Re: [soac-mapo] Terminology DRSP

[Richard Tindal <richardtindal@xxxxxx>]

Agree, but remember the DRSP also selects the experts - which presumably 
requires more than procedural skills

RT

On Sep 13, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> I think Evan is correct if I read his post correctly.  I don’t think you need 
> “experts” to “handle the purely procedural matters (e.g. timely filing, fee 
> payments/refunds etc.)”.
>  
> Chuck
>  
> From: owner-soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of Evan Leibovitch
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 10:59 AM
> To: Mary Wong
> Cc: soac-mapo
> Subject: Re: [soac-mapo] Terminology DRSP
>  
> On 13 September 2010 10:32, Mary Wong <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Perhaps it would be clearer if our report/recs made a distinction between the 
> "experts" who would be consulted/appointed to provide advice to the Board 
> about a filed objection, and the "DRSP" (if any) who may be the agency 
> outsourced by ICANN to handle the purely procedural matters (e.g. timely 
> filing, fee payments/refunds etc.).
> 
> Such a service provider is performing a completely administrative function, 
> then; it is not resolving anything. This is different from both the DSRP 
> terminology used elsewhere in the DAG process *and* it is different from the 
> expert panel.
> 
> It's my understanding that we're not here to tell the Board how to administer 
> the [objection classification previously known as MAPO]  process, but to 
> reshape its high-level design and criteria. Part of this design -- that 
> appears to have consensus -- is that ultimate decisions rest in the Board, 
> not in any outside body. If the Board wants to subcontract out the fees and 
> forms collection that's not our business in this WG. We have enough on our 
> plate without getting into the details of how our recommendations are being 
> carried out.
> 
> To this extent, to use Betrand's phrase, it is over-engineering of the 
> process on our part to tell the Board how to pick its experts and how to 
> administer the program. It is enough for us to recommend that the Board may 
> choose to create or hire a panel of experts to assist it with ITS decision 
> making; it is totally free to choose its selection methods or to not even 
> bother with outside experts should it decide it doesn't need them., And it 
> can call the expert committee any old thing it wants.
> 
> - Evan
>