[council] REMINDER: Vote on the amendment to the NC Rules of Procedure

[DNSO Secretariat <DNSO.Secretariat@dnso.org>]

Council,

This is a reminder that the vote about the amendment to the 
NC Rules of Procedure is ending in few hours. Please vote.

DNSO Secretariat
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| From secretariat Fri Jul  6 16:30:26 2001
| To: council@dnso.org
| Subject: Vote on the amendment to the NC Rules of Procedure
| 
| 
| Council,
| 
| The Names Council vote - ballot b06 - is about to start.
| 
| This vote is about the amendment to the NC Rules of Procedure,
| as published in
| http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20010220.NCprocedures-v2.0.html.
| which proposes to replace the Section 3 by attached text - see below.
| 
| Motion moved by Philip Shepard, seconded by Elisabeth Porteneuve.
| 
| Each of 21 NC members will receive a ballot appearing as from 
| "ncvote@dnso.org" - please make your choice and reply.
| 
| The time for this NC vote is:
|     Starting Friday,  06 July 2001, 16:30 Paris time (14:30 UTC), now
|     Ending   Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 23:59 your local time
|              or when all 21 ballots from the NC has been received,
|              whatever occurs first.
| The results will be provided no later than 11 July 2001, 24:00 
| Paris time (22:00 UTC).
| 
| DNSO Secretariat
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| 
| ===start amendment===
| 
| 3. NC committees and task forces
| 
| 3.1 Types.  From time to time the NC may form sub-groups. These are
|     typically of three types. Each type may form and be responsible
|     for further sub-groups from within their membership. The composition
|     of these groups shall follow the spirit of the ICANN Bylaws with
|     regard to geographic diversity.
| 
|     a) Interim committee - a preparatory group of around 3-5 NC members
|        from different constituencies charged with turning an idea
|        into a proposed action plan or writing terms of reference.
|        The interim committee is dissolved following NC adoption of
|        its output and/or the setting up of a new group to act upon
|        that output.
|     b) Committee - a small group of around 3-5 from different
|        constituencies which has typically been delegated a limited
|        authority from the NC.
|     c) Task Force - a group equally representative of each NC
|        constituency (typically one from each) and typically charged
|        with forming a recommendation to the NC or implementing
|        an agreed NC  action plan.
| 
| 3.2 Chair
| 
|     The chair of an interim committee, committee or task force is
|     appointed by the NC. In the case of a task force the NC typically
|     chooses to ratify the election of a chair by the task force itself.
|     The chair must be an NC member.
| 
| 3.3 Composition of committees and task forces
| 
|     Both type-b committees and type-c task forces may comprise
|     NC members and/or nominees from outside of the NC provided that:
| 
|     a) the nominee is nominated by a member of the NC and be a member
|        of the nominees' constituency or, where there is GA involvement,
|        be nominated by the chair of the GA and be a member of the GA
|     b) a constituency nominee has the support of the three NC members
|        of the constituency
|     c) the nominee is not also a member of the same ICANN-relevant
|        organisation as an NC member on the task force, the NC member
|        taking priority at any time
|     d) no two nominees are members of the same ICANN-relevant
|        organisation, the first nominee taking priority
|     e) there are at least two NC members of the task force from
|        different constituencies
|     f) regardless of the number of members of the group no constituency
|        nor the general assembly may have more than one vote
|     g) where authority has been delegated by the NC, a simple majority
|        must be NC members, those NC members hold the delegated
|        authority and only those NC members can vote.
| 
|     Note: An ICANN-relevant organisation is defined as one that any
|           NC member considers to be ICANN-relevant.
| 
| 3.4 Working group
| 
|     In addition to the above groups the NC will from time to time
|     form a DNSO working group (WG) with a membership open to all
|     DNSO participants. The WG objective is to formulate positions on
|     policies, facilitate the development of consensus support for
|     policies and to produce a report to the NC highlighting these
|     positions and level of support. See the separate Procedures
|     for Working Groups for full detail [in preparation].
| 
| 3.5 Variations
| 
|     Specific variations to the above guidelines may exist within the DNSO 
|     rules of procedures, such specific variations taking precedence. Any 
|     other variation requires the approval of the NC.
| 
| ===end amendment===
|