Hi Robin,

thanks for this summary. definitely a tight timeline !
I can confirm that we are going to have webinar and also using the next
NCSG call, just finding the appropriate date/time.

Best Regards,

Rafik

2015-04-09 3:32 GMT+09:00 Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]>:

> Greetings NCSG'ers:
>
> ICANN has released a new timeline for the CCWG Accountability work (and
> also CWG IANA work) attached to this email and available on this wiki:
>
> https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Drafts+for+CCWG-Accountability
>
> In sum, the current plan is to have our initial outline of recommendations
> for accountability reforms in Work Stream 1 by 20 April to go out for
> public comment.  Work Stream 1 are those accountability reforms which must
> be implemented or committed to before the NTIA stewardship transition can
> occur.  The Work Stream 1 issues are community empowerment, reforming the
> Independent Review Panel and Reconsideration Request Processes, recalling
> board members, translating parts of the AOC into ICANN's bylaws, a "golden
> bylaw" to limit ICANN's mission creep, revising ICANN's mission and core
> values in line with AOC.
>
> Probably the thorniest of the WS1 issues is the "community empowerment"
> goal.  The various proposals for this goal include turning ICANN into a
> membership organization, tweeking its existing status by empowering the
> SO/ACs through bylaws revisions, a proposal for a "community veto" on key
> board decisions, creation of a "community council" or a permanent CCWG on
> accountability, etc.  These are big complex issues and we will need to make
> a recommendation that goes out for public comment on 20 April.   I believe
> Rafik is in the process of organizing an NCSG webinar on this subject and
> we can also discuss the issue on Tuesday's NCSG monthly call.
>
> At the Buenos Aires ICANN meeting in June, there will be much discussion
> of these proposals and refinements of the initial recommendations based
> upon the feedback of the first comment period and the engagement sessions
> in BA.  There will be a second comment period in July to hammer out the
> details of whichever mechanisms are ultimately selected for adoption by the
> CCWG.  ICANN's timeline says Comment Period 2 is "if needed" but of course
> these issues are of such significance and we are undertaking such sweeping
> reforms that a continued dialogue with the community is mandatory and will
> be needed.
>
> And then 9 August is when we are planning to submit the final
> recommendations to the SO's and AC's for their approval, who have 21 days
> to approve them (has GAC ever approved of anything in 21 days?); and then
> they go to the ICANN Board of Directors for approval on 30 August (assuming
> everybody approved everything).  Then we also start work on Work Stream 2
> accountability reforms, which are all the other accountability reforms that
> didn't have to be committed to before ICANN can be cut loose from the NTIA.
>
> I'd very much appreciate hearing NCSG members' thoughts on these proposed
> reforms in the coming days.
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
>
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