Re: [council] RESOLUTION FOR TOMORROW'S TELECONFERENCE
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:17:55 +0200, "GNSO SECRETARIAT"
wrote:
I'm sorry that I will be unable to make the call - am
traveling and will not be phone available at that time.
My proxy to Laurence and/or Lynda. Still agree to the
proposal.
Warmest,
Ellen
>
> [To: Council@xxxxxxxx]
>
> At the request of Antonio Harris, this mail is
> forwarded to the GNSO Council
> list
>
> mercredi 13 août 2003 16:57
> À : gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> owner-council@xxxxxxxx
> Objet : RESOLUTION FOR TOMORROW'S TELECONFERENCE
>
>
> Bruce,
>
> I would like to present the following resolution
> to be discussed in the teleconference:
>
> Proposed Council resolution on Constituency
> representation to meet ICANN
> requirements on geographical diversity and informed
> decision-making
> Proposed by, in alphabetical order,
> Antonio Harris
> Ellen Shankman,
> Philip Sheppard
> Ken Stubbs
>
> Whereas,
> the Names Council resolution of 1st August 2002
> called for "three
> representatives
> per Constituency on the GNSO Council".
>
> Whereas,
> ICANN core value 2.4 is:
> - "Seeking and supporting broad, informed
> participation reflecting the
> functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the
> Internet at all
> levels
> of policy development and decision-making".
>
> Whereas,
> ICANN core value 2.7 is:
> - "Employing open and transparent policy
development
> mechanisms that
> (i) promote well-informed decisions based on expert
> advice, and (ii) ensure
> that those entities most affected can assist in the
> policy development
> process."
>
> Whereas,
> by-law article XX.5.8 states:
> "In the absence of further action on the topic by
> the New Board, each
> of the GNSO constituencies shall select two
> representatives to the GNSO
> Council.." "..no later than 1 October 2003."
>
>
> The GNSO council resolves that:
>
> Two representatives per Constituency is
inconsistent
> with ICANN core
> value 2.4
> on geographic and cultural diversity within the
> constituency. With three
> representatives per constituency, the majority of
> ICANN regions ARE
> represented.
> With two, the majority of ICANN regions are NOT
> represented.
>
> .
> Two representatives per Constituency is
inconsistent
> with ICANN core
> value 2.7
> on well-informed decision making. Experience has
shown
> that three
> representatives
> improves the constituencies ability to share the
> workload of a council
> member, to be able to participate in task forces of
> the council, and to
> more effectively communicate with multiple regions.
> .
> There is no evidence of increased effectiveness
with
> two representatives
> rather than three.
> .
> And therefore the GNSO Council requests the Board
to
> make two changes
> in its review timetable:
> 1. To change the transition article to allow three
> representatives per
> constituency on the GNSO Council until the end of the
> ICANN annual meeting
> 2004;
> 2. To perform a review of the GNSO council in or
> around June 2004.
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Harris