<div dir="ltr">I like your idea Jacob. I think ICANN has gone too far down the route of heavy, formal reviews. If there is a group that the Board is effectively obliged to listen to, then small improvements to accountability processes can be made over time with focussed, more frequent discussions.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kieren</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Jacob Malthouse <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jacob@bigroom.ca" target="_blank">jacob@bigroom.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">The Special Accountability Meeting could provide an ongoing avenue to make improvements to the accountability process and/or to respond to unforeseen issues without resorting to a wholesale review. In that sense it could provide an additional layer of certainty. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jacob Malthouse<br></div><div>Co-founder & Director, Big Room Inc. </div><div><a href="tel:778-960-6527" value="+17789606527" target="_blank">778-960-6527</a></div><div><a href="http://www.bigroom.ca/" target="_blank">www.bigroom.ca</a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 April 2015 at 08:40, Kieren McCarthy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kierenmccarthy@gmail.com" target="_blank">kierenmccarthy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>This looks like an excellent idea and solution to me. Provides real accountability without risk of upsetting the balance of things.</div>
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<div>The only thing I'd be concerned about is writing the Nominating Committee into the next iteration of ICANN.</div>
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<div>The Nomcom was a fudge to deal with concerns over directly elected board members. </div>
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<div>Over the years it has grown more and more anachronistic. Most recently it's own chair elect railed against how corrupt it had gotten. </div>
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<div>I would love to see us pull out the Nomcom while there is the opportunity to clean house.</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><p>On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Erika Mann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:erika@erikamann.com" target="_blank">erika@erikamann.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Very focused and clear, could be easily implemented.
<br>Erika
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<br><br>> On 07 Apr 2015, at 06:24, Izumi Okutani <<a href="mailto:izumi@nic.ad.jp" target="_blank">izumi@nic.ad.jp</a>> wrote:
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<br>> FYI, ARIN has had an opportunity to take a looks at ICANN's Bylaws with legal feedback from its lawyers, which may be of an interest for legal subteam.
<br>> This is just sharing it for your reference, simply some legal research work that ARIN sought & which may be useful for the CCWG's groups reference and not a recommendation.
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<br>> Thanks,
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<br>> <ARIN Memo on Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments.pdf>
<br>> <ARIN Proposed Amendments for ICANN re Designators.pdf>
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