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Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI)
Activities Update to the GNSO CouncilICANN Singapore Meeting
22 March 2014
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Recommendations for Council consideration in Singapore• New procedures to address resubmission of motion:
– Following criteria need to be met: explanation for the resubmission; timely publication of the resubmitted motion; seconding of the resubmitted motion by a Councilor from each of the two GNSO Houses
– Limitations and exceptions– Disallowing any material changes to the original motion, and – Clarifying that a previously-submitted motion not voted upon by the
GNSO Council is considered a new motion (and not resubmitted)
• Working Group self-assessment– Recommended procedures for administering the self-assessment be
added as a new Section 7.0 to the GNSO Working Group Guidelines
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Update of Current Activities• Voting by Email
– Considering whether to create a procedure for the GNSO Council to hold a vote without meeting.
• Possible inclusion of a Waiver or Exception in the GNSO Operating Procedures– Considering whether there should be a procedure
for the GNSO Council to waive or invoke an exception to its Operating Procedures, particularly with respect to the motion submission deadline.
• Review of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines Consensus Levels– Review perceived limitation in the currently defined
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Annex: Background on the Standing Committee on Improvements
Implementation (SCI)
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Background on the SCI• Revised Charter approved 31 October 2013 by the
GNSO Council• Responsible for reviewing and assessing the effective
functioning of the GNSO Procedures and Working Group Guidelines. – On request, for those procedures and guidelines that have
been identified as presenting immediate problems– On a periodic timescale for all procedures and guidelines in
order to identify possible issues and/or improvements (subject to a clear definition by the SCI on which procedures and guidelines should be reviewed)
• Responsible for considering requests concerning issues related to the GNSO Council processes and procedures and to Working Group guidelines identified either by the GNSO Council or a group chartered by the GNSO Council as needing discussion.
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Revised GNSO Operating Procedures:Resubmission of a MotionIn 2013 the GNSO Council:•Determined that the GNSO Operating Procedures do not address the resubmission of a motion and directed the SCI to consider the issue.
The SCI:•Developed procedures that provide for the resubmission of a motion to the GNSO Council for consideration at a subsequent meeting of the Council, if three criteria are followed:
1. Providing of an explanation for the resubmission;2. Timely publication of the resubmitted motion; and 3. Seconding of the resubmitted motion by a Councilor from
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Revised GNSO Operating Procedures:Working Group Self AssessmentIn 2013 the GNSO Council:•Determined that the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which form Annex I of the GNSO Operating Procedures, do not contain a mechanism for Working Groups (WGs) to self-assess their work .
The SCI:•Developed and tested a WG self-assessment questionnaire, and•Recommended procedures for administering the self-assessment be added as a new Section 7.0 to the GNSO Working Group Guidelines.
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Revised GNSO Operating Procedures:Working Group Self Assessment
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Revised GNSO Operating Procedures:Next Steps• Revised GNSO Operating Procedures was put out
for a minimum 21-day public comment period on 10 February 2014 ending on 03 March 2014.
• No comments were received so the SCI determined no changes to the revisions were necessary.
• The SCI submitted to the GNSO Council a motion to approve the revised Operating Procedures.
• The Council will consider the motion at its meeting on 26 March.
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Review of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines Consensus Levels• Review of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines Consensus Levels:– Raised by the IGO-INGO in its final report:
• Possible limitation in the currently defined Consensus Levels when assigning “Divergence” to recommendations regarding acronym protections.
• Use of “Divergence” did not adequately represent the lack of support for the proposed recommendation when said recommendation was stated in the affirmative, for example “Do you support...?”
• Concern that not adhering to current Working Group Guidelines could introduce risk to the process, because “Consensus Against” is not formally defined.
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Review of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines Consensus Levels
• The SCI is considering potential actions:• Adding a new Consensus Level defining
“Consensus Against” to the GNSO WG Guidelines;• Without adding a new Consensus Level, clarifying
that the existing definition/description of “Consensus” includes situations appropriately determined to be “Consensus Against”;
• In either case, determining if the current “Divergence” level needs to be amended.
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Thank You and Questions