Hello! I am forwarding Sala's mails about the WG on Definitios and Structure. Feel free to make your comments on the wiki or sending your comments on the list so I can consolidate them. Natalia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com> Date: 2012/8/8 Subject: Re: [ALAC-DSDT] Fwd: Rules of Procedure Definition and Structure Work Team [Pre Call Introductory Email] To: Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels@gmail.com> Cc: alac-dsdt@icann.org Dear All, Greetings everyone! For the benefit of those who could not make the call today, there was some basic introduction of the draft text within the sandbox, and also that which is in the Reference section. To access this, visit: https://community.icann.org/x/3AQeAg When you visit the sandbox, you will see our drafting instructions where essentially we are tasked with looking at the Definitions and Structure of the ALAC. We had briefly introduced the draft text which you can see on the wiki which is prepared that way for your ease of reference. Today's call more or less was about a bird's eye view of our work. *Salient Points arising out of today's dialogue* - Draft text needs to be leaner; - Certain definitions should be removed; - Certain definitions should be added; - Separate appendix for Acronyms; - The need to work closely with other Groups to monitor developments that intersect with ours; In terms of moving forward, we have the benefit of drawing from the vast experience of At Large veterans who are in our group. There needs to be some sort of Work Plan for our Drafting Team. Because our scope is limited to Definitions and Structure we need to start work on this whilst being flexible at the same time. *Suggested Task for this Week Due 15th August, 2012* * * Work on existing Definitions first. [We should not worry at this stage about new definitions although we can flag them and come back to it later. If there are potentially new definitions, we can comment on the wiki about terms to add.] We can divide this amongst us. There are 18 of us and we have 16 definitions. You will see from the table below, that we have names assigned to the terms. So, please see the term which is beside your name. You will be responsible for reviewing the current definition, feel free to insert your comments, look into the bylaws etc. We do not have to wait for the next call. Feel free to consult each other, talk to some of the veterans, etc. So in this instance you will see Tijani is responsible for reviewing Assembly etc. If whilst you are reviewing our term, you find that there is potentially a new term or series of terms that should be defined, please make a note of it. For now we will concentrate on what exists. There will be time and space given for new definitions. Let's hope we can get this done at least by this weekend. Also note comments raised on certain terms like "delegate" that will be reflected in either the audio recording and/or transcript/summary. Prepare your comments in relation to the "definition", and send to the Penholders who will then consolidate and submit back to the Group for comment and general feedback. *NAME* *TERMS* *DEFINITIONS* *COMMENTS* Tijani Ben Jemaa Assembly means any meeting or conference, or standing constituent body of the ALAC, as well as any General Assembly sessions of a Regional At-Large Organisation Yaovi Aotahoun AGM ICANN's Annual General Meeting (usually held in the 3rd Quarter – Oct to Dec) Rinalia Abdul Rahim ALAC ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee Cheryl Langdon-Orr ALS An organization certified by the ALAC according to published criteria and standards Olivier Crepin - Leblond ccNSO Country Code Names Supporting Organization Sandra Hoferichter gNSO Generic Names Supporting Organization Rudi Vansnick ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Cintra Sooknanan NOMCOM ICANN's Nominating Committee Alejandro Pisanty Motion A formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly, for example a Motion to adjourn Carlton Samuels Delegate Member of the At-Large Advisory Committee Dev Anand Teelucksingh Member Member of the At-Large Advisory Committee Jacqueline Morris RALO Regional At-Large Organization Alan Greenberg Rapporteur In reference to the following Rules of Procedure and whilst some reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have been carried out." Eduardo Diaz Resolution An outcome of decision making; a course of action determined or decided upon Darlene Thompson Rough Consensus A term used in consensus decision-making to indicate the "sense of the group" concerning a particular matter under consideration. It has been defined as the "dominant view" of a group as determined by its chairperson. The term was first used by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in RFC2418 in describing its procedures for working groups. Silvia Vivanco SSAC ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee _______________________________________________ alac-dsdt mailing list alac-dsdt@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-dsdt -- natalia.enciso@gmail.com