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Post Call | Standing Selection Committee meeting | Wednesday, 18 November 2020 at 18:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew Nov. 18, 2020

Nov. 18, 2020

Dear all, All recordings for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee held on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 at 18:00 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2020-11-18+GNSO+Standing+Selection…> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group…> . These include: * Attendance (please let me know if your name has been left off the attendance list) * Audio recording * Zoom chat archive * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript) * Transcript Thank you! Kind Regards, Terri

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Notes and Action Items - SSC meeting - 18 November 2020
by Julie Hedlund Nov. 18, 2020

Nov. 18, 2020

Dear SSC members, Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on 18 November 2020 at 18:00 UTC. These also are posted to the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2020-11-18+GNSO+Standing+Selection…. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Action Items: SSC leadership selection for the 2020-2021 term: ACTION ITEM: Staff will put Carlton’s name on the list for consideration as Chair (with support from Jothan Frakes, Marie Pattullo, and Raymond Mamattah); also Committee members should consider volunteering for Vice-Chair. GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC): ACTION ITEM: Staff will circulate the draft poll for SSC members to preview. ACTION ITEM: Staff will update the SSC on Tuesday, 24 November as to the status of the EOI process and number of candidates, and ask if the SSC would like to raise with Council leadership the possibility of extending the timeline, if many EOIs are received, or none are received by the 23 November deadline. Administration/Housekeeping: ACTION ITEM: SSC members should confirm that they can log into the additional private wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSCMO/GNSO+Liaison+to+the+CSC+-+Applic…> where application materials will be stored. If they are having trouble with access, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> Notes: 1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates: No SOI updates provided. 2. Brief review of SSC working methods: -- Review the charter and standard working process: SSC Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2.+Charter>, SSC Standard Process<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64077672/DRAFT%20GNSO%20St…>. -- Transparency of deliberations – by default the deliberations are recorded, published, notes taken and shared on wiki. Records are accessible to anyone who is interested. -- In some cases you will want to keep materials private – using a private wiki. In this selection process it was generally agreed that CVs and application materials would be on a private wiki. -- If you are applying to be considered as a candidate in a selection process, you will need to identify a replacement from your group. -- The current slots on the SSC are mostly filled except for a representative from the NCSG. -- This SSC operates from Full Consensus – so the objective is to reach Full Consensus on any decisions. 3. SSC leadership selection for the 2020-2021 term: -- Each year the SSC selects a leadership team: Chair and Vice-Chair for the coming year. Previous Chair termed out, so the Chair seat is open. -- The SSC should select a Chair and a Vice-Chair for the 2020-2021 term. -- The Chair and Vice-Chair is not a heavy lift and will be supported by the Support Staff. -- For the record: Carlton is volunteering to Chair. Seconded by Jothan Frakes. Thirded by Marie Pattullo. Also supported by Raymond Mamattah. ACTION ITEM: Staff will put Carlton’s name on the list for consideration as Chair (with support from Jothan Frakes, Marie Pattullo, and Raymond Mamattah); also Committee members should consider volunteering for Vice-Chair. 4. Introduction to assignment: GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC): James Gannon, who served as the Liaison until ICANN69, will join us to talk about his experience in the role Reference Materials: Expression of Interest [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announce…>, Wiki workspace for this assignment<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Liaison+to+the+CSC> -- James is a PTI Director and is speaking here on behalf of himself. -- CSC has the oversight of IANA operations and PTI. -- CSC meets monthly to review SLAs from PTI – overseeing the operational expertise of the PTI. -- CSC members and Liaisons are on equal footing. -- Role of the GNSO Liaison is to represent the non-Registry members of the community. -- This person needs to be able to talk to all of the non-Registry groups. Needs someone who understands the minutia of the role. This