<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><div>A good strategy going forward would be, <br /><br />When the email list discussion gets light on replies (more replies prove things are "progressing"), a good way to get some more participation is to go back to some basics, develop those into specifics.<br /><br />Ron</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_">
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Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [icann-board] Where do we stand? <br>
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<td valign="top"><p>Dear all,</p>
<p>George Sadowsky has a point. Lets go back to the basics, <br clear="none">
1. Why was ICANN formed<br clear="none">
2. Has it fullfilled it mandate<br clear="none">
3. Going forwad what changes does it require from a legal and governance perspective to fullfill its mandate in a better way in light of the IANA stewardship transition? again lets focus on simplicity<br clear="none">
4. This organization is just a means to an end and not an end in itself we should therefore focus on the well being of the organization by harnessing the resourcefullness of all so's and <br clear="none">
Ac's<br clear="none">
5. Where there is a will there is a way,lets not squander the opportunity.</p>
<p>My humble opinion.</p>
<div class="yqt4972534292" id="yqt18513"><div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 14, 2015 1:46 AM, "Mailing List for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Cross Community Group" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I like this starting point.<br clear="none">
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>> Regarding your assertion “CANN does have responsibility for<br clear="none">
>> more than just being a secretariat for the ACs and the SOs…”.<br clear="none">
>> I agree and think that it should be taken one further. ICANN<br clear="none">
>> should not be the secretariat for any SO or AC. There should be a<br clear="none">
>> distinct secretariat for the GNSO; which should also have its own<br clear="none">
>> executive board. It is in this particular area where most of the<br clear="none">
>> accountability issues have arisen. The ASO does not receive any<br clear="none">
>> secretariat services from ICANN, it takes care of its own. The<br clear="none">
>> ccNSO should also have its own secretariat and executive board.<br clear="none">
>> As for the ACs there should be a separate secretariat that<br clear="none">
>> provides support for all of them except the GAC which has its own<br clear="none">
>> secretariat. This singular secretariat for the ACs should have<br clear="none">
>> some sort of executive board composed of members selected by the<br clear="none">
>> ACs that use the service. This separation of secretariat<br clear="none">
>> function would then allow ICANN and its board to focus on areas<br clear="none">
>> of general concern for all of the SOs and ACs such as the global<br clear="none">
>> public interest. I realize these suggestions would require<br clear="none">
>> structural changes both in the corporate organization and in the<br clear="none">
>> affected SOs and ACs. Of course there would have to be a<br clear="none">
>> discussion of revenue generation and distribution. This<br clear="none">
>> separation would enhance accountability as it would move<br clear="none">
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