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<br class=""><div style=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 14, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net" class="">thomas@rickert.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">
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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">All,</span></p><div class="">we have discussed that we need to work on our messaging and document more what we have done. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have tried to write up an introduction to such document, which focuses more on what we build on and keep rather than on the changes. This is meant to start our discussion on how to present our work. At the end, you will only find headings where our work results need to be explained. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As you know, the content of the document will need to be rephrased depending on what our final recommendations will look like. Nonetheless, we need to start working on this now.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Thomas </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The Multi Stakeholder Model is what makes ICANN unique and successful in
managing a global resource that is essential for running the Internet.
Security, stability and resiliency of the Internet unique Identifiers System
are the focus of ICANN’s efforts. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Since ICANN’s inception, the Supporting Organizations and Advisory
Committees, who form the ICANN community, have developed and matured the policy
development processes that, when necessary, set the rules that balance the
interests of market players, end users and policy makers. The policy
development includes public comment periods to ensure all interested parties
globally can be heard and that their suggestions can be incorporated. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Until today, the US Government has played a key stewardship role in ICANN’s
governance. Not only has it obliged ICANN of its duty to regularly review and
improve its accountability and transparence, but it also had the opportunity to
find another contractor for the IANA functions. While the US government never
had to make use of this power, its role has been rightfully characterized as a
backstop by many. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The CCWG Accountability has been tasked with working on consensus
recommendations to enhance ICANN’s accountability for a post-transition era and
to offer accountability enhancements that efficiently safeguard ICANN against
contingencies, i.e. to replace the historic relationship with the US
Government. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The CCWG Accountability has analyzed carefully the accountability
mechanisms that already exist in ICANN. It has carefully analyzed community
input as well as criteria published by NTIA for accountability enhancements and
transformed those to a list of requirements for improving ICANN’s
accountability. Is has then considered different models and measures to
implement and operationalize these requirements, it has listened to the advice
of independent experts on corporate governance and accountability as well as
independent legal advisers. It has discussed the pros and cons of different
models and now suggests accountability enhancements that require least change,
least unintended consequences while fulfilling the accountability requirements
to the best possible extent. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">By nature, the focus of the group’s work was on identifying the need for
change or amendment. However, it is important to also highlight what the group
did not change. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- Policy development in ICANN as well as the adoption of policies by the
ICANN Board remain unaltered.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- The unique advisory role of the Governmental Advisory Committee and the
interaction on such advice with the ICANN Board remains unaltered.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- The structure, decision-making and way SOs and ACs operate, remains
unaltered.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- The balance of power of the SOs and ACs is maintained.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">In order to preserve ICANN’s bottom-up, community-driven multi stakeholder
approach, the recommended accountability enhancements include:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- specifying ICANN’s role and mission and make it more robust against
change to avoid mission creep and keep ICANN focused on its current mission<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- perpetuating the ATRT reviews required by ICANN’s current Affirmation of
Commitment with the US Government, to ensure ICANN continuously works on its
improvement<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- enhancing the Independent Review Process as an independent judiciary assessing
whether ICANN operates in compliance or in violation of its bylaws. While
strengthening this process the CCWG ensured that the IRP would not be empowered
to circumvent the bottom-up nature of the policy processes. The IRP powers are
strictly limited to confirming or cancelling ICANN’s decisions and it has no
mandate to enforce specific outcomes on these decisions. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">These enhancements shall provide a basement and framework of enhanced trust
and clear limits of what the organization can and cannot do. They ensure that
ICANN follows the multi stakeholder model and follows bottom-up
consensus-driven processes. In case of issues and contingencies, the CCWG has
worked on a nuanced repertoire of community powers so that the community can
choose the least invasive measure in case of alleged or actual wrongdoings.
