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Proposed NOMINET Policy Advisory Board

Proposed NOMINET Policy Advisory Board. Keith Mitchell NOMINET AGM 6th June 1998. Policy Advisory Board (PAB). Introduction Background Proposed structure Work plan Implementation. Outline. 15 members majority elected by membership plus some appointees Communication channel between:

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Proposed NOMINET Policy Advisory Board

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  1. Proposed NOMINETPolicy Advisory Board Keith Mitchell NOMINET AGM 6th June 1998

  2. Policy Advisory Board (PAB) • Introduction • Background • Proposed structure • Work plan • Implementation

  3. Outline • 15 members • majority elected by membership • plus some appointees • Communication channel between: • Council of Management • Steering Committee/Members • Public policy makers • Defines policies & rules

  4. Disclaimer • The proposals in this presentation are suggestions for discussion • The CoM is not trying to jam anything down anyone’s throat • We agree the existing system is not perfect • This is an attempt to improve on it

  5. Background • Shortcomings of: • Steering Committee / nom-steer • Rules sub-Committee • Charges sub-Committee and changes • Lessons from elsewhere

  6. Steering Committee Issues • Lack of meetings apart from AGM can be unwieldy • But diverse and large NOMINET membership makes physical meetings difficult • Low signal-to-noise ratio on <nom-steer> means specific ideas and issues can be hard to extract • Demand and need for member forum is nonetheless clear

  7. Rules Sub-Committee Issues • S/C chair and some others worked hard on this • Was tasked with producing rules for creating new UK SLDs and policies • But got bogged down considering individual SLD cases • Various requests for new SLDs still outstanding

  8. Charges Sub-Committee Issues • Effectively did its work, recommended reduction • But implementation delayed by CoM requiring due diligence on finances • last minute announcement :-( • Charges remains major area of concern for members, need better change control mechanism

  9. Internet Governance Lessons • Many other bodies have Advisory Boards: • CORE et al, Internet Society, ARIN, Internet Watch • Seem to work • “Two Chambers” common democratic model • often use different election mechanisms

  10. PAB Proposed Structure • 15 members • 8 elected by membership • 2 appointed from elected CoM members • 5 appointed from external bodies selected by above 10 • Elects own Chair • Quorum of 8

  11. Elected PAB Members • Voting forelected PAB membersby one s/c member one vote • complements existing voting rights • single transferable vote • Individuals rather than representatives • Chance for members to get actively involved

  12. Appointed PAB Members • Individuals appointed by organisations invited to do so by 10 elected PAB members • Appointees represent organisations • Intended to be from external bodies • e.g. Government: • DTI, Oftel, Companies House, EU Commission • and Industry: • ISPA, CSSA, BECTa, CICI, Law Society

  13. PAB Meetings • Regular physical or teleconferences • At least 4 times a year • Reports back to membership by e-mail • Minutes published on web • Admin support from NOMINET staff • Important issues and elected positions should ensure high degree of commitment

  14. PAB Powers • Suggest informal composition initially • via bye-law • if it is improvement, formally incorporate into company structure • Replacement for Rules, Charging, and other potential sub-committees • Complementary to Steering Committee

  15. PAB Remit • Defining: • .uk namespace policies • Operational rules and procedures • Member service requirements • Reviewing charging levels • Wider DNS governance issues • Ensure CoM accountability • Harness member enthusiasm for NOMINET !

  16. Possible PAB Work Areas (1) • New .uk SLD creation rules • Review voting rules • Review CoM Director composition • number of execs vs non-execs • financial / legal / operations / technical ?

  17. Possible PAB Work Areas (2) • Review charges, e.g. • promote .ltd.uk & .plc.uk vialowercharges ? • free registrations for charities ? • Lame delegation policy • New/no rules for .net.uk domains ?

  18. PAB Implementation • Approve bye-laws • Nominations by end July • Elections by end September • Initial terms until end • September 99/March 2k (4 each) • Regular meetings • Subsequent terms one year

  19. EU Commission MeetingBrussels 7th July http://www.ispo.cec.be/eif/dns/wpmeet.html

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