Aug. 20, 2007
3:46 p.m.
Hi, Thank you for the clarification. From my perspective, while there is not a General Assembly, there is a GA List, and that list seems to be trying to organize itself and become useful contributors. It is that, specifically list operations for a better behaved list, which I am recommending we support. I am not making any recommendations or statements concerning the re- introduction of a General Assembly and am explicitly trying to say that we have no involvement in the internal organization of the GA list. I apologize if I was sufficiently clear on this. a. On 20 aug 2007, at 11.23, Ross Rader wrote: > Avri - > > One small point of clarification - there is no General Assembly > (GA) of the GNSO. There is only a mailing list that was used by the > former GA of the DNSO which was not shut down when the DNSO was > reformed into the GNSO (at which time the General Assembly was > eliminated/not carried forward). > > Procedurally speaking, there cannot be a request from the GA > because it does not exist. If there is a case to be made to > recreate the former GA as part of the GNSO, it should be made as > part of the GNSO reform discussion and not considered in isolation. > > Avri Doria wrote: >> Hi, >> As far as I can tell, we all received a copy of this email from >> the GA chair. Even so, given the council's responsibility for the >> GA list, I wanted to send it to the list so that it would be >> included in our archives. >> As an initial approach, I would like to do the following with >> regard to the GA charter (found at http://www.geolang.com/ >> draftGAListRules5.htm): >> - Acknowledge the GA request for consideration of their charter. >> - Given the council's by-law responsibilities for the moderation >> of the GA list, encourage them in taking steps to bring order and >> discipline to the GA list and indicate that they have the >> council's support in implementing the mailing list rules indicated >> in Section 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 with the following exception in >> section 2: >>> The Announce list is available for official pronouncements only. >>> Emanating from the Secretariat of the NC and/or the Chair of the GA >>> >> In this case, the GA-announce list is solely for the use of the >> GNSO Secretariat for notifying the GA subscribers of GNSO and >> other ICANN informational items. I do not recommend we make any >> change at this time in this list's status. >> - With regard to the organizational sections of the charter, >> specifically 6, 8, and 9, indicate that the GA is free to >> determine its own organizational structure, with the following >> exceptions in section 8 on elections: >>> An election is usually held near the end of the term of office >>> for the chair of the General Assembly. The exact time is decided >>> by the outgoing Chair and the Chair of the GNSO. >>> Nominees for the Chair are sent to an email address provided by >>> the Secretariat. >> - With regards to the exceptions listed above, as I read them, >> they require activity by the council, its chair and secretariat >> that are not specifically mandated by the by-laws. Since the by- >> laws governing the GNSO and its governance structure are currently >> under review by the ICANN Board and its Governance WG, I recommend >> that we postpone any discussion of these issues until after the >> GSNO council's new governance situation is settled and understood. >> I should also point out that there was an earlier request that the >> GNSO council create another public discussion list, similar to the >> GA list but limited to members of existing GNSO constituencies. >> The request was independently submitted by a member of one GNSO >> constituency, but was not backed up by that constituency at that >> time, so I did not take it further. I am bringing it up now for >> completeness sake. >> I suggest that we try and resolve the issue of my response to the >> GA request over the email list. If there is need I will list this >> item under AOB in the next agenda, but if there are no objections >> to the response I suggest or to a modification of the response >> that we can agree to on the list, perhaps I can go ahead with a >> response without the need for a specific agenda item. >> Thanks >> a. >> Begin forwarded message: >>> From: Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@yahoo.com> >>> Date: 18 augusti 2007 12.23.50 EDT >>> To: avri@psg.com >>> Subject: GA >>> >>> Dear Councilors, >>> >>> This letter is a formal request from the GNSO General Assembly >>> for recognition of our List Rules and for a directive that we be >>> allowed to interface with those in control of the List in order >>> to implement our new rules. >>> >>> Our GA list will be more effective in contributing to the >>> business of the GNSO if we are allowed a modicum of self >>> governance. Within the Rules we have provided for reasonable self >>> organization and a disciplinary regimen. >>> >>> We are mindful of the differences which from time to time may >>> exist between the GA and the existing structural members of >>> ICANN. It is by establishing procedures and restraints that we >>> hope to change those differences into contributions. >>> >>> Please earnestly consider this request. >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> Eric Hugh Dierker >>> GA Chair >>> >>> http://www.geolang.com/draftGAListRules5.htm >>> or >>> http://www.geolang.com/draftGAListRules5.txt >>> >>> >>> Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > > > -- > Regards, > > Ross Rader > Director, Retail Services > Tucows Inc. > > http://www.domaindirect.com > t. 416.538.5492 >