[ga] Call for Action - ALSC Questionnaire

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

on 7/19/01 2:37 AM, Patrick Corliss at patrick@quad.net.au wrote:

> [ga] ALSC Discussion Paper #1
> http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc07/msg03670.html

Given that the GA is the only body that is both active and representative of
the interests of individuals within the ICANN structure at this time, it
seems that we have a particular responsibility to assist the ALSC by
answering questions posed in their discussion paper.

It seems also that some of these questions could be answered by a POLL,
(which should be simple enough to run on one of several websites we now seem
to have at our disposal), and that others only require plain statements of
fact (such as confirming that the GA doesn't have teleconferences) but
others would require detailed discussion to arrive at agreed-upon wording of
a GA community statement, or even individual responses ( e.g. What (if any)
specific consensus development processes should be recommended?).

I've made a start on poll questions below, but am not sure how we should be
tackling this. Suggestions?

Regards,
Joanna


ALSC QUESTION 1. In order to gauge the level of participation and activity
in ICANN's existing communities, as represented by their mailing lists, what
are the basic statistics of these lists (e.g. number of participants,
demographics, frequency of posting etc.)?

GA POLL:

1a. Do you participate on the ga mailing lists?  Options: yes/no
1b. What is your citizenship? Comment box:
1c. What is your country of residence? Comment box
1d. How often do you post to the ga lists (including sub-lists)? Options:
more than 5 per day, less than 5 per day, about 1 per day, about one per
week, infrequently, never.
 
ALSC QUESTION 2. Similarly, how many participants attend face-to-face
meetings/teleconferences? How often are such meetings held?

GA POLL:

2.1 Have you attended any face to face GA meetings? Options: yes/no
2.2. If so, which? Comment box
2.3 Have you attended any GA teleconferences? Options: yes/no
2.4 If so, which? Comment box


Here are the rest of the questions. Some are more suitable for discussion
than POLL. Suggestions for a Timeline to tackle this?

3: How are the results of the email discussions, teleconferences, and
face-to-face meetings summarized, documented and forwarded for consideration
by other ICANN participants? What working languages are used?

4. What conflict-of-interest provisions exist within each of the existing
Supporting Organizations?

5. What mechanisms exist to demonstrate that due weight is given to input
provided to each of the Supporting Organizations? What is the Supporting
Organizations' operational definition of "consensus"? If consensus is/is not
possible, are the points of agreement and disagreement, rationale, etc.
summarized and documented? What/who determines if consensus has been
reached?


*    How much can be expected to be achieved from purely voluntary ICANN
participation? What might the role of a professional secretariat/support
staff for the Supporting Organizations play in facilitating participation
and deliberation? How might such staff be funded?
*    Who is staff accountable to (and who should staff be accountable to)?
What is the nature of the relationship between ICANN staff and the existing
Supporting Organizations? What protocol governs their interactions and
priorities? 
*    Other than reading through relevant mailing list archives, what other
resources exist that make understanding the issues being discussed in ICANN
more accessible? In which languages are such materials produced?
*    How should existing and potential constituencies be organized into
Supporting Organizations or other entities such as interest groups,
political parties, etc.
*    How can individuals be encouraged to self-organize without ICANN's
direct involvement?
*    What would be each entity's role, authority, and funding source?
*    What (if any) specific consensus development processes should be
recommended?
*    Should Directors selected by individual Internet users be a majority or
minority of the Board members? How should Board seats be allocated? Should
the current balance of Directors (i.e. 9 from the SOs and 9
from At-Large) be kept?
*    Should elections of Directors be direct or indirect (or a combination)?
How should candidates be nominated? What voting procedures should be used?
Who should have the ability to vote?
*    If direct elections are recommended, should they be held among
particular groupings of Internet users, or should they be geographic or
issue-based (including issue or agenda-driven "parties")?
*    Should some demonstration of commitment be required for participation
in elections (such as requirements based on knowledge, participation, or
money)?
*    How can individual users be informed about ICANN? How can candidates
for election and interest groups in any form communicate with ICANN's
"At-Large members"? Relevant issues include privacy, language, Net access
(use of Web vs. e-mail) and others.

Regards,
Joanna 


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