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 > >