is a very senior important role. -- This is a process-experienced person who can apply those skills to the CSC. -- Question: Does the role require technical skills? Answer: Some but not very much. The person has to have a basic understanding of how the root zone operates, but it’s more of a policy position. Need to be able to read SLAs and understand them at a high level. -- Question: Are there some attributes we should be looking for in candidates? What specifically were helpful traits of your colleagues on the CSC? Answer: 1) The members of the CSC who are the most effective were either present during the IANA transition or understood what happened during the transition; 2) really good understanding of PTI and of the IANA. -- Question: What if he had a management role in their current capacity, would that help? Answer: If they come from a management background and have the knowledge of PTI and IANA they should be able to pick up the technical aspects. The key is the basic high-level technical understanding is useful, but having the IANA transition and knowledge of PTI/IANA that is key. -- Question: Are there qualifications in the margins? Should we be reviewing the candidates in light of other responsibilities in this role? Would the community be better served if the person was doing this as a sole role, or who would have light duties? Answer: 1) Once you are settled into the CSC the workload is not very high. The onboarding is pretty heavy at the start – but after that it’s a 2-4 hours-per-month commitment; 2) The candidate criteria are directly from the Bylaws so they should be taken quite seriously. -- Suggest that the SSC should take its time to get the right candidate, even if that means an extension. -- This person would be serving out the remainder of James’ term – through to 2021. Person could be eligible for renewal to 2 2-year terms. The charter does not state whether a partial term counts as a 2-year slot. It would be a maximum of 5 years. -- Question: How is the EOI conducted? Answer: The primary way that the EOI was distributed was through the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies since the candidate has to be a member of an SG/C; although there was also a general announcement. -- If we don’t get any candidates then there is likely to be a consultation with the Council leadership and the SSC to determine next steps. Tatiana Tropina is the Ex-Officio member of the SSC from the Council leadership. -- Question: Since James is stepping down, is there any preference to be given to his stakeholder group during the selection process. Answer: No. This isn’t a Stakeholder Group related/representative appointment. The position represents all non-registry groups, per the Bylaws. -- If the role isn’t filled it doesn’t block the CSC from doing its work. Timeline: -- 23 November: Deadline to submit Expressions of Interest -- 24 November: Poll opens for SSC members to individually complete to organize thoughts on candidates (poll closes 24 hours before the following SSC meeting) -- Week of 30 November: SSC meeting to review individual responses and discuss candidates -- 7 December 2020: Motion deadline for December GNSO Council meeting (placeholder motion possible) -- Week of 7 December: Additional SSC meeting, if necessary -- 15 December 2020: Last day for the SSC to submit recommended candidate by full consensus -- 17 December 2020: GNSO Council Meeting - Council votes on SSC selection Discussion: -- Given that the SSC has undergone a rotation and other groups are asking for extensions – what is the consequence if this changed to a subsequent GNSO Council meeting (such as January)? -- If the SSC agrees that this is not possible staff can propose an alternate schedule that would be for the January GNSO Council meeting. -- Suggest we see whether there are suitable candidates and how many. -- Could shift the timeline by 30 days if there are no candidates. -- This is not a formal timeline that has to be approved or set by the Council, it is just to set expectations and can be adjusted accordingly. No need for a motion. ACTION ITEM: Staff will circulate the draft poll for SSC members to preview. ACTION ITEM: Staff will update the SSC on Tuesday, 24 November as to the status of the EOI process and number of candidates, and ask if the SSC would like to raise with Council leadership the possibility of extending the timeline, if many EOIs are received, or none are received by the 23 November deadline. 5. AOB: ACTION ITEM: SSC members should confirm that they can log into the additional private wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSCMO/GNSO+Liaison+to+the+CSC+-+Applic…> where application materials will be stored. If they are having trouble with access, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>

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Proposed Agenda - SSC meeting - 18 November at 18:00 UTC
by Emily Barabas Nov. 17, 2020

