[gnso-osc-csg] March Board Resolution Re Existing Constituencies

[Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear OSC-CSG Work Team Members:

Pursuant to the discussions on the last work team call, I am including a number 
of links in this message to various background materials regarding the renewal 
efforts of existing GNSO Constituencies including ...

The link to the 6 March ICANN Board resolution regarding existing constituency 
charters;

http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-06mar09.htm#03  and

The link to the Public Comment Forum regarding existing GNSO Constituency 
Renewals - including the Summary/Analysis of comments submitted;

http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-constituency-renewals   and

The link to the Renewing Constituencies section of the GNSO Improvements 
Information page;

http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/renewal-process-en.htm .


As I mentioned on the work team call, the Staff is in the process of reviewing 
the existing constituency charter documents and reaching out to leaders of the 
various constituencies to better understand their filings and to identify 
potential best practices or common areas of potential improvements to recommend 
to the Board.  Broader discussions taking place at the GNSO Council and ICANN 
Board level regarding the respective roles of new Stakeholder Groups, existing 
GNSO Constituencies and potential new constituencies will have a big influence 
on the direction and pace of those renewal efforts. As Staff, we will keep the 
team updated on the progress of those efforts.  I suggest a specific agenda 
item each meeting to make sure that we have the opportunity to discuss any 
developments that have transpired between work team meetings.

Regardless of the final resolution of those discussions, the GNSO community and 
the Board will be looking for some common standards to ensure that, going 
forward, the Bylaw principles of transparency, fairness, openness and 
representativeness are honored in both stakeholder groups and constituencies.  
This work team will play a crucial role in the development of those standards.

Looking forward to the next team call.

Best regards,

Rob Hoggarth