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

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

Thanks Bertrand.  Good edits.  Sorry I didn't see earlier that you had 
highlighted them.  
 
Chuck


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[mailto:owner-gnso-consensus-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bertrand de La Chapelle
        Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:17 AM
        To: Nevett, Jonathon
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        Subject: Re: [gnso-consensus-wg] GNSO Consensus Current Thinking
        
        
        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. 

                 

                2.      Composition 

                 

                        a.      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. 

                 

                3.      Leadership 

                        a.      One GNSO Council Chair (Election 
criteria/process to be determined in the next 30 days) 
                        b.      Two GNSO Vice Chairs - one elected from each of 
the voting houses 

                 

                4.      Voting Thresholds 

                        a.      Create an Issues Report - either greater than 
25% vote of both houses or simple majority of one house (currently 25% of vote 
of Council) 
                        b.      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 
                        c.      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) 

                *       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 
                *       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 
                *       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??

                        g.      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

                        h.      All other GNSO Business - simple majority of 
both voting houses 

                 

                5.      Board Elections 

                        a.      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. 

                 

                6.      Representation 

                        a.      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.    

                 

                 




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