[nc-str] Final terms of reference
Thank you Peter and David for your last comments on
the terms of reference. I agree with all of these and hope I have captured
them below in this latest iteration. For clarification, NC rules do not
call for a co-chair. My chairing is in my capacity as NC chair and
of course it is non-voting as the BC already has a representative!
As the TOR have changed I will also make a change to the
draft paper and re-circulate.Comments on that paper please.
Philip
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Terms of reference for the NC TF on structure
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Name
NC task force on Structure
Composition one representative from each constituency and one from the GA, chaired by the chair of the NC. Members: Chair Philip IP Mark Bohannon, BC Marilyn Cade, gTLDs David Johnson, ccTLDs Peter Dengate-Thrush, Registrars Ken Stubbs, Non-Commercials Raul Echeberria, ISP Tony Holmes, GA Dave Farrar Terms of reference
To produce a timely impact assessment on a) the efficacy of policy making within the DNSO, and
b) the efficacy of ICANN decision making
as a result of the proposals from the at-large study
committee, the desire of the ccTLDs to form their own supporting organisation
and other proposals and;
To produce a recommendation to the Names Council based on this
assessment.
To achieve this the task force should briefly evaluate
proposals for re-structuring against the following criteria:
1. the efficacy of policy making within the DNSO - degree of formal interaction between stakeholders - quantity of predicted unique issues of a new SO outside the competence of DNSO versus issues within competence of DNSO - mechanisms for cross-SO communication
- effect on the DNSO consensus process.
2. the efficacy of ICANN decision making
- the ability of each proposal to generate valid consensus-based policy making - possibility of the Board receiving contradictory advice from its SOs and the impact on resolution mechanisms - likely financial and representational robustness of any SO - likelihood of the proposal to achieve adequate, balanced and
fair stakeholder representation on the Board
Timeframe: The task force will consider proposals made to the Board before 31 January 2002. Agreement on terms of reference – 28 November Development of principles and criteria – 10
December
Data gathering/evaluation - December/January Initial report 31 January 2002 Interim ICANN Ghana March 2002 Final TBD
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