[atlarge-discuss] Constituency

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Dear Joop,

I'd like to thank you for your constructive effort to poll the membership of 
icannatlarge.  Having reviewed the poll results, I note that the majority of 
participants (51.8519%) have stated a preference for involvement as an ICANN 
constituency (http://www.icannatlarge.com/results-morfin1.htm).

The ICANN bylaws state:

4. Any group of individuals or entities may petition the Board for 
recognition as a new or separate Constituency. Any such petition shall 
contain a detailed explanation of:

a. Why the addition of such a Constituency will improve the ability of the 
GNSO to carry out its policy-development responsibilities; and 
b. Why the proposed new Constituency would adequately represent, on a global 
basis, the stakeholders it seeks to represent.

Any petition for the recognition of a new Constituency shall be posted for 
public comment. 

5. The Board may create new Constituencies in response to such a petition, or 
on its own motion, if it determines that such action would serve the purposes 
of ICANN. In the event the Board is considering acting on its own motion it 
shall post a detailed explanation of why such action is necessary or 
desirable, set a reasonable time for public comment, and not make a final 
decision on whether to create such new Constituency until after reviewing all 
comments received. Whenever the Board posts a petition or recommendation for 
a new Constituency for public comment, it shall notify the GNSO Council and 
shall consider any response to that notification prior to taking action.

My proposal is fairly straight-forward:  Let us petition the Board for 
recognition as a new Constituency.  I am willing to devote time and energy to 
a collaborative attempt to prepare such a petition (which I presume would be 
accompanied by a Charter for such a constituency).  In my estimation, both 
the Charter and the petition could be available for presentation to the Board 
at the upcoming meeting if we throw ourselves wholeheartedly into this 
endeavor.  Let me know your thoughts...

Best regards,
Danny

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