[gnso-osc-ops] Conflicting Language on Staff Roles

[Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Ray and Work Team members,

Here are the texts that relate to staff roles as discussed today.  The Chair of 
the PPSC Working Group Work Team is J. Scott Evans.   I will produce notes from 
this call as well as action items, that I will send out not later than tomorrow.

Best regards,

Julie

GNSO Working Group Guidelines

6.1.4 Other Important Roles

·     ICANN Staff – the following distinct Staff roles may be assigned to a WG:

o  Expertise (technical, legal, economic, etc.)

o  Secretariat (fundamentally a support function covering both logistics and 
drafting assistance in a neutral manner reflecting faithfully the deliberations 
of the Working Group)

o  Operational/Implementation (facilitation with the framework of existing 
policies and rules)


 *   Scoping (for policy matters, internal role of the General Counsel, but 
possibly distinct, guaranteeing respect of the procedures and competencies of 
the different structures)

SOI/DOI Procedures

5.2.3. Exemptions

ICANN staff assigned to support a GNSO Group are expected to work in the 
interests of ICANN and the broader interests of the Internet community and not 
for any other purpose or interests.  ICANN staff are therefore exempted from 
providing separate Statements of Interest as defined in Paragraph 5.1.