<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>As a follow-up, the following report was made to inform the Review of Reviews Cross Community Group on the current status of ICANN Organizational reviews, providing a useful overview to understand why a "Review of Reviews" was deemed necessary. I personally think the material is succinct and very informative. Here it is (go for the November 7th option, "Information on ICANN Organizational Reviews"):</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/376406065/Background+Materials">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/376406065/Background+Materials</a></div><div><br></div><div>I note, however, that the report does not aim to inform about the recommendations that came from previous reviews, nor to detail the significant issues pointed out by <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/atrt3-report-29may20-en.pdf">ATRT3</a> about the reviews that needed to be addressed. It does indicate (although superficially, but with links to sources for more info) why the process was transformed into the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP), and the logic behind postponing organizational reviews until the first cycle of CIP is finished. </div><div><br></div><div>Most of this kind of information, but regarding Specific Reviews, including expenditures, reasoning of approval or rejection of recommendations by the Board, and much more, can be seen on the October 7th file (Information on ICANN Specific Reviews (V2)) of the same link.</div><div><br></div><div>I believe that reading these 3 materials and watching the recording of the RoR CCG last meeting (+slides), most people will be able to understand at least the basis of what's going on with this (very) complex process.</div><div><br></div><div>Cordially,</div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><b>Pedro de Perdigão Lana</b><br></font></font></span><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.nic.br/" target="_blank">Lawyer</a>, </font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.gedai.com.br/" target="_blank">GEDAI/UFPR</a> Researcher</font></font></span></font></font></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2">PhD Candidate (UFPR), LLM in Business Law (UCoimbra)</font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2">Coordination/Board/EC @</font></font></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.isoc.org.br/" target="_blank">ISOC Brazil</a>,</span><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="1"><font size="2"> </font></font><font size="2"><a href="https://www.ncuc.org/" target="_blank">NCUC</a> & <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Home" target="_blank">NCSG </a>(ICANN) and </font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://br.creativecommons.net/" target="_blank">CC Brazil</a></font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">.</span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><br></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></div><div><font size="1"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif">This message is restricted to the sender and recipient(s). If received by mistake, please reply informing it.</span></font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em qui., 6 de nov. de 2025 às 20:05, Pedro de Perdigão Lana <<a href="mailto:pedrodeperdigaolana@gmail.com">pedrodeperdigaolana@gmail.com</a>> escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid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k on its<span> </span><a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=359105299" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">community workspace</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.3125rem 0px 0.3125rem 2rem;font-size:inherit;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.5rem"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif">Providing<span> </span><a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Provide+Input" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">input</span></a><span> </span>on the Reviews CCG's work or<span> </span><a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Provide+Input" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">pre-submitting questions</span></a><span> </span>for the sessions.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><h3 style="margin:1.5rem;font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Background<u></u><u></u></span></h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In May 2025, the ICANN Board approved a set of<span> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-19-05-2025-en" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">resolutions</span></a><span> </span>calling for a community dialogue to design a review program that is fit for the intended purposes of enhancing ICANN's accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. These decisions followed discussions in which the Board and community identified the need to take a fresh approach to reviews.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">On 5 September 2025, the Board<span> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/secretarys-notice-secretarys-notice-of-the-icann-board-action-without-a-meeting-05-09-2025-en" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">approved</span></a><span> </span>a charter submitted by the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The Review of Reviews CCG, which began its work in September 2025, is a collaborative effort that brings together ICANN SOs, ACs, ICANN Board members, and the ICANN organization to manage a fundamental evaluation of the reviews set out in the ICANN Bylaws, as a whole system, including their implementation, and propose a refreshed system of reviews.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">More information about the Review of Reviews and the CCG can be found on its<span> </span><a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=359105299" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(4,123,193)">community workspace</span></a>.</span></p></div></div></blockquote></div>If you have to focus on just one material right now, I would choose the summary of contributions made by the ICANN community during ICANN84: <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S_fC9fDlRJIQmhRhXaFs4M5Xzi05PvK5/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S_fC9fDlRJIQmhRhXaFs4M5Xzi05PvK5/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1</a>. You can then listen to the recording of the Review of Reviews Cross Community Group that debated those slides: <a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/475856910/Tuesday+4+November+2025+1400+UTC" target="_blank">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/475856910/Tuesday+4+November+2025+1400+UTC</a></div><div><br></div><div>Cordially,<div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><b>Pedro de Perdigão Lana</b><br></font></font></span><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><font size="1"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.nic.br/" target="_blank">Lawyer</a>, </font></font></span><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><fo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