Dear all, In preparation of Tuesdays discussion to further structure the ccNSO, draft guidelines have been posted at: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/processeswg.htm The processes working group was set up by the ccNSO Council as a result of the workshop of the Council at the Delhi meeting. The goal of the Working Group is proposing processes and procedures to structure and document activities of the ccNSO. The guidelines as proposed are based on the following sources: * The ICANN Bylaws, in particular Article IX relating to the ccNSO : and · The ccNSO Rules as adopted at the Cape Town meeting December 2004. As some members of the members of the ccNSO may not be to familiar with the ccNSO Rules, they are included for informational purposes. The WG has not considered to update the rules. In drafting the guidelines the WG was guided by following principles: · Clarify the role of members and non-members ccNSO. The ccNSO welcomes and encourages the participation of non-members in its meetings, discussions and working groups, but formal decision-making processes are restricted only for members of the organization. This includes the participation in formal votes and in the nomination or seconding of candidates to the Council. · Retain as much flexibility as possible, while introducing a more procedural and disciplined way of working. For this reason all procedures are called guidelines to distinguish them from the ccNSO rules. All guidelines offer the opportunity to deviate from the procedure if it is considered to be overly burdensome, regular review etc. Allow to change every guideline individually (unfortunately this results in repetitive use of procedures) · Document current practices as much as possible. The document contains the following: ccNSO Rules & Procedures Guidelines ccNSO Council meetings Guidelines ccNSO general meeting Guidelines for setting up ccNSO Working Groups Guidelines ccNSO Liaisons and Observers Guidelines selection procedure for ICANN Board seats 11 and 12 Guidelines ccNSO Council Election Procedure Kind regards, Bart