Dear SSC members, 

Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on Wednesday, 05 July 2023 at 1400 UTC.   These also are posted to the wiki at:https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2023-07-05+GNSO+Standing+Selection+Committee.

Kind regards,

Caitlin, Emily and Julie

Action Items:

1. GNSO Secretariat staff to ask Tech Support to update the permissions for the candidate materials page.
2. Staff to determine whether SSC members can skip questions in the candidate poll: DONE – Questions can be skipped.
3. Staff to open the candidate poll on Wednesday, 05 July.
4. SSC members to complete the poll by COB Tuesday, 11 July.

Notes:  

Proposed Agenda 

SSC Meeting 

05 July 2023

1. Welcome and SOI Updates 

• Anne Aikman-Scalese – GNSO Co-Liaison to the SubPro IRT
• Arinola Akinyemi – Fellowship Program Mentor

2. Review of upcoming SSC assignment and selection process:

a. See: GNSO Alternate Non-Registry Liaison to the CSC and below.

Overview/Questions:

• CSC has decided to allow Alternate members.
• There were some issues with Milton Mueller missing meetings so there was identification of a gap (later established that there was a technical issue with Milton).
• GNSO Council assigned to SSC.
• Same process as SSC used for selection of Milton, so not a new process.
• Term doesn’t start until October 1 (this is a CSC determination, not Council), but good to get the process completed as soon as possible.
• Put a placeholder motion on the July Council meeting agenda and fill in the name when the selection process is complete – also could be moved/deferred to the August agenda.
• There was one candidate – John Gbadamosi – call for EOIs ended on 21 June.
• Question: With only one candidate should we extend the call for EOIs? Answer: It’s not surprising that there was only one candidate – this is a position that requires specific skills and experience.  Not likely that an extension would generate more candidates and, in any case, that is a Council decision to make.
• Question: Once the GNSO Council adopts the selection, can that person start attending meetings? Answer: Per the CSC the Alternate Liaisons’ terms start 01 October.
• Question: Is this a process to select the Liaison? Answer: The current Liaison is Milton – his term is not expiring and he has indicated that he wants to stay in the position; this selection process is for the Alternate Liaison.

b. Preview candidate evaluation poll.

• The poll is the same as we used for Milton.
• The candidate materials are on a closed page (SSC members only) --- we will take the action to check to make sure you all have access.
• Question: If we don’t know the candidate and so can’t answer a question can we skip it? Answer: Staff will test and see if questions can be skipped (DONE—they can).
• The poll is brief so we think about a week should be enough time.

c. Next Steps: See Key Dates below.

• Note that next week’s meeting to review the candidate poll results and make the selection is Wednesday, 12 July at 1400 UTC. 
• If the SSC agrees on a selection there will be a 24-hour period on the list for non-objection and then the motion for Council consideration will be updated with the name.
• The meeting time does not conflict with the SubPro IRT.

Key Dates:

21 June 2023: Deadline to submit Expressions of Interest

27 June 2023: SSC notified of new assignment

05 July 2023: SSC meeting to review assignment/preview poll; launch poll on candidate

10 July 2023: Motion Deadline for July GNSO meeting (submit placeholder without name)

11 or 12 July 2023: Poll closes

12 or 13 July 2023: SSC meeting to discuss candidate (Additional meetings possible, if needed)

20 July 2023: GNSO Council meeting vote on candidate (24 August meeting if more time is needed)

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Candidates (SSC members may access additional materials for the selection process here)

John Gbadamosi