Nov. 17, 2020

Dear SSC members, Please find below the proposed agenda for the SSC meeting tomorrow, 18 November at 18:00 UTC for 60 mins: 1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates 2. Brief review of SSC working methods * If you are new to the SSC or you need a refresher, please review the following prior to the meeting: SSC Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2.+Charter>, SSC Standard Process<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64077672/DRAFT%20GNSO%20St…> for making selections 1. SSC leadership selection for the 2020-2021 term 2. Introduction to assignment: GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) * James Gannon, who served as the Liaison until ICANN69, will join us to talk about his experience in the role * Please familiarize yourself with these materials before the call: Expression of Interest<https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10nov20-en.htm>, Wiki workspace for this assignment<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Liaison+to+the+CSC> * Please also confirm that you can log into the additional private wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSCMO/GNSO+Liaison+to+the+CSC+-+Applic…> where application materials will be stored. If you are having trouble with access, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org 1. AOB Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Re: [Gnso-ssc] Doodle Poll - SSC meeting
by Emily Barabas Nov. 11, 2020

Nov. 11, 2020

Dear all, As a reminder, please take a moment to share your availability for the upcoming SSC call: https://doodle.com/poll/ndtf8mfrv9rpsz8g?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link [doodle.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/doodle.com/poll/ndtf8mfrv9rpsz8g?utm_sou…> Kind regards, Emily From: Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2020 at 13:14 To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] Doodle Poll - SSC meeting Dear all, Please take a moment to fill out this Doodle poll to help us schedule an SSC meeting for next week: https://doodle.com/poll/ndtf8mfrv9rpsz8g?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link [doodle.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/doodle.com/poll/ndtf8mfrv9rpsz8g?utm_sou…> Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!rtXpJyBr4MR_Jj…>

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Upcoming SSC assignment
by Emily Barabas Nov. 10, 2020

Nov. 10, 2020

Dear SSC members, This is a time of transition for the SSC, with annual re-confirmation of membership underway following the Annual General Meeting. We already have at least one new member (welcome Craig Schwartz!), and will have more identified in the coming weeks. Staff will be scheduling a meeting for the week of 16 November, so please keep an eye out for a doodle poll next week to get that scheduled. During the meeting, we will be orienting new members and confirming/reconfirming leadership of the SSC. We will also be discussing a new assignment from the GNSO Council – selection of a GNSO non-registry liaison to the CSC. The Expression of Interest process for the CSC liaison role will be launched this coming Monday, 9 November. A preview of the EOI materials is attached. Before the EOI launches, I wanted to flag one item with this group. For the majority of its work, the SSC uses the following public wiki workspace for materials related to selection processes: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Standing+Selection+Committee+…. The SSC also has a private wiki workspace that is only accessible to SSC members. The SSC uses this space for materials that may be sensitive or contain personal information that is not appropriate to share publicly. For this particular selection process, the EOI requests some fairly detailed information from applicants, including a CV, resume, or biography. Given the nature of these materials, absent any objections, we will use the private wiki for the application materials (names of applicants will appear on the public wiki). If you have any concerns about this, please respond no later than tomorrow, Friday 6 November at 12:00 UTC. Thanks and I look forward to being in touch soon. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Doodle Poll - SSC meeting
by Emily Barabas Nov. 10, 2020

Nov. 10, 2020

Dear all, Please take a moment to fill out this Doodle poll to help us schedule an SSC meeting for next week: https://doodle.com/poll/ndtf8mfrv9rpsz8g?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Annual re-confirmation of SSC membership and thank you to departing members
by Emily Barabas Oct. 27, 2020

