[nc-str] Summary of call (4 March) and action
Summary of actions agreed on the Structure task force
telephone conference 4 March 2002
Participants
Chair Philip Sheppard,
IP Mark Bohannon, BC Marilyn Cade, gTLDs Rita Rodin, ccTLDs Peter Dengate-Thrush, Registrars Ken Stubbs, Non-Commercials Raul Echeberria, ISP Tony Holmes, GA Dave Farrar Lynn proposals
- The TF agreed that the Lynn proposals were relevant to the
existing terms of reference of the TF and therefore the TF should work
on a response.
- The TF acknowledged that it may not be the only group to
work on the Lynn proposals.
- Marilyn Cade said she had found benefit from expanding the
membership of other task forces, and suggested Structure could consider adding
one additional member per constituency. After discussion, the majority opinion
was that the Lynn proposals demanded a response in a short timeframe and that
expansion of the group may slow down our response rate.
- It was agreed that the next step would be to draft a short
resolution suitable for Names Council adoption, outlining NC acknowledgement of
the Lynn proposals, and that a response was planned. ACTION
Marilyn Cade will write a first draft, post it to the TF for immediate comment,
and then it will be finalised at a meeting in Accra (4.30 - 6pm Sunday 10
March).
Draft interim report on at-large
proposals
After discussion the TF agreed to a proposal from Peter
Dengate-Thrush that it was necessary to complete the draft interim report, but
that that work must now take into account the Lynn proposals. It was proposed to
delay the original completion date (submission to the NC in Ghana) until after
discussions in Ghana if possible. However, the chair was asked to check with the
ICANN Board that this delay would not cause any problem.
The Chair has now received a reply from board member Alejandro
Pisanty (chair board at-large committee) which in summary says:
- I can't predict right now whether the Board
will make a decision in Ghana on At Large or not.
- It would be a misfit of schedules for the TF to stay silent on the subject at this time. The Board is in "listening mode" and requiring input from the community. Much has come in, of variegated colours, but more is needed. Withholding it helps no-one. - The DNSO should be seen to be taking a
leadership role and commenting now.
- Even an interim
report, without consensus, reporting the positions presented and the reasoning
behind them, would do a lot of good.
End of summary --------------------------------------------------------------
Next steps
As chair I recommend we follow the advice of Alejandro Pisanty
and submit an interim report with a proviso that a final
report is being worked on and that the interim report was authored before the
Lynn proposals.
ACTION TF 1. Please let
the TF list know if you agree to the above. (Copy and paste and then vote
please).
....... I agree to follow the advice of Alejandro Pisanty and
submit an interim report.
....... I prefer not to submit an interim report to the
Board for the following reasons ..............
In order to have something ready should there be a positive TF
response I have re-written version 7 to add in the above proviso. I have also
added in the comments that Raul Echeberria submitted to the list recently which
challenge the assumption that an at-large membership should be an SO, and should
have a role in policy. I propose making our recommendation subject to the Board
voting for an at-large with a policy role. This is different to the TF
recommending such a role at this time. I will circulate this as version 8
(attached). Key changes are in 5.1, 5.4 and the executive summary.
ACTION TF 2 Please let me know:
- any additional specific positions or changes that you
would like in the report,
- your constituencies position on the main recommendation as
amended and (subject to the Board view on policy) to have 3 at-large
representatives on the NC,
- your agreement to version 8.
latest 12.00 Brussels time Thursday 7 March.
Philip Sheppard
Structure TF chair
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