March 2013 - Gnso-improvem-impl-sc

Action items from yesterday's meeting
by Marika Konings May 29, 2013

May 29, 2013

Dear All, Thank you for participating in yesterday's SCI meeting. Please note the action items below. With best regards, Marika Notes / Action Items SCI Meeting of 6 February 2013 * NCSG has appointed Stefania Milan as an alternate member to the SCI * Item 4. Council liaison - Ron to send letter to the GNSO Council to suggest two options: 1) SCI Chair or Vice-Chair to participate as an observer in GNSO Council meetings, 2) appoint a GNSO Council liaison * Item 5. Marika to propose edits to latest version of the language on termination and suspension for further consideration by the SCI. To be reviewed / discussed at the next meeting. * Item 6. J. Scott to update language as proposed in the chat (amend pt 2 to say "In the event no one candidate receives a clear majority, the GNSO Secretariat will conduct an election between the two candidates receiving the most votes via email ballot and tally the results afte one week.") (completed, please see http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvem-impl-sc/msg00635.html) * Item 7. Consider further forming a sub-team to consider possible changes to the charter at the next meeting. Staff to review why full consensus requirement was included in the charter. Move this item up on the next agenda.

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Proposed Agenda for SCI Meeting 07 April 2013
by Julie Hedlund March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Dear SCI members, Please see below and on the wiki at https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosci/07+April+2013 the proposed agenda for the next SCI meeting, which will be held at the ICANN meeting in Beijing, China on Sunday, 07 April 2013. The meeting will begin at 1500 local time (0700 UTC) and go for 90 minutes in Moon. A full two-hour slot is reserved if the SCI needs extra time. A notification of the meeting will be sent to the list. Please send any comments or questions. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Proposed Agenda for 07 April 2013: 1. Roll call (1 min) 2. Statements of Interest (2 min) 3. Approval of the agenda (2 min) 4. Charter Revision drafting team (30 mins) 5. Re-submitting a motion (15 mins) 6. Termination and Suspension of a PDP (15 mins) -- Discussion of comments in the Public Forum 7. Working Group Guidelines survey (20 mins) -- Responses from IRTP-C 8. AOB (5 mins)

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MP3 recording of the SCI meeting - 20 March 2013
by Nathalie Peregrine March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Dear All, The next Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting will be during Beijing on Sunday, 07 April from 1500-1700 local Beijing time. Please find the MP3 recording of the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting held on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 20:00UTC. http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-sci-20130320-en.mp3 On page: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#<http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#oct>mar (transcripts and recording are found on the calendar page) At the bottom of the attendance list, you will find the list of members currently subscribed to the mailing list. Attendees: Ronald Andruff - Commercial and Business Users Constituency - Primary - chair Anne Aikman-Scalese - IPC Primary J. Scott Evans - IPC - Alternate Avri Doria - Non Commercial SG - Primary - vice chair Jennifer Wolfe - NCA primary Angie Graves - Commercial and Business Users Constituency - Alternate Mary Wong - NCUC - Primary Wolf-Ulrich Knoben - ISPCP - Primary Apologies : Amr Elsadr - NCUC - Alternate Mikey O'Connor - ISPCP - Alternate ICANN Staff: Julie Hedlund Nathalie Peregrine ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Members subscribed to the mailing list Ron Andruff - Commercial and Business Users Constituency - Primary Angie Graves - Commercial and Business Users Constituency - Alternate J Scott Evans - IPC - Alternate Anne Aikman Scalese - IPC - Primary Mikey O'Connor - ISPCP - Alternate Wolf-Ulrich Knoben -- ISPCP - Primary Avri Doria - Non Commercial SG - Primary - vice chair Mary Wong - Non Commercial SG - Alternate Alain Berranger - NPOC primary Jennifer Wolfe - NCA primary Thomas Rickert -NCA alternate James Bladel - Registrar Stakeholder Group - Alternate Jennifer Standiford - Registrar SG Primary Ray Fassett - RySG - Primary Jeff Neuman - RySG - Alternate Jonathan Robinson - GNSO Chair - Observer Mason Cole - GNSO Vice Chair - Observer Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Nathalie Adobe Connect chat transcript 20 March 2013: Mary Wong:Sorry, am getting a long dose of muzak on the ICANN call in line. Mary Wong:Finally, in! Nathalie Peregrine:Anna Aikman Scalese has joined the AC room Avri Doria:sorry i had to step away, what are we on now. Ron A:Discussing the Charter Revision Avri Avri Doria:thanks J. Scott Evans:Sorry for being late. J. Scott Evans:I just joined Julie Hedlund:We are discussin gthe Charter Drafting Team work Julie Hedlund:discussing I mean Wolf Knoben:motion is a matter of the rules, therefore its covered by our tasks J. Scott Evans:avri are you referring to Ron we you say "you said"? Avri Doria:yes, i was. sorry. Avri Doria:he was the one who had refuted my arguments. J. Scott Evans:ok Mary Wong:I may have ccNSO meetings but will try to attend our Sunday session. Avri Doria:On sunday my conflict starts at 1630. Avri Doria:the later you make the more you run into my conflict. J. Scott Evans:What room again? J. Scott Evans:For Sunday? Ron A:Rainbow Room @ 15:00-17:00 J. Scott Evans:thx Ron A:Yes, Sunday J. Scott Evans:Thanks. Anne Aikman-Scalese:Thank you everyone! See you in Beijing! Anne Mary Wong:Ditto, take care and bye! Avri Doria:safe travels all Nathalie Peregrine GNSO Secretariat

