Re: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q5 diversity by-law

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Doesn't:

> In order to insure geographical diversity, no more then
> 1/3 of a single Stakeholder group's representatives to the
> Council can come from any single ICANN defined geographic
> region;
as suggested by Jon, cover those points?

a.


On 5 Jun 2009, at 14:16, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> Thanks Avri.  You made some good suggestions that should help us on  
> this
> one.
>
> I would like to suggest though that you left out a couple elements  
> that
> I think those of us on the small group were at least close to  
> agreement
> on, recongizing that I cannot speak for the others:
>
> - To the extent possible, every stakeholder group should select  
> Council
> representatives from different geographic regions.  (Note that this
> wording is new but I felt like the four of us supported this.)
>
> - "In all cases no more than two Stakeholder Group Council
> representatives may be from the same ICANN geographic region."
>
> First of all, let's see if there is support for these to  
> statements.  If
> there is, then it wouldn't be hard to combine them with what you
> proposed.
>
> Chuck
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:04 AM
> > To: gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q5 diversity by-law
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > As the conversation on this has come to a lull and somewhat
> > of an impasse, I would like to suggest some phrasing that I
> > hope helps in reaching consensus on this important point.  In
> > reading the messages, some of the important themes I picked up were:
> >
> > - there should be parity between the requirements on the SGs
> > - geographical diversity is necessary but difficult and may
> > sometime require exceptions
> > - other forms of diversity including but not limited to
> > sector and skill set are also important, but harder to define
> > in a manner that is appropriate for by-laws.
> >
> > Building on a suggestion made by Jon, I suggest the following for
> > discussion:
> >
> > Stakeholder Groups should ensure their representation on the
> > GNSO Council is as diverse as possible, including but not
> > limited to geographical region, sector and in terms of skill
> > set.  In order to insure geographical diversity, no more then
> > 1/3 of a single Stakeholder groups representatives to the
> > Council can come from any single ICANN defined geographic
> > region;  any exception to this requirement must be approved
> > by a 2/3 vote of both houses.  In terms of other forms of
> > diversity, SG rules and procedures as well as outreach
> > programs must be put into place to insure maximum possible
> > diversity in all areas.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > a.