Likewise.
Thanks. Matthew
On 11/9/2014 8:29 PM, joy wrote:
> Thanks Avri and all
> I am also willing to be considered for this group if needed.
> Cheers
> Joy Liddicoat
>
> On 7/11/2014 8:52 p.m., Avri Doria wrote:
> >
>> Note: the text of the charter should be same as the one I sent the
>> group last week.
>>
>> Another note: the issue of greater representation for the
>> Constituencies of the CwG has come up again in the council. I
>> pointed out that in this case there were neither discussions nor
>> history of an ad-hoc group having had greater CSG representation and
>> thus no notion of it being grandmothered in.
>>
>> This charter is up for a vote next week. NCSG should start selecting
>> its member for the group.* The group will be as open to
>> particIpation as in cwg-stewardship, except that this charter calls
>> them participants. Each CWG learns from the experiences of the
>> previous. (In the ordering and learning, CWG-Internet came before
>> CWG-Stewarship, it is just that is languished on the GNSO Council
>> schedule a very long time, so it was voted on later.)
>>
>> avri
>>
>> * the PC is currently trying to get its organizational act together,
>> with our past-Chair no longer being a member of the PC, and not
>> having elected a new one yet. According to our charter, as I read
>> it, it will need to choose a member from among those who put their
>> names forward or have their names put forward. So those who want to
>> put the intensive amount of work for the next year or more that may
>> be required to be the member of this CWG, should consider the task.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 06-Nov-14 15:07, Robin Gross wrote:
>> > fyi
>>
>> > Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> >> From: Grace Abuhamad <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Subject: [Cross-Community] Proposed Charter for Accountability CCWG
>> >> Date: November 6, 2014 12:57:01 PM PST
>> >> To: "[log in to unmask]"
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>
>> >> To view the original announcement, see here:
>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-05-en
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Proposed Charter for Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross
>> Community Working Group (CCWG) Submitted for Consideration
>> >>
>> >> On 3 November 2014, the Drafting Team that was formed by the ICANN
>> community to develop a charter for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability
>> Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) distributed a charter for
>> adoption by chartering organizations. The charter includes, among
>> other things, a problem statement, goals & objectives, scope, and
>> proposed areas for work. The CCWG is expected to organize its
>> activities in two Work Streams, consistent with the Revised Enhancing
>> ICANN Accountability Process:
>> >>
>> >>> Work Stream 1: focused on mechanisms enhancing ICANN
>> accountability that must be in place or committed to within the time
>> frame of the IANA Stewardship Transition; and
>> >>> Work Stream 2: focused on addressing accountability topics for
>> which a timeline for developing solutions and full implementation may
>> extend beyond the IANA Stewardship Transition.
>> >>>
>> >> Next Steps
>> >> Each ICANN Supporting Organization (SO) and Advisory Committee
>> (AC) is expected to consider the proposed charter during its upcoming
>> November meeting(s). Following the adoption of the charter,
>> chartering organizations are expected to identify their
>> representative members to serve on the CCWG (each chartering
>> organization will appoint a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 members
>> to the CCWG). In addition, a call for volunteers to join the CCWG
>> will be launched, so that anyone interested in this effort may join
>> and participate. The CCWG is expected to commence its deliberations
>> in late November or early December.
>> >>
>> >> All members of the group formerly known as the "Cross Community
>> Group" will be added to the CCWG as participants, unless some are
>> appointed by chartering organizations to serve as members or decide
>> not to join this effort.
>> >>
>> >> Drafting Team Background
>> >> Considering the short timeframe ahead and the relation of part of
>> the Accountability work to the IANAStewardship Transition process,
>> the Drafting Team worked on an expedited basis to develop the
>> charter. The publication date was identified to align with the
>> November meetings of ICANN's SOs and ACs, to allow for the question
>> of CCWG charter adoption to be discussed. For details of each of the
>> Drafting Team's meetings, including interim draft versions of the
>> charter, please see here.
>> >>
>> >> The Drafting Team was formed following the ICANN51 meeting and
>> includes members appointed by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC),
>> Address Supporting Organization (ASO), Country Code Supporting
>> Organization (ccNSO), Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and
>> Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO).1 In addition, one
>> representative from outside the ICANN SO/ACstructure joined the
>> Drafting Team to ensure that the charter defined an inclusive process
>> for the broader community. For a full list of Drafting Team members,
>> please see here.
>> >>
>> >> Additional Information
>> >> The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
>> (NTIA) has requested that ICANN"convene a multistakeholder process to
>> develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role"
>> with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management.
>> In making its announcement, the NTIA specified that the transition
>> proposal must have broad community support and meet the following
>> principles:
>> >>
>> >> Support and enhance the multistakeholder model
>> >> Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS
>> >> Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and
>> partners of the IANA services
>> >> Maintain the openness of the Internet.
>> >> NTIA also specified that it would not accept a proposal that
>> replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an intergovernmental
>> organization solution.
>> >>
>> >> During discussions around the transition process, the community
>> raised the broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's
>> accountability. The Enhancing ICANN Accountability process was
>> finalized and posted on 10 October 2014, and can be found here. The
>> scope of the Enhancing ICANNAccountability process is defined as
>> ensuring that ICANN remains accountable in the absence of its
>> historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government and the
>> perceived backstop with regard toICANN's organization-wide
>> accountability provided by that role, such as the renewal process of
>> theIANA functions contract. It calls for an examination, from an
>> organizational perspective, of how ICANN's broader accountability
>> mechanisms should be strengthened to address the absence of its
>> historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government,
>> including looking at strengthening existing accountability mechanisms
>> (e.g., the ICANN Bylaws and the Affirmation of Commitments).
>> >>
>> >> Links to additional information:
>> >> Proposed Charter [DOC, 67 KB]
>> >>
>> >> Drafting Team Wiki
>> >>
>> >> Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
>> >>
>> >> For further information, please contact
>> [log in to unmask]
>> >>
>> >> 1 RSSAC and SSAC were invited to participate in the Drafting Team,
>> but were unable to join the effort.
>> >>
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