Latest in a stream of messages regarding the upcoming meetings, folks.
Stephanie Perrin
Subject: | [council] FW: [CCWG-ACCT] [Blog] Launching Work Stream 2 in Helsinki |
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Date: | Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:32:25 +0000 |
From: | James M. Bladel <[log in to unmask]> |
To: | GNSO Council List <[log in to unmask]> |
It has
been a momentous month for the ICANN community. On
behalf of the Cross Community Working Group on
Enhancing ICANN Accountability
(CCWG-Accountability), we welcome the U.S.
Government report that our
recommendations meet their requirements. We are
actively engaged in the prep work needed for a timely
implementation of these new accountability mechanisms
into ICANN’s
ecosystem.
Looking
ahead, our ongoing work to advance ICANN’s
accountability is not complete. The
CCWG-Accountability identified nine additional areas
where community, staff and Board accountability can be
improved. These target areas, recognized as Work
Stream 2, are outlined in Recommendation
#12 of
the Work Stream 1 Report.
To
launch Work Stream 2, the CCWG-Accountability will be
holding a full-day face-to-face meeting in Helsinki on
the Sunday before ICANN56 (26 June 2016). All Work
Stream 2 topics will be
covered during the session. The full agenda can be
found here.
The
topics that will be discussed are:
·
Additional
transparency considerations
·
Diversity
across ICANN
·
Clarifying
the lines of accountability for ICANN staff
·
A work
plan to enhance accountability of Supporting
Organizations and Advisory
Committees
·
A
Framework of Interpretation on respecting human rights
within ICANN’s
limited mission and scope
·
Expanding
the list of jurisdictions identified in ICANN’s
contracts, for purposes of resolving contractual
disputes [1]
·
Role and
function of the Ombudsman
·
Guidelines
for good faith conduct in ICANN Board member
removal discussions
·
Engagement
process between a complainant and ICANN prior to an
Independent Review Process
We
encourage all members, participants and interested
observers that are not attending ICANN56 to follow
along with our discussions via our Adobe
Room. In addition, we will be
circulating notes on each of the topics to the publicly
archived CCWG-Accountability
mailing list to serve as the base of our discussions
moving forward.
If you
are interested in debating these Work Stream 2 topics
and want to become a participant or observer of the
CCWG-Accountability, please send an email to [log in to unmask].
For
those of you who will be joining us in Helsinki, safe
travels and we look forward to seeing you soon!
CCWG-Accountability
co-Chairs,
Thomas
Rickert, León Sanchez, Mathieu Weill
[1] ICANN's
jurisdiction, place of incorporation and headquarters
location are not within the scope of Work Stream 2
deliberations.