[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] RE: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO Improvements Implementation

["Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Julie,
Please proceed on these items as you recommend below.  We can discuss in our 
December 10 meeting.
Thank you so much for your able assistance.
Anne

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Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, Of Counsel

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From: Julie Hedlund [mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 2:12 PM
To: Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Rudi Vansnick'
Cc: Marika Konings; Mary Wong; gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO 
Improvements Implementation

Dear Anne,

Thank you very much concerning the meetings.  We'll see if December 10 works 
for Rudi and thank you for the reminder about the call for members.  I can take 
care of that message if you like.

With respect to the SCI Chair, I've included below the relevant procedures from 
the Charter, which notes that a call for volunteers should go out in December.  
I had planned to send that out.  Here is the text:

"In December of each year, the SCI will ask for volunteers from its primary 
members to serve as Chair and Vice Chair.  If the current Chair or Vice Chair 
is not term limited, wishes to continue for a second year, and there are no 
other volunteers, no election will be held.  If there is more than one 
volunteer for either position, the following procedure will be followed:

1. If there are only two candidates for Chair and no candidates for Vice Chair, 
the GNSO Secretariat will conduct an election via e-mail ballot and tally the 
results after one week. The losing candidate will have the option of accepting 
the position of Vice Chair.  If he or she elects not to accept this position, 
the SCI will ask for volunteers for Vice Chair; or

 2. If there are more than two candidates for the Chair or one or more 
candidates for Vice Chair, the GNSO Secretariat will conduct an election for 
each position via e-mail ballot and tally the results after one week.  In the 
event no one candidate receives a clear majority, the GNSO Secretariat will 
conduct an election between the two candidates receiving the most votes via 
email ballot and tally the results after one week."

Kind regards,
Julie

From: "Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:07 PM
To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>>, 
'Rudi Vansnick' <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx<mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx>>
Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>>, 
Mary Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, 
"gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>" 
<gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: RE: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO 
Improvements Implementation

Thanks Julie.  I think we should try for December 10 unless Rudi feels 
otherwise.  We should also call for members to confirm they still represent 
their constituencies going forward into 2016 and I will be nominating Rudi for 
Chair for 2016.

Anne

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Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, Of Counsel

Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP

One South Church Avenue Suite 700 | Tucson, Arizona 85701-1611

(T) 520.629.4428 | (F) 520.879.4725

AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx> | 
www.LRRLaw.com<http://www.lrrlaw.com/>








From: Julie Hedlund [mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:48 PM
To: Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Rudi Vansnick'
Cc: Marika Konings; Mary Wong; 
gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO 
Improvements Implementation

Hi Anne,

I was just getting ready to send a note on this to the SCI.  There is a request 
template and Mary assisted Wolf-Ulrich Knoben in completing it for this 
request.  I've attached it.  I'll also send it with my message to the SCI.

In addition, our regular schedule of meetings was Thursdays at 1800 UTC/1300 
EST.  Perhaps you and Rudi might look at your schedules for December as to 
whether it would work for you to have meetings on the 10th and/or the 17th?  I 
am not offering next Thursday as it is the Thanksgiving holiday and on 03 
December all ICANN Policy Development staff (which includes Mary, Marika, me, 
and the GNSO Secretariat) will be in the Policy Team Strategic Meetings in LA 
so we won't be available to support a call.  I also am avoiding 24 December as 
that is the day before Christmas and SCI members may be traveling.

We'll be happy to work with you to set up meetings.

Kind regards,
Julie

Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

From: "Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:39 PM
To: 'Rudi Vansnick' <rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx<mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx>>
Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>>, 
Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>>, Mary 
Wong <mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx>>, 
"gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>" 
<gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: RE: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO 
Improvements Implementation

Julie and Mary,
How do we handle?  I think there was a particular template for requests to come 
to SCI which you developed with Avri.  Does that template apply here and how is 
it processed to us?
Anne

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Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, Of Counsel

Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP

One South Church Avenue Suite 700 | Tucson, Arizona 85701-1611

(T) 520.629.4428 | (F) 520.879.4725

AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:AAikman@xxxxxxxxxx> | 
www.LRRLaw.com<http://www.lrrlaw.com/>








From: Rudi Vansnick [mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:10 AM
To: Aikman-Scalese, Anne
Cc: Marika Konings; Julie Hedlund; GNSO Secretariat
Subject: New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for GNSO Improvements 
Implementation

Dear Anne,

Today on the GNSO Council meeting the following item was discussed and voted. 
So, we have a new topic to take care off on our next meetings. This will most 
probably be a lot of work. Perhaps we need to schedule a meeting before mid 
december.
What is your view on this ?

Kind regards,

Rudi Vansnick
Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC)
rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxxx<mailto:rudi.vansnick@xxxxxxxx>  - Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 
16 - Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32
Item 5: VOTE ON MOTION - New Referral Request to the Standing Committee for 
GNSO Improvements Implementation (10 minutes)
The GNSO Council identified a number of procedural issues during the most 
recent round of elections for the GNSO Chair. These arise mainly from the fact 
that the GNSO Operating Procedures do not currently contain express provisions 
for an election timetable and a method for prescribing the specific terms to be 
served by the Chair and Vice-Chairs. The Procedures also do not seem to permit 
new incoming Council members to stand for the Chair position. Here the Council 
will discuss and vote on whether to refer these matters to the GNSO's Standing 
Committee for GNSO Improvements Implementation (SCI), and the scope of such a 
referral request<http://tinyurl.com/peqmrqd>.
Additional info:
2. Updated Draft GNSO Council Resolution for the Council meeting on 19 November 
2015 - Referral Request to the SCI

Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
Seconded by: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
Whereas

  1.  The GNSO Operating Procedures in Chapter 2.2 describe the process of 
elections of the GNSO Chair and the GNSO Vice-Chairs 
(http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf);
  2.  Following the result of the initial election round at ICANN54 in Dublin, 
the GNSO Council agreed on a time table for the next round for the election of 
the GNSO Chair 2015-2016 
(http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf);
  3.  During the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin questions were raised with regards 
to the election process for the GNSO Chair and Vice-Chairs, including the 
candidate nomination process with particular reference to the preparedness of 
newly-elected Council members to vote, the eligibility of newly elected 
Councilors to run for the GNSO Chair position, the need for the GNSO Council to 
specifically determine the term of the Chair and Vice-Chairs in accordance with 
the ICANN Bylaws, and to the overall timing of the Chair election.
Resolved
The GNSO Council requests the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation 
(SCI)
?    To review Sections 2.2(b), (f) and (g) of the GNSO Operating Procedures 
with respect to clarifying: (i) the eligibility of incoming Council members to 
run for the position of GNSO Chair; (ii) the start and end dates and the 
duration of the Chair and Vice-Chair terms in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws; 
and (iii) the timing of publication of the election results; and
?    To recommend a general time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair 
to be approved by the GNSO Council and added to the GNSO Operating Procedures.






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