1. Admin Working Group Report to Closing Plenary
Document No:
GSC17-CL-05r1
Source:
ADMIN WG Chair and Vice Chair
Contact:
Jim MacFie,
GSC Session:
Closing Plenary
Agenda Item:
2.2
Admin Working Group Report to Closing Plenary
Jim MacFie, Chair
Steve Barclay, Vice Chair

2. Agenda and Participants
Modifications were made to the agenda (reflected in GSC17-ADMIN-01r2) based upon HoD and GSC Plenary discussions.
24 participants
Representation by all Members; IEEE SA and JTC 1

3. Objectives
GSC Reform
Initiate discussions to provide guidance to the GSC HoDs to allow them to come to consensus on how to move forward with a GSC restructure.

4. GSC Reform
Re-examine the entire GSC organization, including structure, scope/mandate and working methods.
Examine what is not currently working.
Begin from scratch.

5. GSC Reform Summary of scope/mandate discussions:
Collaboration and cooperation
Focus on strategic issues
Focus on technical issues
Sharing of information on experiences
Bring together leadership/management on a regular basis to network
Discussion topics should focus on more strategic matters and not static HISs.

6. GSC Reform
Consider umbrella model to allow technical topics to be discussed outside of GSC Plenary meetings.
A more strategic set of meetings could support a shortened duration and size of meetings, and therefore more frequent (e.g. annual) meetings.

7. GSC Reform
Delegation size should be revisited following a resolution on restructure.
Hospitality levels should be retained since high-level individuals are in attendance.
Membership model should be maintained.
Observers should continue to be invited since expertise exists outside of GSC members.
Need for written criteria to “qualify” for membership is for further discussion.

8. Ad Hoc on Restructuring
ADMIN WG proposes the creation of a GSC HoD Ad Hoc on Restructuring, comprised of the HoDs and HoD appointed representatives.
Proposed Chair: Jim MacFie, ISACC
Terms of Reference (ToR):
Continue discussions begun at GSC-17 on the scope/mandate and working methods of GSC;
Take into account the concepts on strengthening collaboration (as contained in GSC17-PLEN-40); and
Make a recommendation on restructure to the GSC HoDs by January 1, 2014.

9. Electronic Working Methods Discussion
The GSC-17 Plenary deferred discussion on how to address electronic working methods (as contained in GSC17-PLEN-37r1) to the ADMIN WG.
ADMIN WG agreed that its leadership will continue discussions of this topic offline.

10. Proposed Strengthening Collaboration Resolution
The GSC-17 Plenary deferred discussion of GSC17-PLEN-40 to the ADMIN WG.
The ADMIN WG recommends that the concepts in the proposed Resolution/Task Force be addressed by the proposed Ad Hoc on Restructuring.
The ADMIN WG recommends that GSC17-PLEN-40 be tabled.

11. Review of Governing Documents
GSC17-ADMIN-02, -03, -04, and -05 were overtaken by the discussion and proposal to create the GSC Ad Hoc on Restructuring.
As a result, ISACC withdrew the aforementioned contributions.

12. ADMIN WG at GSC-18
The ADMIN WG recommends meeting during the GSC-18 meetings, subject to possible changes that may be recommended by the Ad Hoc on Restructuring.

13. Proposed Resolution
No ADMIN WG Resolution