2022-02-01 - GNSO Standing Selection Committee

Notes/ Action Items

Action Items:

1. SSC members to review the FAQ document and let leadership and staff know if they have comments or questions, if any.
2. Staff to ask on the list if there are any objections to putting forward Chris Disspain as the candidate for the GNSO nominated Fellowship Program Mentor.  (COMPLETE)

Notes:  

Proposed Agenda

SSC Meeting – 01 February 2022

1. Welcome and SOI updates

2. SSC FAQ document (see attached)

• Brief document for new members.  The leadership team noted that there are a number of new members.
• Leadership team and staff developed a brief document based on the charter and other established documentation.
• Helpful for SSC members to review the document and provide comments or questions to staff, if any.

ACTION ITEM: SSC members to review the FAQ document and let leadership and staff know if they have comments or questions, if any.

3. Selection Process: GNSO nominated Fellowship Program Mentor – see further information on candidates and the selection process here

- Review of Poll Results (see attached)

Highlights:

• 9 SSC members (all) responded.
• Need to agree on a candidate by full consensus.
• Comments seem to be clear to everyone.

Discussion of Candidates

• Both good candidates.
• Could look at the Expression of Interest document as a guideline for the evaluation of candidates.  The core elements are expected to be met by the candidates.
• The multistakeholder model at ICANN is quite unique, so important to have experience working within the ICANN ecosystem.  When it comes to the actual process and the skills and experience we should be led by those. Chris Disspain has this experience.

Consensus Call:

• SSC operates by full consensus.
• Chair takes into consideration the comments on this call and on the list.  Chair puts forward decision and asks if there are any objections.
• Typically a preliminary decision is made and then we will put it out to the mailing list and ask if there are any objections.  If no objections are presented then it is considered full consensus and the decision is provided as such to the Council.
• If a decision cannot be made at this meeting the SSC can meet again.
• Agreement of all voting members on the call that the best candidate is Chris Disspain. 
• Noting that the consensus call is not a vote per se.

Next Steps:

• Staff to ask on the list if there are any objections to putting forward Chris Disspain as the candidate for the GNSO nominated Fellowship Program Mentor.
• Staff to draft a placeholder motion (without the name) for the GNSO Council meeting on 17 February 2022 for Tomslin to submit by Monday, 07 February (document and motion deadline).

ACTION ITEMS:  Staff to ask on the list if there are any objections to putting forward Chris Disspain as the candidate for the GNSO nominated Fellowship Program Mentor.  (COMPLETE)

4. AOB