Re: [gnso-dow123] Re: [council] Draft Charter for new Whois Working Group

["Jordyn Buchanan" <jordyn.buchanan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Since the working group is a creation of the Council rather than the
bylaws, the Council should be able to change the voting structure of
their own accord.  I'm not sure I'd expect this, given that the groups
that get to vote on the Council are the same ones that benefit from
the current structure, but it's worth discussing with various
Councilors if you think it's important.

The other possibility, of course, is that the board makes changes in
the structure of the Council in the ICANN bylaws, which seems to be
under consideration as part of the LSE review of the GNSO.

Jordyn

On 3/31/07, Wendy Seltzer <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Avri and Maria,
> I'm frustrated that while members of the broader community are invited
> to participate, they're once again relegated to the status of non-voting
> observers.  Is there any way to change that dual-class structure?
>
> --Wendy
>
> Avri Doria wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Maria, thank you for creating the draft charter.  I mostly favor it, but
> > do have one issue.  In fact it is, essentially, the same issue that
> > caused me to vote against the creation of the WG of the first place.
> >
> > While the Background section of the report goes over the recent history
> > of the Council vis a vis whois, it leaves out any mention of the
> > decision made by the council in April of 2006 regarding the purpose of
> > whois.  While there may be a desire, or even an intention, to unwind
> > this decision, I do not think we can do so by omission.  Rather, if the
> > council needs to reconsider in light of intervening events as was
> > indicated when the decision was first made, they we should should do so
> > openly and transparently.  Personally I would prefer to not have to
> > reconsider the purpose of whois, but if we do, we should do so
> > intentionally and it may make sense to do in terms of the requirements
> > (whatever the final set may be) that the WG has to deal with.
> >
> > I also welcome the notion of working within a GNSO Council WG that
> > includes, as full members, members of the GAC, representatives from
> > government agencies (e.g. law enforcement) and the broader community. Am
> > I correct in assuming that we would also welcome, and invite, members
> > from other ICANN ACs as well as members from government agencies such as
> > those involved in privacy protection, freedom of expression and data
> > protection?
> >
> > In any case, I would like to be included in this Working Group and look
> > forward to working within a multistakeholder group to achieve a greater
> > consensus with the council and the community.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > a.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 30 mar 2007, at 14.51, Maria Farrell wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Council members,
> >>
> >> Attached is the draft Charter that sets out the statement of work and
> >> working methodologies of the Whois Working Group, created by
> >> resolution of the GNSO Council in Lisbon, on 28 March.
> >>
> >> Please review it and note that it will be an agenda item for
> >> discussion and adoption at the next Council meeting on 12 April.
> >>
> >> Also, please email this list if you wish to be on the Working Group,
> >> and feel free to to put any interested constituency members or outside
> >> experts in touch with me for further information.
> >>
> >> All the best, Maria
> >> <Whois Working Group Charter2.doc>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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