Re: [wg-review] Report Comments

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

I agree that at least two constituencies ought to be added to the DNSO;
namely, an Individual Domain Name Holders Constituency and a Consumer
Constituency. I think it is important, however, to recommend tothe NC a
process by which future consitutencies may be added to the DNSO by reference
to some objective criteria. In that manner, the DNSO structure is altered to
better reflect the future *possibility* of bottom-up decision-making. The
process I am proposing is a bit rough, but it is a good counter-proposal to
what Kent has proposed, which I do not support.

Rod

Rough Proposal:
     - 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-organzied 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 recogonized 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 i 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.




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