Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Consensus definitions

[Baudouin SCHOMBE <b.schombe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Below are various aspects to be in contact in terms of "CONSENSUS"

* Consensus is a general agreement (tacit or overt) among members of a
group, can afford to take a decision without a vote. ...

* Agreement of several people, several texts on a given subject

* An agreement is an agreement between several persons implies the notion of
consent. The term also refers to the agreement, even if not explicit, a
strong majority of public opinion.

* Procedure the negotiated decision. The consensus is actively seeking the
consent of the broader effort exceeded cleavages and political obstacles,
the attempt to reconcile different positions, even contradictory.

* General Agreement characterized by the absence of opposition on important
issues from the majority of stakeholders and based on a process to take into
account the views expressed and resolve any conflicting element. ...

In my humble opinion, the President before taking any decision will have to
resort to some case, let me borrow this legal term.


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2010/7/2 Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>

>  As a reminder, the VI WG is chartered under an older version of the GNSO
> Working Group Guidelines which included the following definitions:
>
> (From the 5 February draft of the GNSO WG Guidelines - referenced in the VI
> WG Charter)
>
> *
> The Chair will be responsible for designating each position as having one
> of the following designations:
>
>  *   Unanimous consensus
>  *   Rough consensus - a position where a small minority disagrees but most
> agree
>  *   Strong support but significant opposition
>  *   No consensus
>
> In the case of rough consensus, strong support or no consensus, the WG
> Chair is encouraged to facilitate that minority viewpoint(s) are stated and
> recorded.
> *
> With best regards,
>
> Marika
>
>
> On 02/07/10 13:02, "Marika.Konings" <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It is actually the Working Group Work Team (WG-WT) that has been
> responsible for developing the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (not that it
> makes it any less confusing ;-). To view the complete document, please see
> http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/working-group-guidelines-31may10-en.pdf.
> The document is currently under review by the Policy Process Steering
> Committee (PPSC) before it will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its
> approval.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Marika
>
> On 01/07/10 23:51, "Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> here's the latest language with regard to consensus-definitions.  it's from
> the latest draft of the GNSO policy-process working group -- the one that's
> looking at working-group process (i know, the title of the group is pretty
> confusing, sorry about that).
>
>
>
> The Chair will be responsible for designating each position as having one
> of the following designations:
>
> Full consensus – a position where no minority disagrees
>
> Consensus - a position where a small minority disagrees but most agree
>
> No consensus but strong support for a specific position / recommendation
> but significant opposition
>
> Divergence – no strong support for a specific position / recommendation
>
> In the case of consensus, no consensus or divergence, the WG Chair should
> encourage the submission of minority viewpoint(s).
>
>
> mikey
>
>
>
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