Chuck
                                Cc:  gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx
<x-msg://62/gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx> 
                                Subject: Re: [gnso-arr-dt] Some ideas
for a  process for GNSO endorsement of AoC Review Team Volunteers
                                
                                 
                                Hi 
                                
                                 
                                Thanks for the detailed suggestions
Chuck.  Obviously we need to  know first if they will extend the
timeline, as Marco previously rejected that  possibility and said Janis
and Peter will be Selectors on the 20th.  If  everyone agrees, as Chair
could you fire off the extension request, and when  we know either way
we can work through the rest?
                                 
                                
                                 
                                Best,
                                 
                                
                                 
                                Bill
                                 
                                
                                 
                                
                                 
                                
                                 
                                 
                                On Feb 2, 2010, at 10:53 PM, Gomes,
Chuck wrote:
                                
                                 

                                
                                 
                                I appreciate the  good discussion going
on today and just now found some time to jump  in.  Here are some ideas
that may help us move forward in both the near  term and longer term
regarding a GNSO endorsement  process.
                                
                                 
                                 
                                I think it  would be helpful if we work
on two separate endorsement processes: 1)  one for the first review team
that has a very short window; 2) one for the  long term that could be
applied for endorsement of volunteers for  future RTs.  I understand
that the "Call for Applicants for the Position of Volunteer Review Team
Member"
(http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13jan10-en.htm)
covers all four reviews but the only deadline set is for the first
review  (Accountability and  Transparency), 17 February.  To work within
this very  short timeframe, I think it will be impossible to develop a
quality  long-term process and do it using a bottom-up approach that
involves the  broader GNSO community.  That is why I think we should
first narrow our  focus on a one-time process to address the immediate
need and then spend  more time in the next month or two on developing a
better process that  we can more thoroughly vet.  Using the various
ideas that members of  our DT proposed on this list and taking into
consideration the very tight  time constraints, I propose the following
for the one-time  process:

                                1.      ASAP: 1) send a request to the
Board/Staff for a one week extension of time beyond 17 February  (i.e.,
24 Feb) for Council endorsement of GNSO volunteers; 2) send a  request
to Staff requesting that applications received from volunteers for  the
Accountability and Transparency RT be forwarded to the GNSO  Secretariat
as soon as possible after receipt for distribution to the  Council list
and other GNSO organization lists; 3) notify GNSO community  members
that the GNSO endorsement process is under development and  encourage
volunteers from the GNSO to submit applications via the ICANN  process;
4) request that SGs, Constituencies and other GNSO  groups encourage
volunteers from their communities to submit applications  via the ICANN
process.   
                                2.      10  Feb: 1) finalize a draft
one-time process for the first  Accountability and Transparency RT and
distribute to the Council with a  motion for Council approval; 2)
publicly post and distribute draft process  GNSO groups; 3) send draft
process to ICANN Staff and request that it be  sent as soon as possible
to all GNSO volunteers with a request that  they complete the GNSO
request for information and send it to the GNSO  Secretariat by 17 Feb
or as soon thereafter as possible but not later than  22 Feb   
                                3.      18  Feb: 1) Council approval of
the one-time process; 2) Council  review & discussion of nominees
identified to date; 3) form an  evaluation team made up of one Councilor
from each SG plus one NCA to  rate the responses and report to the
Council list not later than 23  Feb; request that the AoC Review DT
continue its work to develop  a longer-term process for Council
consideration in March or  April.   
                                4.      24 Feb:  Hold a brief Council
teleconference call to review volunteers and  finalize the list of
volunteers endorsed by the GNSO for the 2010  Accountability and
Transparency RT.

                                
                                Proposed  Details for GNSO Endorsements
                                
                                 
                                 
                                The GNSO Council  will endorse up to six
volunteers for the 2010 AoC Accountability and  Transparency RT as
follows:

                                *       Endorsement  requires a simple
majority vote of each house.   
                                *       Assuming their  are volunteers
who receive the necessary Council votes, at least one  volunteer should
be endorsed from each house.   
                                *       No more than  two volunteers
should come from the same geographical  region.   
                                *       Volunteers must  not all be of
the same gender and at least 1/3 of each gender should be  represented
if possible.   
                                *       In cases where  more than six
total or more than one from a SG receive at least  a simple majority
from each house, ties will be broken as  follows, in the order
presented: 1) geographical and/or gender diversity;  2) the total votes
received; 3) the Council non-voting NCA will  be asked to break the tie.
(We should check with Andrei to make he  is okay with this.)

                                
                                Notes:  a) Endorsement is not automatic
just because there are less than six  volunteers or because a volunteer
is from a SG for which there is no  other volunteer or for geographical
or gender reasons; b) having  appropriate skill and knowledge sets is
the most important qualification and  hopefully the requirement for at
least a simple majority of each house will  facilitate that goal; c) it
is possible to endorse less than six volunteers,  to endorse no one from
a SG, to not endorse volunteers from both  genders and/or have less than
three geographic regions  represented.  .
                                
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

                                
                                 
        
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                                William  J. Drake
                                Senior Associate
                                Centre for  International Governance
                                Graduate Institute of International  and
                                 Development Studies
                                Geneva, Switzerland
                                william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<x-msg://62/william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
                                www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
        
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        William J. Drake
        Senior Associate
        Centre for International Governance
        Graduate Institute of International and
         Development Studies
        Geneva, Switzerland
        william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
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