[governance] ICANN - Request for Proposals for Independent Evaluator for GNSO Review

[Danny Younger]

Robert,

If ICANN was serious about conducting a proper search
for a suitable candidate for this job, they wouldn't
have limited a response time to six days from the
announcement date.  

ICANN Staff has obviously already pre-selected a
certain candidate, knowing that they'll get
pre-determined conclusions reflected in the report
that will be generated.

The report will be just as much of a whitewash as was
the independant consultant review of the GNSO Council.

It's a rigged process from start to finish.


--- Robert Guerra <rguerra at lists.privaterra.org>
wrote:

> Of interest to the folks following and involved in
> ICANN....
> 
> 
> Request for Proposals for Independent Evaluator for
> GNSO Review
>
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-14dec05.htm
> 
> 
> 14 December 2005
> 
> 1. Introduction
> 
> 1.1. This document should be read in conjunction
> with the GNSO Review  
> – Background Information document (found at
> http://www.icann.org/gnso/ 
> review-tor-background-04nov05.htm). Read together,
> the two documents  
> provide the materials necessary to consider the GNSO
> Review Terms of  
> Reference (GNSO ToR) which will be completed in
> early 2006. The  
> documents reflect detailed consultation between
> ICANN Staff, the GNSO  
> Council and between the GNSO Council and individual
> members of the  
> ICANN Board.
> 
> 1.2. ICANN now seeks to appoint an independent
> consultant to  
> undertake the Review. The information outlined below
> illustrates the  
> scope of the work and the selection criteria for
> evaluators.
> 
> 2. Objectives
> 
> 2.1. The review (among other actions) is designed to
> lead to  
> improvements to one of the key policy development
> supporting  
> organisations within the ICANN community. The ICANN
> Board requested a  
> review of the GNSO in compliance with the ICANN
> Bylaws and resolved  
> at its annual general meeting in Vancouver, Canada
> to formally  
> initiate the review.
> 
> 2.2. The review is due to begin in early February
> 2006 and should be  
> completed by early Q2 2006. A full project timeline
> will be  
> developed, but it is anticipated that a key
> milestone will include  
> the presentation of a draft report at the
> Wellington, New Zealand  
> meeting in March 2006.
> 
> 2.3. The evaluation of the GNSO is expected to
> include face-to-face  
> interviews, online surveys and desk research using
> information  
> provided by the GNSO constituencies. The successful
> candidate is  
> welcome to suggest additional forms of soliciting
> the information.  
> ICANN will provide to the evaluation team baseline
> statistics that  
> have been requested of each of the GNSO constituency
> chairs. ICANN  
> will also provide background documentation and
> reports and access to  
> a range of historical data.
> 
> 2.4. Evaluators are expected to have detailed
> knowledge of or similar  
> experience with policy making in an online
> environment, most  
> particularly in relation to Internet governance.
> 
> 3. Tender Scope and Conditions
> 
> 3.1. Given the GNSO Review Terms of Reference found
> below and  
> responding specifically to the requests for further
> information,  
> applicants should provide:
> 
> 3.1.1. Statement of Suitability. The Statement of
> Suitability must  
> include a detailed outline of the applicant’s
> ability to perform the  
> work showing past consultancies, research and
> publications.
> 
> 3.1.2. Work Approach. The Work Approach needs to
> detail the way in  
> which the applicant would respond to the Terms of
> Reference; provide  
> details about specific skills with interview
> techniques, data  
> gathering and report writing. Successful candidate
> will be required  
> to communicate through email, conference calls, and
> video conference  
> over IP.
> 
> 3.1.3. Description of Final Product. Describe,
> prospectively, the  
> form and organization of a final report. The report
> should be  
> suitable for electronic transmission, i.e., limited
> file size and  
> widely used format.
> 
> 3.1.4. Team Curriculum Vitae. The response must
> include Curriculum  
> Vitae for the whole team showing each individual’s
> suitability for  
> the proposed work.
> 
> 3.1.5. ICANN Contract Compliance: Applicants should
> warrant that they  
> are willing to operate under a standard
> non-disclosure agreement.
> 
> 3.1.6. The proposal should include a work schedule
> including key  
> milestone dates and a statement of fees.
> 
> 3.2. Interested applicants should submit preliminary
> expressions of  
> interest by email to Kurt Pritz, Vice President,
> Business Operations  
> ( kurt.pritz at icann.org), and Dr. Liz Williams,
> Senior Policy  
> Counselor (liz.williams at icann.org) by Tuesday 20
> December 2005.
> This file last modified 14-Dec-2005
> © 2005 Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and
> Numbers
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
> Director, Computer Professionals for Social
> Responsibility (CPSR)
> Tel +1 416 893 0377 Fax +1 416 893 0374
> 
> 
> 
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