Hi NCSG,

15th April is not too far away and we still need volunteers for this. I am
sure NCSG has significant opinions about this proposed bylaws amendment
that it would like to provide to the Board.

Warmly,
Tomslin

On Mon, 4 Mar 2024, 03:47 Tomslin Samme-Nlar, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> Dear members,
>
> As you are aware, part of Recommendation #7 from the  the CCWG-AP final
> report stated that ICANN’s existing accountability mechanisms – the
> Independent Review Process (IRP) or the Reconsideration Process – could not
> be used to challenge decisions made by the Independent Applications
> Assessment Panel on individual applications within the Grant Program.
>
> At ICANN78 (Hamburg), the Board decided that it will direct ICANN org to
> use the contractual terms and conditions required to apply for the Grant
> Program to obtain applicant agreement that they cannot use ICANN’s
> accountability mechanisms to challenge any individual decision taken on
> their application within the ICANN Grant Program. Many in the community
> were unhappy with this approach the board decided to take and a Request for
> Reconsideration (RfR) was even sent by the IPC to the board.
>
> In this proposal that is open for public comment, the Board is proposing
> Bylaws Updates to Limit Access to Accountability Mechanisms whenever the
> community asks for such limitations. We are seeking volunteers who can
> review this proposal and assess/comment on behalf of NCSG. Let me know if
> you'd like to volunteer.
>
> Deadline to submit the comment is 15 April 2024 but we expect the draft
> about 2 weeks before then. You can find more information here:
> https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-bylaws-updates-to-limit-access-to-accountability-mechanisms-27-02-2024
>
> I have created a draft Google doc for the comment here:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fxmm1UyotTz1MDr66qUE0Xlh60b_3e3jZ0Z4UnO-79I/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Warmly,
> Tomslin
>
>