[NCSG-EC] Fwd: [GNSO-SG-C-Leadership] Pilot Holistic Review - Call for Volunteers and Preliminary Steps

Johan Helsingius julf at Julf.com
Sat May 4 17:30:29 EEST 2024


Not sure if it will be GNSO, or if there will be a general call.

	Julf


On 04/05/2024 10:13, Tomslin Samme-Nlar wrote:
> Thanks for sharing, Julf.
> 
> Considering that the letter talks of SO/AC selection, is it your 
> understanding therefore that it will be GNSO putting the call out?
> 
> Warmly,
> Tomslin
> 
> On Fri, 3 May 2024, 01:11 Johan Helsingius via NCSG-EC, 
> <ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is <mailto:ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>     Subject:        [GNSO-SG-C-Leadership] Pilot Holistic Review - Call for
>     Volunteers and Preliminary Steps
>     Date:   Thu, 2 May 2024 12:59:13 +0000
>     From:   Larisa Gurnick via GNSO-SG-C-Leadership
>     <gnso-sg-c-leadership at icann.org <mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership at icann.org>>
>     Reply-To:       Larisa Gurnick <larisa.gurnick at icann.org
>     <mailto:larisa.gurnick at icann.org>>
>     To: soac-leadership at icann.org <mailto:soac-leadership at icann.org>
>     <soac-leadership at icann.org <mailto:soac-leadership at icann.org>>
>     CC: gnso-sg-c-leadership at icann.org
>     <mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership at icann.org>
>     <gnso-sg-c-leadership at icann.org
>     <mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership at icann.org>>,
>     Team-leaders at icann.org <mailto:Team-leaders at icann.org>
>     <Team-leaders at icann.org <mailto:Team-leaders at icann.org>>, Theresa
>     Swinehart
>     <theresa.swinehart at icann.org <mailto:theresa.swinehart at icann.org>>
> 
> 
> 
>     Dear SO/AC Chairs,
> 
>     In response to the action taken by the Board to initiate the Pilot
>     Holistic Review on 29 April
>     <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-29-04-2024-en#section1.a <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-29-04-2024-en#section1.a>>,
>     we would like to bring to your attention the upcoming Call for
>     Volunteers for the Pilot Holistic Review (PHR) Team, scheduled for 23
>     May  – 19 June 2024. The Call for Volunteers launches the application
>     phase, followed by the nomination and selection phase.
> 
>     Through its action, the Board requested “that the Supporting
>     Organizations and Advisory Committees shall assemble a Pilot Holistic
>     Review Team following the process stipulated at Article 4.6, Section
>     (a)
>     of the ICANN Bylaws and follow the Operating Standards for Specific
>     Reviews...”
> 
>     As Chairs of your respective SOs and ACs, you play an important role in
>     the review team nomination and selection process. ICANN Bylaws
>     <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4 <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4>>
>     stipulate that “The chairs of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory
>     Committees participating in the applicable review shall select a group
>     of up to 21 review team members from among the prospective members
>     nominated by the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees,
>     balanced for diversity and skill.” Further details on the nomination
>     process will be shared via Policy support staff.
> 
>     We developed the timeline below to commence the PHR Team’s work in
>     September 2024, considering the upcoming ICANN meeting and the August
>     holiday impacting some of you. Please let us know if you have any
>     concerns with the timeline or identified skills and expertise outlined
>     below**by*17 MAY 2024*.
> 
>     Please share this upcoming opportunity amongst your community and
>     encourage qualified candidates to apply when the Call for Volunteers is
>     announced, and the application period opens. For more information about
>     the Pilot Holistic Review, including its Board approved Terms of
>     Reference, visit the pilot’s wiki page here
>     <https://community.icann.org/x/Cgx1Cw
>     <https://community.icann.org/x/Cgx1Cw>>.
> 
>     Thank you for your support of this important work. Please feel free to
>     contact me directly or my team at reviews at icann.org
>     <mailto:reviews at icann.org>
>     <mailto:reviews at icann.org <mailto:reviews at icann.org>>if you have any
>     questions.
> 
>     /Larisa Gurnick/
> 
>     /VP, Reviews Support & Accountability/
> 
>     /Global Domains and Strategy/
> 
>     *Steps and Timeline*
> 
>     We developed an estimated timeline for the nomination and selection of
>     volunteers to serve on the Pilot Holistic Review. This timeline is
>     designed to provide sufficient time for each SO/AC to follow its
>     internal nomination process and for the Chairs of all the participating
>     SO/ACs to complete the selection process to start the review process in
>     September 2024. Please find the steps, estimated dates and durations
>     below:
> 
>     *Steps*
> 
> 
> 
>     *Start Date*
> 
> 
> 
>     *End Date*
> 
> 
> 
>     *Duration*
> 
>     *Call for Volunteers - *window for applications to be submitted**
> 
> 
> 
>     *23 May 2024*
> 
> 
> 
>     *19 June*
> 
> 
> 
>     *4 weeks*
> 
>     SO/AC’s review list of applicants and determine their respective
>     nominations
> 
> 
> 
>     20 June
> 
> 
> 
>     2 August
> 
> 
> 
>     6 weeks
> 
>     *ICANN org posts a list of all SO/AC nominated applicants on the PHR
>     wiki and produces a skill and diversity analysis of nominated
>     candidates*
> 
> 
> 
>     *5 August*
> 
> 
> 
>     *9 August*
> 
> 
> 
>     *5 days*
> 
>     SO/AC Chairs select Review Team members and identify review leadership
>     from list of nominated applicants
> 
> 
> 
>     12 August
> 
> 
> 
>     6 September
> 
> 
> 
>     4 weeks
> 
>     SO/AC Chairs inform ICANN of selected Review Team members.
> 
> 
> 
>     9 September
> 
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> 
>     9 September
> 
> 
> 
>     *Review Team members are announced publicly*
> 
> 
> 
>     *13 September*
> 
> 
> 
>     *13 September 2024*
> 
> 
> 
>     *Skills and Expertise *
> 
>     For this important review, ICANN is seeking volunteers that represent
>     different parts of the ICANN community and are geographically and
>     experientially diverse. These volunteers will participate in the
>     development of methodologies and guidelines for future Holistic
>     Reviews.
>     The following skills and expertise needed were identified based on the
>     community-supported and Board-approved Terms of Reference
>     <https://community.icann.org/display/PHR/PHR+Home?preview=/329220199/330072289/PHR%20ToR_29%20April%202024.docx.pdf <https://community.icann.org/display/PHR/PHR+Home?preview=/329220199/330072289/PHR%20ToR_29%20April%202024.docx.pdf>>:
> 
>         * Performance assessment and audits of organizational effectiveness
>           and governance
> 
>         * Development of methodologies and guidelines for process
>     improvement
>           and measurement
>         * Data analysis informing fact-based findings and recommendations
>         * Familiarity with ICANN Reviews, and ICANN structures
>         * Knowledge of recognized frameworks for organizational excellence
>         * Principles of accountability applicable to organizations broadly
>           similar to ICANN
> 
>     In addition to the above skills and expertise, all selected review team
>     members are expected to actively participate for the duration of the
>     review, anticipated to start in September 2024 and last for up to 14
>     months.
> 
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