[CCWG-ACCT] Communique - revised - any feedback by midnight Argentina time

Fri Jun 19 20:10:18 UTC 2015

Hi all

Attached in doc and pdf are the updated communique - clean, and showing all
the changes tracked. Mathieu finalised this.

I've also pasted the clean version below for easy reading.

*Any comments or issues please to the list or the co-chairs by midnight
Argentina time (around seven hours from time of sending)*.

cheers
Jordan

*Members and participants of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing
ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) met in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
on June 19, 2015.*

The CCWG face-to-face meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was attended
in-person by XXXX members and participants, as well as by a number of
participants and observers that joined the meeting remotely using the
virtual meeting room. XXX Advisors also participated.

The group discussed the summaries it had earlier prepared of the comments
received from the community during the first public comment period on its
initial draft report (
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en)
and can report the following:

Broad support was received for the overall accountability architecture
proposed, based on on 4 building blocks, i.e. an empowered community, the
Board, the Bylaws and the Independent Review Process.

Most comments considered the proposals would be improvements to ICANN’s
current accountability mechanisms.

Several commenters recommended the CCWG take a more detailed look at the
accountability of the community itself (the SOs and ACs) and also to ensure
that ICANN is accountable to all stakeholders, including those outside
ICANN.

While most commenters expressed support for the recommendations, some
expressed concerns primarily regarding implementation details, legal
implications and complexity, as well as on the underlying costs and risks
associated with the proposals.

The CCWG values the input received so far and will continue working to
refine its initial draft report.

While encouraged by the support received on the overall approach, the group
acknowledges the concerns expressed and will give due consideration to
suggestions and concerns as it develops a revised proposal in preparation
for the upcoming second public comment period.

With regards to the community empowerment mechanism, the CCWG considered
various models presented in the meeting and acknowledged commonality of
views with regards to expectations of such models, including the need to
set up mutual accountability, and enhancements to openness and diversity.

In particular, a number of commenters have raised concerns with the
reference model. In that model, SOs and ACs would be required to set up
separate legal entities, such as formally registering unincorporated
associations, as their legal vehicle to exercise community powers. Feedback
suggested that the community sees this model as too complex. The CCWG has
analyzed these comments carefully and will now focus its work on a refined
model. This fresh approach, provisionally called the Empowered SO/AC model,
gives the community comparable authority while not adding legal entities
separate from the SOs and ACs.

The CCWG also considered public comments related to the dependencies with
the CWG-Stewardship's final proposal. As the CWG’s proposal is under
consideration by Chartering organizations, the CCWG notes that each of the
items that the CWG has identified as critical to its proposal received
overall support from the community. None of the comments suggested that CWG
requirements could or should not be met.

The CCWG will share these outcomes and considerations with the various
groups and communities during ICANN 53. The group looks forward to
continuing the fruitful exchanges that inform further deliberations towards
a second round of public comment, which is expected to be published by the
end of July.

*Note*: video summaries of the basic accountability approach are available:

-       English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8i2exC6HA

-       French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YodtRRNymkU

-       Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLALPEOlrHk)

-- 
Jordan Carter

Chief Executive
*InternetNZ*

04 495 2118 (office) | +64 21 442 649 (mob)
jordan at internetnz.net.nz
Skype: jordancarter

*A better world through a better Internet *
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