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. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community >> >> >> > > > > -- Matthew Shears Director - Global Internet Policy and Human Rights Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) [log in to unmask] + 44 771 247 2987