[Reviewsccg] Fwd: Announcement posted FYI

Sat Nov 8 19:48:42 EET 2025

Hi all,

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"):

https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/376406065/Background+Materials

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 ATRT3
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/atrt3-report-29may20-en.pdf>
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.

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.

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.

Cordially,

*Pedro de Perdigão Lana*
Lawyer <https://www.nic.br/>, GEDAI/UFPR <https://www.gedai.com.br/>
Researcher
PhD Candidate (UFPR), LLM in Business Law (UCoimbra)
Coordination/Board/EC @ ISOC Brazil <https://www.isoc.org.br/>, NCUC
<https://www.ncuc.org/> & NCSG
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Home>(ICANN) and CC
Brazil <https://br.creativecommons.net/>.
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Em qui., 6 de nov. de 2025 às 20:05, Pedro de Perdigão Lana <
pedrodeperdigaolana at gmail.com> escreveu:

> Hi all!
>
> Forwarding:
>
>
> https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/advancing-the-icann-reviews-conversation-join-the-cross-community-group-webinars-06-11-2025-en
>
> Advancing the ICANN Reviews Conversation: Join the Cross Community Group
> Webinars
> *6 November 2025*
> ------------------------------
>
> The Review of Reviews Cross Community Group
> <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview> (CCG)
> invites the community to continue the conversations about ICANN Reviews
> during webinars on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. To accommodate participants
> in multiple time zones, the CCG will host two 90-minute sessions.
>
> Data-gathering is important to the CCG's fact-finding phase. Participants
> are invited to share their views on the successes and challenges of past
> reviews (e.g., topics, structure, time frames, and recommendations). Input
> on how to shape a refreshed review system will also be welcome.
>
> All community members – including those new to ICANN Reviews – are
> encouraged to attend by registering for one, or both, of the sessions:
>
>    - Tuesday, 18 November, at 06:00 UTC
>    <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/bC9whfQ9RxGsGJJxOHjLkg>
>    - Tuesday, 18 November, at 18:00 UTC
>    <https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/RM3JPStlQWmdQAbBWISLhg>
>
> In the meantime, please consider:
>
>    - Becoming a Reviews CCG observer
>    <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/464355519/Observers>
>    .
>    - Following the Reviews CCG's work on its community workspace
>    <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=359105299>
>    .
>    - Providing input
>    <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Provide+Input>
>     on the Reviews CCG's work or pre-submitting questions
>    <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/519831669/Provide+Input>
>     for the sessions.
>
> Background
>
> In May 2025, the ICANN Board approved a set of resolutions
> <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-19-05-2025-en>
>  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.
>
> On 5 September 2025, the Board approved
> <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>
>  a charter submitted by the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory
> Committees (ACs).
>
> 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.
>
> More information about the Review of Reviews and the CCG can be found on
> its community workspace
> <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/overview?homepageId=359105299>
> .
>
> 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:
> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S_fC9fDlRJIQmhRhXaFs4M5Xzi05PvK5/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1.
> You can then listen to the recording of the Review of Reviews Cross
> Community Group that debated those slides:
> https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDOR/pages/475856910/Tuesday+4+November+2025+1400+UTC
>
> Cordially,
>
> *Pedro de Perdigão Lana*
> Lawyer <https://www.nic.br/>, GEDAI/UFPR <https://www.gedai.com.br/>
> Researcher
> PhD Candidate (UFPR), LLM in Business Law (UCoimbra)
> Coordination/Board/EC @ ISOC Brazil <https://www.isoc.org.br/>, NCUC
> <https://www.ncuc.org/> & NCSG
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Home>(ICANN) and CC
> Brazil <https://br.creativecommons.net/>.
> This message is restricted to the sender and recipient(s). If received by
> mistake, please reply informing it.
>
>
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