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Actions from 20 March SCI Meeting
by Julie Hedlund March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

Dear SCI members, Below are the actions from today's meeting. These also are on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosci/20+March+2013. I will resend via separate message the language on re-submitting a motion. Please note that our next meeting will be during the ICANN meeting in Beijing, China on Sunday, 07 April at 1500-1700 local time. A notice of the meeting will be sent separately. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Actions from 20 March SCI Meeting: 1. Re-submitting a motion: ISPC, BC, NCUC are supportive thus far of the suggested way forward if 2a is removed; awaiting on responses from other groups. 2. Beijing Meetings: The SCI meeting on Sunday 07 April 1500-1700 will not be on the public schedule, but will be notified to the SCI list.

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Proposed Agenda 20 March SCI Meeting
by Julie Hedlund March 14, 2013

March 14, 2013

Dear SCI members, Please see below the proposed agenda for the meeting on 20 March. This also is posted to the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosci/20+March+2013. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or changes. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Proposed Agenda for 20 March 2013: 1. Roll call (1 min) 2. Statements of Interest (2 min) 3. Approval of the agenda (2 min) 4. Re-submitting a motion (15 mins) 5. Termination and Suspension of a PDP (10 mins) -- Staff update on any comments in the Public Forum 6. Charter Revision drafting team (15 mins) 7. Working Group Guidelines survey (10 mins) -- Status of request to Working Groups and any responses 8. AOB (5 mins)

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SCI membership
by WUKnoben March 13, 2013

March 13, 2013

Dear Ron and Julie, the ISPCP constituency is announcing a change in alternate SCI membership. Mr. Mikey O’Connor is replacing Tony Holmes in this capacity. I leave it to the SCI chair to complete the formalities. Best regards Wolf-Ulrich Knoben

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RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] SCI membership
by James M. Bladel March 13, 2013

March 13, 2013

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RE: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working Group Guidelines
by James M. Bladel March 12, 2013

March 12, 2013

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RE: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working Group Guidelines
by Ron Andruff March 11, 2013

