<div dir="auto"><div>Thanks for sharing, Julf.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Considering that the letter talks of SO/AC selection, is it your understanding therefore that it will be GNSO putting the call out? </div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Warmly, <br>Tomslin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 3 May 2024, 01:11 Johan Helsingius via NCSG-EC, <<a href="mailto:ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
<br>
<br>
-------- Forwarded Message --------<br>
Subject: [GNSO-SG-C-Leadership] Pilot Holistic Review - Call for <br>
Volunteers and Preliminary Steps<br>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 12:59:13 +0000<br>
From: Larisa Gurnick via GNSO-SG-C-Leadership <br>
<<a href="mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org</a>><br>
Reply-To: Larisa Gurnick <<a href="mailto:larisa.gurnick@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">larisa.gurnick@icann.org</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:soac-leadership@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">soac-leadership@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:soac-leadership@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">soac-leadership@icann.org</a>><br>
CC: <a href="mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org</a>>, <br>
<a href="mailto:Team-leaders@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Team-leaders@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:Team-leaders@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Team-leaders@icann.org</a>>, Theresa Swinehart <br>
<<a href="mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">theresa.swinehart@icann.org</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Dear SO/AC Chairs,<br>
<br>
In response to the action taken by the Board to initiate the Pilot <br>
Holistic Review on 29 April <br>
<<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-29-04-2024-en#section1.a" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-29-04-2024-en#section1.a</a>>, <br>
we would like to bring to your attention the upcoming Call for <br>
Volunteers for the Pilot Holistic Review (PHR) Team, scheduled for 23 <br>
May – 19 June 2024. The Call for Volunteers launches the application <br>
phase, followed by the nomination and selection phase.<br>
<br>
Through its action, the Board requested “that the Supporting <br>
Organizations and Advisory Committees shall assemble a Pilot Holistic <br>
Review Team following the process stipulated at Article 4.6, Section (a) <br>
of the ICANN Bylaws and follow the Operating Standards for Specific <br>
Reviews...”<br>
<br>
As Chairs of your respective SOs and ACs, you play an important role in <br>
the review team nomination and selection process. ICANN Bylaws <br>
<<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4</a>> <br>
stipulate that “The chairs of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory <br>
Committees participating in the applicable review shall select a group <br>
of up to 21 review team members from among the prospective members <br>
nominated by the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, <br>
balanced for diversity and skill.” Further details on the nomination <br>
process will be shared via Policy support staff.<br>
<br>
We developed the timeline below to commence the PHR Team’s work in <br>
September 2024, considering the upcoming ICANN meeting and the August <br>
holiday impacting some of you. Please let us know if you have any <br>
concerns with the timeline or identified skills and expertise outlined <br>
below**by*17 MAY 2024*.<br>
<br>
Please share this upcoming opportunity amongst your community and <br>
encourage qualified candidates to apply when the Call for Volunteers is <br>
announced, and the application period opens. For more information about <br>
the Pilot Holistic Review, including its Board approved Terms of <br>
Reference, visit the pilot’s wiki page here <br>
<<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Cgx1Cw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/Cgx1Cw</a>>.<br>
<br>
Thank you for your support of this important work. Please feel free to <br>
contact me directly or my team at <a href="mailto:reviews@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">reviews@icann.org</a> <br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:reviews@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">reviews@icann.org</a>>if you have any questions.<br>
<br>
/Larisa Gurnick/<br>
<br>
/VP, Reviews Support & Accountability/<br>
<br>
/Global Domains and Strategy/<br>
<br>
*Steps and Timeline*<br>
<br>
We developed an estimated timeline for the nomination and selection of <br>
volunteers to serve on the Pilot Holistic Review. This timeline is <br>
designed to provide sufficient time for each SO/AC to follow its <br>
internal nomination process and for the Chairs of all the participating <br>
SO/ACs to complete the selection process to start the review process in <br>
September 2024. Please find the steps, estimated dates and durations below:<br>
<br>
*Steps*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Start Date*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*End Date*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Duration*<br>
<br>
*Call for Volunteers - *window for applications to be submitted**<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*23 May 2024*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*19 June*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*4 weeks*<br>
<br>
SO/AC’s review list of applicants and determine their respective nominations<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
20 June<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2 August<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
6 weeks<br>
<br>
*ICANN org posts a list of all SO/AC nominated applicants on the PHR <br>
wiki and produces a skill and diversity analysis of nominated candidates*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*5 August*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*9 August*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*5 days*<br>
<br>
SO/AC Chairs select Review Team members and identify review leadership <br>
from list of nominated applicants<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
12 August<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
6 September<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
4 weeks<br>
<br>
SO/AC Chairs inform ICANN of selected Review Team members.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
9 September<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
9 September<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Review Team members are announced publicly*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*13 September*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*13 September 2024*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Skills and Expertise *<br>
<br>
For this important review, ICANN is seeking volunteers that represent <br>
different parts of the ICANN community and are geographically and <br>
experientially diverse. These volunteers will participate in the <br>
development of methodologies and guidelines for future Holistic Reviews. <br>
The following skills and expertise needed were identified based on the <br>
community-supported and Board-approved Terms of Reference <br>
<<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/PHR/PHR+Home?preview=/329220199/330072289/PHR%20ToR_29%20April%202024.docx.pdf" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/PHR/PHR+Home?preview=/329220199/330072289/PHR%20ToR_29%20April%202024.docx.pdf</a>>:<br>
<br>
* Performance assessment and audits of organizational effectiveness<br>
and governance<br>
<br>
* Development of methodologies and guidelines for process improvement<br>
and measurement<br>
* Data analysis informing fact-based findings and recommendations<br>
* Familiarity with ICANN Reviews, and ICANN structures<br>
* Knowledge of recognized frameworks for organizational excellence<br>
* Principles of accountability applicable to organizations broadly<br>
similar to ICANN<br>
<br>
In addition to the above skills and expertise, all selected review team <br>
members are expected to actively participate for the duration of the <br>
review, anticipated to start in September 2024 and last for up to 14 months.<br>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
NCSG-EC mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:NCSG-EC@lists.ncsg.is" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">NCSG-EC@lists.ncsg.is</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-ec" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-ec</a><br>
</blockquote></div>