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<div>Looks good to me Jordan.</div>
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<div>-James </div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Jordan Carter<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday 19 June 2015 17:10<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Accountability Cross Community<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[CCWG-ACCT] Communique - revised - any feedback by midnight Argentina time<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi all
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<div>Attached in doc and pdf are the updated communique - clean, and showing all the changes tracked. Mathieu finalised this.</div>
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<div>I've also pasted the clean version below for easy reading.</div>
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<div><b>Any comments or issues please to the list or the co-chairs by midnight Argentina time (around seven hours from time of sending)</b>.</div>
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<div>cheers</div>
<div>Jordan</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Members and participants of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) met in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 19,
2015.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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
(</span><span lang="ES-MX"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,110,255)">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">)
and can report the following:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Most comments considered the proposals would be improvements to ICANN’s current accountability mechanisms. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The CCWG values the input received so far and will continue working to refine its initial draft report.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Note</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">: video summaries of the basic accountability approach are available:</span></p>
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<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">English: </span><span lang="ES-MX"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8i2exC6HA"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,110,255)">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8i2exC6HA</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">French: </span><span lang="ES-MX"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YodtRRNymkU"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,110,255)">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YodtRRNymkU</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Spanish: </span><span lang="ES-MX"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLALPEOlrHk"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,110,255)">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLALPEOlrHk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">)</span></p>
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