Re: [wg-review] 3. [Constituencies]

[Greg Burton <sidna@feedwriter.com>]

On 09:54 PM 12/27/00, YJ Park said:
>Constituencies:

An Interesting mix of uncategorized questions ......I'd suggest breakng the 
heading into "group" headings and then prioritizing them within 
the  groups. I've taken the liberty of rephrasing some of the leading 
questions, and  offer the following as a rough cut for structure:

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Group 1: General Questions and Philosophy

Is a constituency structure a functional method for subgrouping in the DNSO?

Does the current constituency structure impact the effectiveness of the 
DNSO and NC? If so, how?

Are the constituencies fulfilling their role as open and transparent 
channels of dialogue and discussion toward the development of community 
consensus?

Do they allow effective development of collective positions of those with 
similar interests?

Does this process promote the development of overall community consensus?

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Group 2: Representation

Are all DNSO interests adequately represented in the existing constituency 
groups?

Do the current divisions aggregate individuals or entities with closely 
aligned interest and permit the development of focused positions?

Are the constituencies adequately representing the intended members?

Are there important parts of the Internet Community that may need better 
representation?

Should there be a constituency for individuals, and if so, how should its 
membership be constituted?

Should the constituencies be reformulated by combining user 
constituencies?  By combining provider constituencies?  In some other way?

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Group 3: Governance and Relationships

Is it up to each constituency to define its relationship with NC 
representatives or should the DNSO/ICANN have some minimal mandatory 
requirements for all?

What happens if an elected NC rep does not attend NC meetings, AND/OR 
ignores constituency members?

Should this type of situation be addressed within the constituency?,
Should it be brought to the attention of the NC?
Are there other ways of dealing with it?

How do you ensure that individuals who choose to form an individual 
constituency represent the vast interests
of individuals ?

No constituencies have been added since the original seven constituencies 
were recognized (provisionally) in May 1999.
What should be the ongoing process for assessing whether the constituencies 
serving the goal of
providing appropriate forums for affected stakeholder groups?


Regards,
Greg

sidna@feedwriter.com