[NCSG-PC] [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*
>
>
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> *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
>
>
>
> 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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