[PC-NCSG] Regarding 24 "Enhancing ICANN Accountability working group"

[Robin Gross]

I have a request for our GNSO Councilors to raise an issue during this week's GNSO Council meeting during the IANA transition discussion item.

Regarding:  ICANN press release of 6 May 2014 announcing creation of ICANN Accountability working group:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-07-en
Update: The discussions around enhancing ICANN Accountability are very important. Community feedback has noted the desire for a longer comment period for this proposed process. In response to ensuring the community has sufficient time, while also having the process in parallel to, and informing, the process to Transition NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions, there is a one (1) week extension of the comment period to 6 June. Community members are urged to continue identifying members for the Working Group, with those selected by theICANN London meeting to hold a listening session with the community.

But nothing has moved forward on this accountability working group.  I know staff is not keen for the community to be discussing ICANN's accountability problems (certainly not before the IANA transition group is well ahead of the accountability group), so it will require some prodding from the community to make this accountability group move forward.  

Will our councilors please request a status update from staff on this issue and request that the accountability group be convened forthwith?

Thank you,
Robin





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