Oct. 27, 2020

Dear SSC members, I hope you are all well and had a productive ICANN69. With the Annual General Meeting behind us, I wanted to provide an update on SSC membership and leadership. The SSC charter specifies that each year following the AGM, Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies and the NomCom appointees on Council must confirm membership within 3 weeks. The term for an SSC member is 1 year and “Members may not serve for more than two consecutive terms, with the exception of the GNSO Chair and/or Council Vice-Chairs.” Staff support has reached out to the leaders of the SG/Cs as well as the NomCom appointees on Council to request that they re-confirm members or identify replacements where existing members have “termed out” or are no longer available to serve. Because of the two consecutive term limit, at least two members are ending their service on the SSC: Julf (Chair, NCSG) and Sam (NCSG). Rafik will also be leaving the role of Ex-Officio Member representing GNSO Council leadership, as his term as Council Vice-Chair has ended. I wanted to take a moment to thank Julf, Rafik, and Sam and any other members who will be concluding their time on the SSC. Special thanks for Julf for serving as Chair and Rafik for maintaining the link to Council leadership! Once SSC membership has been confirmed for the coming year, we will be in touch about selection of a new Chair for the SSC. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Re: [Gnso-ssc] [Ext] RE: Update from the SSC - Call for Candidates - GNSO Liaison to the GAC
by Emily Barabas Oct. 1, 2020

Oct. 1, 2020

Hi Jeff, Thank you confirming your continued interest and availability. Staff will follow up with you in a separate thread on the questions below regarding logistics of the transition. Kind regards, Emily From: Jeff Neuman <jeff(a)jjnsolutions.com> Date: Thursday, 1 October 2020 at 16:46 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Cc: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: Update from the SSC - Call for Candidates - GNSO Liaison to the GAC Thank you Emily for this note. I can confirm that I am still interested and available to serve in this role should the GNSO Council my appointment on October 21st. If you can let me know what the next steps would be assuming I am appointed by the Council, including what meetings I would be expected to attend at ICANN69 (eg, the meeting where the new Council is seated, the GNSO Wrap Up Session, and the Strategic Planning Session). I am just trying to make sure that I have as much notice as possible to clear my schedule. Thanks again to you and to the SSC. Sincerely, Jeff [cid:image001.png@01D69817.F4786910] Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC p: +1.202.549.5079 E: jeff(a)jjnsolutions.com<mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com> http://jjnsolutions.com From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 10:19 AM To: Jeff Neuman <jeff(a)jjnsolutions.com> Cc: gnso-ssc(a)icann.org Subject: Update from the SSC - Call for Candidates - GNSO Liaison to the GAC Dear Jeff, Thank you for applying to serve as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC. As you know, the GNSO Council assigned the Standing Selection Committee to put forward a recommended candidate for this position for the Council’s consideration and approval. The call for candidates anticipates that once the SSC has made a selection, “. . .the SSC will contact the nr 1 candidate to confirm the proposed selection by 9 October 2020 and confirm that the candidate is still available.” My apologies for the late notification, but I am pleased to inform you that the SSC has recommended that the GNSO Council appoint you for this role. The Council will consider this recommendation and make a decision during its 21 October meeting. If there is any change in your availability to serve as GNSO Liaison to the GAC, can you kindly let us know as soon as possible? Kind regards, Emily, on behalf of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!qFeP6nUvlXy6OV…>

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Update from the SSC - Call for Candidates - GNSO Liaison to the GAC
by Emily Barabas Oct. 1, 2020

Oct. 1, 2020

Dear Jeff, Thank you for applying to serve as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC. As you know, the GNSO Council assigned the Standing Selection Committee to put forward a recommended candidate for this position for the Council’s consideration and approval. The call for candidates anticipates that once the SSC has made a selection, “. . .the SSC will contact the nr 1 candidate to confirm the proposed selection by 9 October 2020 and confirm that the candidate is still available.” My apologies for the late notification, but I am pleased to inform you that the SSC has recommended that the GNSO Council appoint you for this role. The Council will consider this recommendation and make a decision during its 21 October meeting. If there is any change in your availability to serve as GNSO Liaison to the GAC, can you kindly let us know as soon as possible? Kind regards, Emily, on behalf of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Selection of GNSO Liaison to the GAC
by Carlton Samuels Sept. 24, 2020

Sept. 24, 2020

Dear Emily & Nathalie: Please see the motion attached. Along with this message, it serves as formal notice from the SSC advising the selection of the next GNSO liaison to the GAC. We intend this motion to be debated and dispensed with at the October 2020 GNSO Council Meeting. Best, Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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