March 11, 2013

Dear Alain, Thank you for your thoughtful and informative comments. Mikey is right when he says dont worry, we all went through this. All of the old-timers as well as newcomers have experienced feeling this huge chasm of lack of information and fear of speaking up for perhaps sounding foolish And you are correct to a certain extent that there is some merit in growing in ICANN through putting in the years, but with the maturing organization we have today, with all the newcomers, we simply dont have enough mentors to do the job effectively. So now is a good time to address this issue and I believe that the tool kit that we and staff have been talking about for what feels like a long time is within our grasp. An organization can only function effectively when all members are versed in the distinct language of the organization, in my view. The other issue that you touched on made me aware that it seems to be a recurring one amongst all of the volunteers of ICANN and that is our mutual attraction to the great experiment of the multi-stakeholder model. For my part, that is one of the most exciting parts of ICANN and what has kept me in this community for some 13 years or so. It is obviously the same for you, someone more new to the community. So maybe you have identified the glue that brings this disparate community together If everyone kept that element at the forefront of their thoughts when engaging in ICANN work, we would probably have a lot less friction in the organization and find our way to more effective bottom-up decision-making. Thanks again for bringing these ideas to light. Very helpful. Kind regards, RA Ronald N. Andruff RNA <http://www.rnapartners.com> Partners, Inc. _____ From: owner-gnso-irtpc(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-irtpc@icann.org] On Behalf Of Alain Berranger Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:16 AM To: Ron Andruff Cc: gnso-irtpc(a)icann.org; Julie Hedlund Subject: Re: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working Group Guidelines Hi Ron, I think the survey is just fine to improve/refine the current WG guidelines (For me they do the job in the main, so I think it is more about refining). In my opinion and related to this, I think that what needs attention at ICANN (among many things) is a broader subject than refining the WG guidelines. I am thinking of a more systematic manner for ICANN to get the various categories of newcomers up the learning curve (I know many are working on this - witness inter alia the ICANN Academy discussions - they seem to have fallen of the radar!..and of course the Fellowship Program is quite effective I think). Understanding the stakeholders' landscape and their learning needs requires a thorough analysis of our various stakeholders profiles, their ICANN-related motivation, and basically an understanding of their training needs. If we meet those training needs (in many different ways I suppose), then we will optimize the value, the reality, the sustainability and the functionning of the multi-stakeholder model. Of course, I am of the school of ardent supporters of the MS model as a key distinguishing feature of ICANN and maybe even its key to long-term growth and sustainability. Indeed, I am of the opinion that participating in a WG is a great way to learn (and network to learn) but it is a time-consuming one and seen as risky for many new stakeholders (time commitment, fear of the unknown and of rejection, etc...). When faced with this, and after getting to know Mikey in San José after having joined the IRTP-Part C WG with the view of learning, Mikey told me something like: "don't be discouraged, welcome to the club, we all went through this, it takes at least 2 years, etc...". Beacuse of Mikey's advice, and at time mentoring, I am sticking to the plan, but sure would welcome so learning opportunities a bit more structured! (Thanks Mikey for all the time you have given me!). That said, I wonder now really if this is the better way to go... pay your dues kind of argument... I think that leads to a kind of strong commitment if ones sticks to the strategy, but how many do? and at what cost? I am of the opinion there could be a more systematic way for newcomers to go through some learning modules in a certain systematic order, rather than ad hoc diving in the website or wikipedia, ICANN meetings, WGs... Cheers, Alain On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Ron Andruff <randruff(a)rnapartners.com> wrote: Thank you, Alain. We appreciate your having filled in the survey and providing your feedback. At the end of the day, we are trying to ascertain if the survey, as detailed, is an effective tool. We would welcome your thoughts on this question. Kind regards, RA Ronald N. Andruff RNA Partners, <http://www.rnapartners.com> Inc. _____ From: owner-gnso-irtpc(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-irtpc@icann.org] On Behalf Of Alain Berranger Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 10:39 AM To: Ron Andruff Cc: gnso-irtpc(a)icann.org; Julie Hedlund Subject: Re: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working Group Guidelines Dear Ron, dear Julie: As you know I took the survey as a member of the SCI and see not usefulness in taking it as a member of IRTP-C WG. I presume that is the correct position. Let me know if you think differently. Cheers, Alain On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Ron Andruff <randruff(a)rnapartners.com> wrote: Dear IRTP-C Working Group members, As some of you may know, the GNSO Standing Committee on Implementation Improvements (SCI) has developed a survey for GNSO Working Groups, as requested by the GNSO Council, to solicit feedback on the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. As Chair of the SCI, I am contacting your Working Group to invite you to take the survey because you have recently completed your work and, thus, may have valuable insight on the usefulness of the Working Group Guidelines and suggestions for improvements. If you would like to take the survey you may wish to review the Working Group Guidelines and Summary first. Please see the following links to the documents and the survey: Link to the Working Group Guidelines: http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf Link to the Guidelines Summary: http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf Link to Draft Survey for GNSO Working Groups: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FFTCJPT The SCI appreciates your consideration of this request and we ask that if you wish to complete the survey please do so by **Monday, 25 March 2013.** Thank you for your consideration. Kind regards, Ron Andruff Chair, GNSO Standing Committee on Implementation Improvements Ronald N. Andruff RNA Partners, Inc. <http://www.rnapartners.com> -- Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca <http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 <tel:%2B1%20514%20484%207824> 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 <tel:%2B1%20514%20704%207824> Skype: alain.berranger AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ Ce courriel est confidentiel et est à lusage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute personne qui lit le présent message sans en être le destinataire, ou lemployé(e) ou la personne responsable de le remettre au destinataire, est par les présentes avisée quil lui est strictement interdit de le diffuser, de le distribuer, de le modifier ou de le reproduire, en tout ou en partie . Si le destinataire ne peut être joint ou si ce document vous a été communiqué par erreur, veuillez nous en informer sur le champ et détruire ce courriel et toute copie de celui-ci. Merci de votre coopération. CONFIDENTIALITY MESSAGE This e-mail message is confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. Please note that, should this message be read by anyone other than the addressee, his or her employee or the person responsible for forwarding it to the addressee, it is strictly prohibited to disclose, distribute, modify or reproduce the contents of this message, in whole or in part. If the addressee cannot be reached or if you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately and delete this e-mail and destroy all copies. Thank you for your cooperation. -- Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca <http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 Skype: alain.berranger AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ Ce courriel est confidentiel et est à lusage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute personne qui lit le présent message sans en être le destinataire, ou lemployé(e) ou la personne responsable de le remettre au destinataire, est par les présentes avisée quil lui est strictement interdit de le diffuser, de le distribuer, de le modifier ou de le reproduire, en tout ou en partie . Si le destinataire ne peut être joint ou si ce document vous a été communiqué par erreur, veuillez nous en informer sur le champ et détruire ce courriel et toute copie de celui-ci. Merci de votre coopération. CONFIDENTIALITY MESSAGE This e-mail message is confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. Please note that, should this message be read by anyone other than the addressee, his or her employee or the person responsible for forwarding it to the addressee, it is strictly prohibited to disclose, distribute, modify or reproduce the contents of this message, in whole or in part. If the addressee cannot be reached or if you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately and delete this e-mail and destroy all copies. Thank you for your cooperation.

