"Frequently Asked Questions" about ICANN's accountability plan that ICAN left off its list.

Q1. How does the org plan to handle the inherent conflict of interest with it developing its own plan?

Q2.  Why wasn't community involved in the drafting of the staff plan?

Q3.  Why didn't staff invite proposals from the community?

Q4.  Why is there no public comment period on staff's plan?

Q5.  What is the rationale for so many non-stakeholder decision makers on the coordination committee?

Q6.  How does the org plan to handle the conflict of interest that board members, lawyers, senior staff, and other decision makers have to rigorously pursue reform given their legal obligations to protect the organization?


On Aug 23, 2014, at 6:30 AM, Avri Doria wrote:

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> Subject: 	[liaison6c] Have Questions About the ICANN Accountability Process?
> Date: 	Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:21:06 +0000
> From: 	Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]>
> To: 	liaison6c <[log in to unmask]>
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> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-22-en
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>  Have Questions About the ICANN Accountability Process?
> 
> On 14 August ICANN posted the /Enhancing ICANN Accountability and
> Governance: Process and Next Steps/
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-08-14-en>. Since
> posting, we've received some questions that are compiled here together
> with items perhaps useful to be addressed for the community. These
> Frequently Asked Questions
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014-08-22-en>(FAQ)
> are to assist in your understanding of this process and of the ways you
> can participate, and will be updated to be responsive to community
> questions during the process. The FAQs and other process resources also
> can be found on a new Community Wiki space
> <https://community.icann.org/category/accountability>.
> 
> The Accountability Process ICANN has launched is critical to the
> successful transition of the IANA Functions Stewardship from the US
> Government to the Internet's multistakeholder community. All of us who
> are part of the ICANN community are responsibility for our
> accountability – for assessing the mechanisms – what works and what
> needs to be improved. It's important that you contribute. We hope you do.
> 
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> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
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