Update on ICANN Accountability Work - CCWG - Work Stream 1 Recommendations - Look for 4 May Report

[Arthur Gwagwa]

Thanks  Robin.  Apologies  yesterday  I failed to  join the  meeting. I
constantly  failed to  connect  live  to the  meeting - must have been
technical issues.
On 24 Apr 2015 21:45, "Robin Gross" <robin at ipjustice.org> wrote:

> We just wrapped-up the intensive meetings this week of the ICANN Cross
> Community Accountability Working Group (CCWG) in preparation for finalizing
> our report for "work stream 1" or accountability measures that must be in
> place before the IANA stewardship transition can occur.  The CCWG has
> reached general agreement on the main issues and recommendations in the
> report, however, the text will be finalized over the next week.  The final
> report is now planned to be published on 4 May for a 30 day comment
> period.  Then we'll take stock of public comments and come into Buenos
> Aires in June ready to engage with the community on the report and receive
> additional feedback.  A revised version of the final recommendations will
> be published and out for public comment in July.   Then the final report
> and recommendations out for approval by the SO's, AC's and the Board in
> August-September.
>
> It is anticipated that the 4 May CCWG recommendations to out for public
> comment will include the following accountability reforms:
>
> - Reform of the Independent Review Panel Process
> - Reform of the Request for Reconsideration Process
> - Embodying key aspects of Affirmation of Commitments and ATRT report into
> ICANN bylaws
> - Creating "fundamental bylaws" to prevent ICANN mission creep
> - Removing individual board directors and the entire board en masse
> - "Community empowerment", which generally means re-organizing ICANN's
> corporate governance structure as either a "true membership" corporation or
> an empowered "designator" model of corporate governance to provide the
> participants in the ICANN community more power on decisions about ICANN's
> budget, strategic plan, and bylaws.  This last specific "community
> empowerment" mechanism remains uncertain and in the most contention and in
> need of community (and wider) feedback in the coming weeks.
>
> In the meantime, we'll also get started on accountability reforms slated
> for "work stream 2" and looking for input on items to add to Workstream 2.
> Right now, we've got in WS2: reform of the Document Information Disclosure
> Policy (DIDP) and instituting a culture of transparency at ICANN, looking
> at ICANN's "whistle-blower" policy, building mechanisms to incorporate the
> community's concerns into the budget and strategic plan's development prior
> to its ultimate adoption, and diversity concerns.  What else should be?
>
> Comments, feedback, questions, concerns, suggestions on any or all of this
> are welcome!
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
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