RE: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] Agenda for Tomorrow's PDP Call

["Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Liz,

 

Apologize for the time slot, but in the 2 doodles that went out for this 
meeting for this entire week, this was the time slot that garnered the most 
availability.  In theory, it could have been done an hour earlier, but then 
others wouldn't have been able to make it. 

 

So again I apologize, but in this case it was either do it at this time or let 
another week go by.  Again I apologize for those that cannot make it.  The call 
will be recorded.

Thanks.

 

Jeffrey J. Neuman, Esq.: NeuStar, Inc.
Vice President, Law & Policy 



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From: Liz Williams [mailto:lizawilliams@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 10:39 AM
To: Neuman, Jeff
Cc: Gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] Agenda for Tomorrow's PDP Call

 

Jeff

 

Please accept  my apologies for today's meeting.  6pm on a Friday evening is 
not a very convenient time.  Perhaps we can avoid that slot for the next 
meeting.

 

Liz

On 3 Apr 2009, at 02:29, Neuman, Jeff wrote:





All,


I did a VERY preliminary look at the existing Bylaws in order to aid tomorrow's 
discussion and updated it to show you what the PDP process in the bylaws could 
in theory look like if Board adopts the staff's recommendation for the draft 
Bylaws and we have not concluded our PDP Team work.

 

This again is a strawman for demonstration purposes.  The wording may be a 
little awkward, but I tried to do my own "what would the bylaws look like if 
all we adopted come June was the new Thresholds without anything else."  I can 
explain more on the call, but essentially I just inserted the new thresholds 
into the existing Appendix A.  

 

It may not help our discussion, but lets see.

 

Jeffrey J. Neuman, Esq.: NeuStar, Inc.
Vice President, Law & Policy 




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From: owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Margie Milam
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:54 PM
To: Gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: Glen de Saint Géry
Subject: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] Agenda for Tomorrow's PDP Call

 

Dear All,

 

The proposed agenda for tomorrow's call is:

 

1.       Transition Discussion/Bylaws

2.       Revised Work Plan  

3.       Division of Responsibilities

4.       Common Terminology

5.       Staff Background Document 

 

With respect to the draft Bylaws (attached), please review  Article XX 
(Transition) as it relates to PDP voting thresholds (Section 11).   I have also 
 forwarded below my email to the GNSO Council  to provide you with additional 
background information on the draft Bylaws.  

 

 The attached Staff PDP document is background information for your review that 
does not need to be reviewed for our call this week, but may be helpful as we 
commence our analysis on the new PDP Model.   

 

Regards,

Margie Milam

Senior Policy Counselor

ICANN

 

From: Margie Milam 
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:35 PM
To: 'council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; 'liaison6c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: Draft Revisions to the ICANN Bylaws Relating to GNSO Restructure

 

Dear All,

 

As discussed in today's GNSO call,   ICANN Staff has prepared Draft Bylaws 
Revisions (attached) that contain Staff recommendations for changes relating  
to the GNSO restructure.   They are intended to serve as a starting point for 
the GNSO Council's discussions.    

 

General Observations

 

·         These Bylaws were drafted to be consistent with Board recommendations 
as to structure and principles.

·         Staff also attempted to build in flexibility to accommodate changes 
in the future without requiring Bylaws amendments.  For example, Staff 
recommends that some issues be moved from the Bylaws to GNSO Council Operating 
Rules and Procedures that would be approved by the Board.

·         Since the Board approved improvements did not provide specific 
details with respect to all topics, ICANN staff developed recommendations to 
address these gaps, which are contained in footnotes throughout the document.

·         The Draft Bylaws Revisions are subject to review by the ICANN Office 
of the General Counsel for legal form as well as consistency. 

·         A few additional decisions will be needed to finalize these Bylaws, 
for example,  Board approval of the unresolved open issue concerning Board 
seats 13 and 14, and further Council work on certain of the transition 
procedures (e.g. staggered terms, elections). 

 

Format of Revisions

 

·         To facilitate reviewing these changes, the Draft Bylaws is organized 
as a side-by-side comparison of the current language and the proposed language.

·         The yellow highlighted text refers to new or substantially revised 
language compared to the current Bylaws.

·         The footnotes include rationale statements where Staff thought  an 
explanation might be helpful.   

 

Next Steps and Timing

 

·         The GNSO Council will need to decide how it would like to review the 
Draft Bylaws to develop its recommendations.

·         ICANN Staff will be working with the GNSO Operations Work Team in 
developing the GNSO Operating Rules and Procedures to incorporate those 
improvements that were omitted from the Bylaws in order to provide flexibility.

·         In order to seat the new Council by June,  the Board would need to 
approve of the revisions by no later than its May 21st meeting.

·         A public comment period would need to take place before the May 21st 
meeting.

·         The Council would need to complete its review/analysis by the next 
GNSO council meeting on April 16th  in order to accommodate the public comment 
period.

·         Due to this short time period, the GNSO Council is currently 
evaluating the most effective way to proceed.  

 

Finally, ICANN Staff is available to provide background and additional 
information on the Draft Bylaws Revisions if it would be helpful for your 
review.

 

Regards,

 

Margie Milam

Senior Policy Counselor

ICANN 

 

 

 

 

 

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