While all of the community powers could ultimately be enforced in court, the
group has installed safeguards to make it highly unlikely this will ever be
necessary. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The community powers and the escalation processes for these are very
nuanced to ensure they cannot be abused by individual groups or interests. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Additionally, there is only a limited number of community powers. These 5
powers are relating to the<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- budget, strategic and operating plan<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- changing standard bylaws<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- changing fundamental bylaws, i.e. those bylaws that shall be made more
robust against change (e.g. the mission, commitments and core values)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- removing individual directors and<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- recalling the entire board<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Four out of five community powers only provide the community with a right
to jointly exercise a right to ask the Board to redo a board decision or to
veto a decision. Under no circumstances can the Community take decisions itself,
let alone overturn the bottom up policy processes. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The ICANN Board already engages with the community before adopting a
budget. The ICANN Board already engages with the community before it adopts
changes to bylaw provisions. This approach remains the same and it will rather
be strengthened as an efficient consultation decreases the need for the
community to step in after a resolution has been passed. The Community would only
need to step in case, for instance, the Board adopts a budget that does not sufficiently
fund the operation of the IANA functions, or if a strategic plan approves new
activities inconsistent with ICANN’s Mission.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Before a community power can be exercised, at least one of ICANN’s existing
structures (SOs or ACs) are required to petition for it. Also, different
thresholds of support for the execution of the community power are required. A
higher degree of community consent is required for recalling the entire board than
for vetoing a strategic plan. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The only community power that prevents the board from taking a decision
before obtaining community approval is related to changes to fundamental
bylaws. The CCWG Accountability is of the opinion that changes to ICANN’s
mission, commitments and core values or changes to the independent review
process, amongst others, i.e. the main pillars of ICANN’s accountability and
governance, shall not be changed without very strong consensus within the Board
as well as within the community. While mission creep needs to be prohibited,
there might be the need for ICANN to adjust to a changing environment. However,
the cornerstones of what grants security, stability and resilience of the DNS
must get special protection.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">What is common for all community powers is that the level of support for
the execution of a community power must always be close to what would be called
„rough consensus“ in a consensus call. Only it is more specified by embracing
this notion in a voting scheme giving all existing groups the same level of relative
influence as they have today. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">As explained above the voting scheme proposed by the CCWG only happens in
extreme cases, as a last resort check and balance, and is not empowered to
replace the bottom up, consensus based processes that is at the basis of ICANN’s
core processes. After community wide discussion has taken place, the voting happens
within the existing, well tested SO and AC structures, thus avoiding the
creation of any new body. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Finally, the SO and ACs themselves will be subject to regular reviews of
their accountability and transparency practices, to ensure that they remain
accountable to the communities they are designed to represent. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">In sum, the community powers do replace the backstop the US Government has
provided so far. These need to be made enforceable as a matter of last resort.
In order to make them fully enforceable, a legal person is required for the
community to be used as a vehicle for exercising the community powers. Again,
the CCWG Accountability is building on existing structures. ICANN is
incorporated as a membership organization, but currently does not have any
members. Therefore, the CCWG Accountability recommends<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- to rely on ICANN’s existing strucure as a membership organization
rather than changing it,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- to only have the community as the one and only member, <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- to ensure no part of the community gets exceeding rights (either by the
ability of pushing through their individual interests or blocking community
consensus), and<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">- to ensure the community can only jointly exercise rights, mostly based on
consensus.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Hence no single SO or AC can exercise community powers or other statutory
rights. The community as a whole is empowered to replace the role of the US
Government. The CCWG Accountability believes that this truly empowers the Multi
Stakeholder Model, relying on each stakeholders within existing and tested
structures, in their respective roles. Even more, the CCWG Accountability
believes that this community driven model is the only eligible candidate for
replacing the historical relationship with the US Government. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Finally, it shall be noted that in order to ensure proper checks and
balances and a division of powers amongst the legislative (community),
executive (ICANN Board), constitution (bylaws) and judiciary (IRP),
enhancements to the accountability of the community are also suggested so that
rogue players or interests inside the community cannot jeopardize ICANN and its
operations.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The whole proposal, as further described has been legally assessed by two
independent expert law firms and successfully stress tested against various
contingencies. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">[here comes the part that we need to work on]<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">In the following chapters, we present <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">I. an overview of the proposed accountability enhancement,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">II. an explanation of each component recommendation for of the proposed
accountability architecture<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">III. a rationale for <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">i. why we are suggesting the changes<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">ii. what alternative solutions have been discussed<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">iii. why preference was given to the proposed solution<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">iv.. why we are suggesting the changes at this time<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">v. how we propose to deal with the interim phase until the accountability
enhancements are fully implemented.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">IV. Omnibus volume of appendices and supporting documentation<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">In the appendices, you find previous reports, legal assessments, the
analysis of public comments received and information on the genesis of the
proposed accountability enhancements.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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