Re: [gnso-consensus-wg] GNSO Consensus Current Thinking

["Bertrand de La Chapelle" <bdelachapelle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Suggested slight edits (in purple underlined), mostly editorial (in relation
to the qualification of NomCom appointee/nominees.

Hope it helps.

Bertrand

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Nevett, Jonathon <
jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>   *Here is a document that suggests the snapshot of where we are and a
> couple of suggested ways forward.  The issues in yellow need to be decided.
> Thanks.  Jon*
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> *GNSO Restructure Proposal – for discussion purposes only*
>
>
>
>    1. One GNSO Council with two voting "houses" – referred to as bicameral
>    voting – GNSO Council will meet as one, but houses may caucus on their own
>    as they see fit.  Unless otherwise stated, all voting of the Council will 
> be
>    counted at a house level.
>
>
>
>    1. Composition
>
>
>
>     1. GNSO Council would be comprised of two voting houses, including
>       three Nominating Committee *Nominees*
>
>                                                                i.      
> Contracted
> Party House – an equal number of registry and registrar representatives and
> 1 Nominating Committee *appointee/nominee*.  The number of registry and
> registrar *representatives *will be in the range of 3 to 4 for each 
> *stakeholder
> *group to be determined by such stakeholder groups by August 29, 2008.  If
> no agreement is reached by such date, the number of representatives for each
> group will be 4.
>
>                                                              ii.      User
> *[non-contracted Party]* House – an equal number of commercial users and
> non-commercial user representatives and 1 Nominating Committee *
> appointee/nominee*.  The number of commercial and non-commercial 
> *representatives
> *will be in the range of 5 to 7 for each *stakeholder *group to be
> determined by such stakeholder groups by August 29, 2008.  If no agreement
> is reached by such date, the number of representatives for each group will
> be 6.
>
>
>
>    1. Leadership
>
>
>     1. One GNSO Council Chair (Election criteria/process to be determined
>       in the next 30 days)
>       2. Two GNSO Vice Chairs – one elected from each of the voting houses
>
>
>
>
>    1. Voting Thresholds
>
>
>     1. Create an Issues Report – either greater than 25% vote of both
>       houses or simple majority of one house (currently 25% of vote of 
> Council)
>       2. Initiate a PDP within Scope of the GNSO per ICANN Bylaws and
>       advice of ICANN GC (currently >33% of vote of Council) -- greater than 
> 33%
>       vote of both houses or at least 67% vote of one house
>       3. Initiate a PDP not within Scope of the GNSO per ICANN Bylaws and
>       advice of ICANN GC – >66% majority of one house and a simple majority 
> of the
>       other (currently >66% of vote of Council)
>       4. Appoint a Task Force (currently >50% of vote of Council) --
>       greater than 33% vote of both houses or at least 67% vote of one house
>       5. Approval of a PDP without Super-Majority (currently >50% of vote
>       of Council) -- Simple majority of both houses, but requires that at 
> least
>       one representative of at least 3 of the 4 stakeholder groups supports
>       6. Options for Super-Majority Approval of a PDP (currently >66% of
>       vote of Council) --
>
>                                                                i.      At
> least 67% majority in one house and simple majority in the other; or
>
>                                                              ii.      60%
> majority of both houses
>
>                                                             iii.      Other
> options??
>
>     1. Removal of NomCom *appointee/nominee* (currently 75% of Council)
>
>                                                                i.      At
> least 75% of User Council to remove NomCom Rep on User Council
>
>                                                              ii.      At
> least 75% of Contracted Parties Council to remove NomCom Rep on Contracted
> Parties Council
>
>                                                             iii.      At
> least 75% of both voting councils to remove GNSO Chair
>
>     1. All other GNSO Business – simple majority of both voting houses
>
>
>
>    1. Board Elections
>
>
>     1. Options for Election of Board Seats 13 & 14 at the end of the
>       current terms (currently simple majority vote of Council)
>
>                                                                i.      
> Contracted
> Parties Council elects Seat 13 by a majority vote and User Council elects
> Seat 14 by a majority vote without Nominating Committee representatives
> voting.  Criteria for Seats 13 and 14 would be that *both* may not be held
> by individuals who are employed by, an agent of, or receive any compensation
> from an ICANN-accredited registry or registrar, nor may they *both* be
> held by individuals who are appointed members of or directly involved in one
> of the GNSO user stakeholder groups.
>
>
>
>    1. Representation
>
>
>     1. All *four *groups must strive to fulfill pre-established objective
>       criteria regarding broadening outreach and deepening participation from 
> a
>       diverse range of participants. Implementation of the *fourpartite 
> *arrangement
>       should be contingent on this.
>
>
>
>
>



-- 
____________________
Bertrand de La Chapelle
Délégué Spécial pour la Société de l'Information / Special Envoy for the
Information Society
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes/ French Ministry of Foreign
and European Affairs
Tel : +33 (0)6 11 88 33 32

"Le plus beau métier des hommes, c'est d'unir les hommes" Antoine de Saint
Exupéry
("there is no greater mission for humans than uniting humans")