Summary of Public Comments, Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan

[Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx>]

Summary of Public Comments, Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan

Background:

At its 25 June 2008 meeting in Paris, France the GNSO Council voted to invite 
public comments on the 21 June 2008 version of the GNSO Improvements - Top 
Level Plan prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team.

The document contains some initial documentation on methods that can be 
followed in beginning the work required to transition from the current GNSO 
organization to the type of organization ultimately recommended by the ICANN 
Board - including the areas of process, operations and collaboration with other 
ICANN entities.

On 26 June 2008, the ICANN Board approved all of the GNSO Improvement Report's 
recommendations, except for the recommendation on GNSO Council restructuring. 
The Board also requested that the GNSO convene a small working group on council 
restructuring and provide for the Board's consideration a consensus 
recommendation by 25 July 2008.

Comment Summary:

One relevant comment was submitted in the forum by the Registrar Constituency 
("RC"). The RC believes the GNSO Implementation Plan is procedurally premature 
in light of the fact that the GNSO Council structure has not been decided.  The 
RC says that because it does not yet know how the GNSO Council will be 
structured, it is too early to comment on implementing GNSO improvements.  The 
RC strongly recommends that the Planning Team wait until after the GNSO Council 
structure has been decided before further developing its GNSO Implementation 
Plan so that an RC representative may participate in drafting the Plan.


Submitted by:
Robert L. Hoggarth
Senior Policy Director
ICANN