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FOR REVIEW: Invite re: Survey on Working Group Guidelines
by Julie Hedlund March 8, 2013

March 8, 2013

Dear Ron and SCI members, Below for your review is a draft email to go from Ron Andruff to the IRTP Part C Working Group. As the SCI agreed, it would be helpful for a Working Group that recently completed its work to take the survey. The IRTP-C Working Group was suggested as an option. James Bladel and Avri Doria were the Co-Chairs of the IRTP-C Working Group. Perhaps James and Avri could indicate on this list whether they agree with this approach. If so, below is a draft message to go from Ron to the Working Group list for your consideration. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director ------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Invite to Participate in Survey on Working Group Guidelines Dear IRTP-C Working Group members, As some of you may know, the GNSO Standing Committee on Implementation Improvements (SCI) has developed a survey for GNSO Working Groups, as requested by the GNSO Council, to solicit feedback on the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. As Chair of the SCI, I am contacting your Working Group to invite you to take the survey because you have recently completed your work and, thus, may have valuable insight on the usefulness of the Working Group Guidelines and suggestions for improvements. If you would like to take the survey you may wish to review the Working Group Guidelines and Summary first. Please see the following links to the documents and the survey: Link to the Working Group Guidelines: http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf Link to the Guidelines Summary: http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf Link to Draft Survey for GNSO Working Groups: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FFTCJPT The SCI appreciates your consideration of this request and we ask that if you wish to complete the survey please do so by **Monday, 25 March 2013.** Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, Ron Andruff Chair, GNSO Standing Committee on Implementation Improvements

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