f'up from Mumbai: proposal for Council 'sounding board' for liaison appointees
Dear Colleagues, following our disscussion in Mumbai regarding a potential future request to work in a RSS GS (root server system governance structure), here is a proposal for a broader approach: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ccNSO appoints various liaison (and similar) positions into other ICANN structures and cross community committees and groups. Some of those are other SOs, some are more leaned to the governance of technical funtions. The latter are CSC [regular appointments] RZERC [regular appointments] IANA Functions Review (reocurring 1-2 yrs after every 5 yrs) (Root Server System Governance Structure Council, TBD) The liaisons/appointees report back to the Council formally, by written reports or, occasionally, by ad hoc calls or invitations to a Council session. This is lightweight and has worked reasonably well, but the feedback and interaction could be improved. Inspired by, but not copying the ICANN Board's Board Technical Committee (BTC), it is proposed to the Council to form a structure (name TBD), comprised of a subset of Councillors (3-6, details TBD) to act as a 'sounding board' for appointees to share observations, raise issues or ask for guidance. It is meant as an offer to the appointees and is supposed to enhance the communication between the appointees and the council and, optionally, also between the appointees. It should remain lightweight and as informal as possible with the focus on facilitating the communication. The need for staff support should be minimal accordingly. As a potential add on, the group of councillors could have a leading role in identifying and assessing future appointees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd appreciate your feedback! It might be a bit too close to Thursday's council session, so I am not asking for an agenda item, but maybe we could have it under AOB or defer it to the GRC. Best regards Peter
Hi Peter Thank you for this proposal. I will take it as an AOB for tomorrow, time permitting. Best regards, Alejandra ******************************************* Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. And live like it's Heaven on Earth. ******************************************* On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM Peter Koch via Ccnso-council < ccnso-council@icann.org> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
following our disscussion in Mumbai regarding a potential future request to work in a RSS GS (root server system governance structure), here is a proposal for a broader approach:
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The ccNSO appoints various liaison (and similar) positions into other ICANN structures and cross community committees and groups. Some of those are other SOs, some are more leaned to the governance of technical funtions. The latter are
CSC [regular appointments] RZERC [regular appointments] IANA Functions Review (reocurring 1-2 yrs after every 5 yrs) (Root Server System Governance Structure Council, TBD)
The liaisons/appointees report back to the Council formally, by written reports or, occasionally, by ad hoc calls or invitations to a Council session. This is lightweight and has worked reasonably well, but the feedback and interaction could be improved.
Inspired by, but not copying the ICANN Board's Board Technical Committee (BTC), it is proposed to the Council to form a structure (name TBD), comprised of a subset of Councillors (3-6, details TBD) to act as a 'sounding board' for appointees to share observations, raise issues or ask for guidance. It is meant as an offer to the appointees and is supposed to enhance the communication between the appointees and the council and, optionally, also between the appointees. It should remain lightweight and as informal as possible with the focus on facilitating the communication. The need for staff support should be minimal accordingly.
As a potential add on, the group of councillors could have a leading role in identifying and assessing future appointees.
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I'd appreciate your feedback! It might be a bit too close to Thursday's council session, so I am not asking for an agenda item, but maybe we could have it under AOB or defer it to the GRC.
Best regards Peter _______________________________________________ Ccnso-council mailing list -- ccnso-council@icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to ccnso-council-leave@icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.
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Alejandra Reynoso Barral -
Peter Koch