Re: [wg-review] Rough Proposal B

["Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M." <rod@cyberspaces.org>]

WG:

I amended section II to reflect the fact that there should be some pertinent
factor that restricts what groups can obtain membership in the DNSO so that
the DNSO can function productively. The objective criteria and the
membership ratio may actually impact an existing constituency as well.

Rod


Rough Proposal B
     - Section I. Creation of objective criteria for the recognition and
continued
     existence of official constituencies (including those already in
     existence). A constituency exists to ensure that the DNSO meet its
obligation within

ICANN to provide consensus-based policy advice and recommendations. Upon
application and a

showing of compliance with the objective criteria, a self-organized group is
automatically

admitted as a constituency of the DNSO by the Names Council.

     - Section II. If the following objective criteria is used, two
additional stakeholders

should be recognized immediately upon application as official constituencies
of the DNSO:

(1) the individual domain name holders constituency and (2) a small
businesses owners

constituency.

            (A) Objective Criteria:
                1. The self-organized group must express a stated interest
and/or expertise

in DNSO activities.
                 2. The self-organized group must maintain open access by
the Names Council

to its membership list.
                 3. The self-organized group must show that it maintains a
membership of a

certain and definite percentage of those who the group states that it
represents.
                 4. The self-organized group must maintain a web address or
some electronic

communications method to recruit members or inform members of DNSO
activities.
                 5. The self-organized group must actively participate in
DNSO activities

upon granting constituency status.
                 6. In its application for constituency membership, the
self-organized group

must make a specific showing that the group's interests are unrepresented in
the existing

constituencies. This must be demonstrated by reference to:
                  (a) the group's unique focus or membership and;
                  (b) a recent DNSO activity for which the group's views or
positions were

not considered or represented.

            (B) Membership ratio:
                   1. The self-organized group must submit a membership list
along with the

application for constituency membership.
                   2. The self-organized group must make a specific showing
that the group's

membership-to-constituency ratio at least 10:1.

     - Section III. There should be semi-yearly self-evaluations (subject to
Names Council

review) of each official constituency to ensure that the constituency
continues to meet the

objective criteria of representation under section II.a.

     - Section IV. Each constituency group shall elect three Names Council
members until

which time the Names Council membership reaches or exceeds 42 members. At
that time, the

Names Council shall establish additional rules allowing for a revolving Term
limited

membership on the Names Council. Each constituency shall select its three
members when it is

their term period to elect Names Council members.