Re: [council] Non-Council Member Participation

[Elisabeth Porteneuve <Elisabeth.Porteneuve@cetp.ipsl.fr>]

Thank you very much Philip for your comments.

Let me add two more: 

1. The ICANN Bylaws makes compulsory the geographic regional
   representation to the Names Council. What about a non NC members ?
2. We may have some Constituencies with a lot of non NC members
   participating to the NC commitees, and some with none. How 
   then we take care about equal participation from 7 interest
   groups ? Same question about geographic representation ?

Elisabeth
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> From: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>
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> Subject: [council] Non-Council Member Participation
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> I think it clear that if we as the NC decide on allowing non NC member
> participation in NC committees and task forces then it must apply to ALL
> constituencies. But before we say, great some other guy can to that job, we
> need to consider some issues.
> 
> Voting
> Committees and task forces vote on recommendations. Is an unelected non NC
> member empowered to represent constituency opinion in this way?
> 
> Process management
> Who reports from a committee of non NC representatives to the NC ? Where is
> the responsibility to the NC ? Would we allow a whole NC task force of 7 NC
> non members?
> 
> Information
> Example: Constituency X has a non NC member on an NC committee and opposes a
> committee recommendation. Every one else supports it.  At the next NC
> meeting the NC Chair asks for clarification on Constituency X's position.
> The 3 NC reps for Constituency X have no idea. Does the NC ignore the
> opposition or delay a month while we find out about it?
> 
> 
> NC meetings
> Do all non NC committee members attend NC meetings? Why not if they are part
> of the process. (Theoretical maximum based on current NC task forces is
> therefore an NC meeting of 55 people +ICANN+DNSO sec).
> Food for thought.
> 
> Philip
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