Re: [ga] Re: Roeland's Motion, AMENDMENTS

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

At 13:36 19/10/01 -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:

>Whereas the Domain Name Supporting Organization Formation Concepts (adopted
>by the ICANN Board March 4, 1999), state that "The ICANN Board should
>periodically review the status of the constituency groups to determine
>whether all DNSO interests are adequately represented"
>
>Whereas members of the General Assembly have repeatedly expressed their
>concern that the DNSO as currently constituted is not sufficiently
>representative
>
>Whereas problems outlined by the DNSO Review have not been remedied
>internally, and efforts undertaken by the Names Council have failed to
>sufficiently address these concerns
>
>It is therefore
>
>RESOLVED that the ICANN Board be advised that:
>
>1.  Members of the General Assembly believe that DNSO dysfunctionality
>requires direct ICANN Board intervention
>
>2.  The General Assembly seeks to establish a representative balance by being
>placed on equal footing with the current DNSO Names Council, creating a
>bicameral DNSO.
>
>3.  The General Assembly seeks initial budgetary/Secretariat support for the
>DNSO/GA to perform its functions.
>
>4.  The General Assembly will work with ICANN to develop an appropriate
>funding model to support its activities.
>
>5.  The General Assembly seeks representation on the ICANN Board (to be
>filled by a representitive voting the recorded consensus of the DNSO/GA)
>
>6.  The General Assembly seeks to have both an Advocate and a Consensus
>Leader, both elected positions of the DNSO/GA with budgetary control and
>responsibility for all DNSO/GA staff.


Sounds good to me, except that the word bicameral generally conjures up 
images of two elected Chambers.
I would be in favour of such a structure, but currently the GA is not an 
Assembly of elected representatives.

I support the motion with the word "and" inserted before "creating a 
bicameral DNSO".

I would also like to add a clause (Brett's suggestion)

7. The General Assembly re-affirms the GA's commitment to the DNSO as 
originally envisaged as a place for cross-constituency dialogue and 
consensus building, and requests the Board to fulfil its obligation to 
facilitate the entry of thus far unrepresented constituencies.

--Joop

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