All: It is vital that the secretariat function report directly to the ICG, and Theresa has told us that ICANN is able to support this structure. We are asking ICANN to pay for the secretariat function, so we need to follow their procurement practices. For this reason, I support using ICANN as the contracting entity for the secretariat. I greatly appreciate the information provided by Theresa. Russ On Aug 14, 2014, at 8:11 AM, Adiel Akplogan <adiel@afrinic.net> wrote:
Hello all,
I have uploaded an updated version of the secretariat document. There is still one fundamental question we have to clearly answer:
- Are we still going to contract the secretariat via an Independent Organisation (considering the opinion shared by Theresa)?
If yes, who will that be? Will we need an RFP to select the third party contractor? How will we select that such entity that will be sufficiently independent for every one?
Thanks.
- a.
On Aug 7, 2014, at 15:50 PM, Martin Boyle <Martin.Boyle@nominet.org.uk> wrote:
Thanks Adiel, that all looks fine.
My note on Chairs as opposed to Chair would be to allow whatever combination of Chair + co-/vice-chairs we eventually agree to, simply avoiding the bottleneck of a single point of contact. But I'm fairly relaxed.
Narelle's language looks generally in the right direction. I prefer the idea of clear separation of functions so that the Secretariat is not being distracted by fielding administrative tasks better performed by the ICANN team.
- Co-ordinate the arrangement of face to face meeting venues along with related logistics with ICANN and other third parties where appropriate
This looks fine, but could we put the " where appropriate" at the start of the sentence? Ie, "Where appropriate, coordinate the arrangement ... and other third parties?
- Arrange ICG member travel, as and when required in conjunction with ICANN
Can't this just be excluded as it is entirely the role of the ICANN team?
- Liaise with ICANN for administrative matters as required by the ICG and Chair
Liaising is nice wording!
Cheers
Martin