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[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01jul09-en.htm Public Comment Encouraged on Revised GNSO Stakeholder
Group Charters
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July 2009 As part of the comprehensive
GNSO Improvements effort, last year the ICANN Board approved the formation of
four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups (SGs). After considering proposed
SG Charters that were submitted by the community and posted
for public comment , the ICANN Board passed a Resolution in
May directing its Structural
Improvements Committee (SIC) and ICANN Staff to revise the SG Charters to
make them consistent with the Board’s
GNSO Improvements Report (and related Resolutions). Background and
Explanation Stakeholder Groups are
integral elements of a new, restructured GNSO, and are intended to be
lightweight “caucuses” bringing together like-minded international groups
(Constituencies) to elect the best representatives to fill the SG’s allotted
Council seats. Stakeholder Groups ensure that the ratio of Council seats among
SGs remains the same while encouraging the formation of new Constituencies and
the continued growth and diversification of the GNSO community. The overall
GNSO Improvements effort and the role SGs will play in that arena is more fully
described in the Stakeholder
Group section of the GNSO Improvements Information Web Page. The SIC provided the
community with the revised charters linked below and discussed these documents
during ICANN’s recent Sydney meeting. The revised charters are posted to
further encourage public comment via email to gnso-stakeholder-charters@xxxxxxxxx
by 21 July 2009.
Relevant Board
Resolutions, Bylaws and Constituency Submissions
The Process From Here
At the end of this public
comment forum period, the ICANN Staff will provide a summary/analysis of the
comments submitted regarding each Stakeholder Group submission. That
summary/analysis will be shared with the community and the Board. The Board
will subsequently take action on each Stakeholder Group petition and charter as
it deems appropriate. Deadline and How to
Submit Comments A 21-day public consultation
forum has been opened from 30 June through 21 July 2009. The formal Public
Comment Forum Box is located here: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#stakeholder To submit comments: Comments
on the documents are welcome via email to gnso-stakeholder-charters@xxxxxxxxx. To view comments: An archive
of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-stakeholder-charters/.
Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://gnso.icann.org |