[CCWG-Accountability] Public Experts Group Announces Advisors to CCWG-Accountability

[Hillary Jett]

Hi all,

The Public Experts Group has announced its selection of Advisors to the
CCWG. To view the original post, please see here:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-17-en


Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process

The Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group
<https://community.icann.org/x/_wPxAg>  (PEG) announces the selection of
Advisors to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN
Accountability (CCWG).

As stated in the revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance
Process 
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en>
from 10 October, The Public Experts Group (PEG) was tasked
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-19-en>  with selecting up
to 7 Advisors to the CCWG. Through the course of its work, the PEG
identified <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-16-en>  the
following areas of expertise as critical to the process and to the
evaluation of Advisor candidates:
* Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational,
finance, risk management)
* Global Accountability and Transparency ­ theoretical, practical, tools and
metrics
* Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer
protection)
* Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance
* International Law/ Jurisprudence (for example choice of law)
The PEG is pleased to announce the following individuals, serving in their
personal capacities as Advisors to the CCWG:

> Roberto Bissio, Executive Director of the Instituto del Tercer Mundo -- Area
> of Expertise: Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer
> protection)
> 
> William Currie, Consultant in ICT Policy and Regulation -- Area of Expertise:
> Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance
> 
> Valerie D'Costa, Program Manager at infoDev -- Area of Expertise: Governmental
> Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance
> 
> Ira Magaziner, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Clinton Health
> Access Initiative -- Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations
> and Multistakeholder Governance
> 
> Nell Minow, Shareholder Advocate -- Area of Expertise: Board Governance and
> Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management
> 
> Jan Scholte, Professor, University of Gothenburg and University of Warwick --
> Area of Expertise: Global Accountability and Transparency ‹ theoretical,
> practical, tools and metrics

The Advisors roles are to contribute research and advice, and to bring
perspectives on global best practices to enrich the discussion, all while
engaging with a broader network of accountability experts from around the
world.

The PEG continues its search for an Advisor who will bring expertise in
International Law/Jurisprudence and will strive to select this Advisor as
soon as possible.

Once the PEG has concluded its work, it will no longer be active in the
Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process. However, the PEG notes that the
Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process considered that while the PEG's
formal task is to select Advisors, PEG members could continue to be
available provide additional assistance if there is an identified need for
further independent input or expertise.


The members of the PEG are: Ms. Jeanette Hoffman, Director, Alexander von
Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society; Ambassador Janis Karklins,
Latvian Ambassador. Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG); Mr.
Larry Strickling, NTIA Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Communication and Information of the U.S. Department of Commerce; and Mr.
Brian Cute, Chief Executive Officer, Public Interest Registry

-- 
Hillary Jett
Communications Coordinator
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Direct Line: +1 (202) 249-7554
Mobile: +1 (202) 674-3403
Email: hillary.jett at icann.org
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