All,

Another update with regards to the ongoing efforts to re start the SSR2-RT.

It is a request from SO/AC Chairs for an external facilitator to help
the RT. This is something in particular that was pushed for by the
GNSO Council and mentionned in our letter on this.

Do not hesitate if you have any question.

Thanks,
Arsene

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Dear Khaled and colleagues,

We acknowledge receipt of your email below and appreciate your interest in
the current status of our collaboration in respect of the SSR2 Review Team
(“SSR2-RT”).

Immediately following our meeting on 8 January with you and other members
of the OEC/SSR2 Board Caucus Group, we met to discuss progress within our
various SO/ACs with a view to outlining a clear process towards re-start of
the SSR2 Review Team. Specifically, within the SO/ACs we are reviewing the
current skills matrix and membership and taking steps to further develop
the membership team, in particular where skills gaps may be present. This
is an area where we feel the SO/ACs can proactively lead, given that it has
been our role from the start to establish the membership of the group.

We appreciate that one of the "expected outcomes" of our meeting with you
on January 8th was the offer of "any particular help from Board or Org".
After further discussion, we wish to request the support of the OEC/SSR2
Board Caucus Group for the involvement of an external facilitator to assist
the members of the SSR2 RT in resolving issues of scope, membership, and
other issues as raised by the RT members. We believe that an external
facilitator would help the group to coalesce around common goals, establish
leadership for the work ahead, and transition ASAP to a normal working
capacity. The primary aim of the external facilitator would be to
facilitate this transition process, with a view to winding facilitation
down when RT members and leaders consider that issues are satisfactorily
resolved to continue their work.

While conscious of the FY19 budget constraints, we believe that the
concerns raised by the Board as to the RT's success and the profile and
importance of the SSR2 as the first post-IANA transition review amply
justify the resource expenditure.

We are likewise conscious of the value of SSR2-RT returning to normal
status as soon as possible, so consider this request to be our top priority
in these final weeks before ICANN61 in San Juan. We are prepared to discuss
the matter in San Juan but hope that a decision can be taken prior to the
end of ICANN61 to enable a timely progression to next steps.

On behalf of the SO/AC Chairs,

Heather Forrest
GNSO Chair





On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:27 AM, Khaled Koubaa wrote:

> Dear SO/AC Chairs,
>
>
> Thank you for the work and attention you have focused on the SSR2 Review.
> Following on from the last conversation between you and our committee on 8
> January 2018, we understand that your respective organizations are
> continuing the work toward restarting SSR2.
>
>
> We acknowledge the recent letter
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-council-to-so-ac-leaders-06feb18-en.pdf> from
> the GNSO Council with their input on the current status and next steps of
> SSR2 Review.
>
>
> We would appreciate an update on your collective progress and emphasize
> that the OEC, the Board and ICANN org stand ready to support your efforts.
>
>
> We thought it would be useful to take the opportunity to meet face to face
> in San Juan to discuss updates on next steps and developments towards
> un-pausing the review. If you agree, we can facilitate this meeting with
> you, the OEC and the SSR2 Board Caucus Group.
>
>
> Thank you for your dedicated work in moving this review forward and
> enhancing the effectiveness and impact of specific reviews.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Khaled Koubaa
>
>
> Chair of the OEC
>
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> Khaled KOUBAA / خالد قوبعة
> Board Director
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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