[cc-humanrights] ICANN55 overview, welcome new members, and road forward

Sun Mar 20 11:25:46 UTC 2016

Hi Niels,

Thanks for a great summary and for the proposals of the call times. :-)
even with corrected times (hehe) I am unfortunately not able to make almost
any of the proposed (general) calls for CCWP-HR:

22 April is SEEDIG in Belgrade, I believe I am not the only one from the
group who is going there
20 May - workshop in Georgia Tech in Atlanta - may be I am not the only one
who will have the availability issues because of this.
*Sigh*.

During the last two calls I am on road trip in Portugal but I will do my
best to join. This is individual availability issue, however, can we
reschedule those proposed for 22 April and 20 May because I might be not
the only one not being able to attend? Say, (1) 20th or 25, 26 of April and
(2) 16, 17 or 23 of May?

Thanks a lot!

Cheers
Tanya

On 20 March 2016 at 12:04, Niels ten Oever <niels at article19.org> wrote:

> And the first mistake in my email has already been spotted (thanks
> Tatiana). Here is a corrected lists for the call dates and times:
>
> CCWP HR Research call
> April 1, 13:00 UTC
> April 29 16:00 UTC
> May 27, 13:00 UTC
>
> CCWP HR WS2
> April 8, 16:0 UTC
> May 6, 13:00 UTC
> June 3, 16:00 UTC
>
>
> CCWP HR PDP call:
> April 15, 13:00 UTC
> May 13, 16:00 UTC
> June 10, 13:00 UTC
>
> CCWP HR call:
> April 22, 16:00 UTC
> May 20, 13:00 UTC
> June 17, 16:00 UTC
> June 22, 13:00 UTC
>
> June 27-30 ICANN Helsinki.
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
>
>
>
> Niels ten Oever
> Head of Digital
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> On 03/20/2016 11:55 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I hope you are all recovered from ICANN55. We had a lot of activities
> > and made quite a bit of progress. Please find my short overview below.
> > This is also the moment to welcome some new people to our list and our
> > work. To them I'd like to say: Great you're here, welcome, and feel free
> > to ask a question or chip in at any time.
> >
> > Now first a short recap, for the follow-ups, check below.
> >
> > **CCWP HR Public Session**
> > https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ncsg-human-rights
> > Audio Stream:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ncsg-human-rights/audio-ncsg-human-rights-07mar16-en
> > Transcript:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ncsg-human-rights/transcript-ncsg-human-rights-07mar16-en
> >
> > We had a very well attended public session in which member from
> > different parts of the community as well as four board
> > members actively participated, next to ICANN staff. There was a
> > lively discussion as well as presentations of the work of all the
> > subgroups by Tatiana, Vidushi, Motoko, Marilia, and Monika. You can find
> > the slides, transcripts and recordings under the links provided above.
> > The feedback we have received both after the session and in the hallways
> > was very positive and people were very impressed by the structured,
> > thorough and consist nature of the work that is being delivered.
> > Unfortunately the audio connection with Jeremy Malcolm did not work out
> > so there was no presentation on intermediary liability.
> > In several
> >
> > **Joint session CCWP HR – GAC WG HRIL**
> > https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-hril-ccwp
> > Audio Stream:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-hril-ccwp/ac-gac-hril-ccwp-08mar16-en
> > Transcript:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-hril-ccwp/transcript-gac-hril-ccwp-08mar16-en
> >
> > The joint session between the CCWP HR and the GAC WG HRIL unfortunately
> > coincided with a very crucial moment in the development of the GAC
> > communiqué vis-a-vis the CCWG accountability proposal. The GAC had just
> > decided it would go for a short break, and would continue drafting
> > through the evening and into the night. Therefor the attendance of the
> > joint session by governments was not as big as we hoped, but the
> > engagement with the government representatives present as well as the
> > GAC working group co-chairs was very constructive. Marília , Motoko,
> > Tatiana and Aarti provided a great overview of our work and our initial
> > thoughts about possible ways forward. The GAC WG repeatedly expressed
> > their appreciation of the work, as well as the commitment to continue
> > communication, collaboration and coordination in the work ahead.
> > Currently the CAG WG on HRIL is deciding on its work plan for the coming
> > time.
> >
> > **Meeting with staff**
> > After running into Theresa Swineheart in the hallways and shortly
> > discussing human rights with her, I received an invitation to discuss a
> > coordination of human rights work with the staff. Because this was an
> > explicit ask we made to Nigel Hikson in our previous calls I thought
> > this would be a good opportunity, and asked Tatiana and Motoko to join
> > me in this meeting.
> >
> > The meeting was attended by Samantha Eisner from ICANN’s general
> > council’s office, Nora Abusita, Theresa Swineheart and Elizabeth
> > Andrews. Elizabeth Andrews will be ICANN’s staff main contact point for
> > human rights issues. After brief introductions, we established the
> > significance and importance of having the CCWP HR as a forum of
> > convergence and discussion on human rights issues, that are now
> > mushrooming all over ICANN.
> > For ICANN staff is was crucial that the discussions in WS2 are
> > reflective of community discussions. The board will also be engaging in
> > Workstream two, and it was reiterated that it is crucial to remain
> > within ICANN's mission and scope.
> >
> > Nonetheless, the concrete development of work is taking place in the
> > PDPs and the CCWG on accountability. It is of importance that we are
> > focused on the importance of not duplicating efforts, and keeping each
> > other informed. This could pre-empt misunderstandings and concerns that
> > live in different parts of the community.  We concluded that Liz will be
> > the future point of contact. And the CCWP aims to improve her visibility
> > and communication with the community as we also discussed in our last
> > CCWP HR call. Finally, in this meeting as well as in the CCWG
> > face-to-face meeting there seems to be quite some gusto for the human
> > rights impact assessment to first understand what are the concrete
> > issues at hand. It was also observed by Samantha that corporate
> > practices need a different analysis than a rights impact analysis during
> > the PDP process. We suggested we would also look at the risk framework
> > that is currently being developed to analyze ICANNs rights impact. The
> > CFO and staff seemed interested by this idea.
> > Theresa will be responsible for the human rights work in WorkStream two,
> > Elisabeth will be our point of contact and Samantha will provide all the
> > legal assessments needed. All reiterated they are were open and ready to
> > engage withthe community.
> >
> > **Questions to the board**
> > https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-board-ncsg
> > Audio Stream:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-board-ncsg/audio-board-ncsg-08mar16-en
> >
> >
> > We agreed in the NCSG to ask the following questions to the board
> > concerning human rights:
> >
> > In the CCWP HR we've been working on the preparation for a human rights
> > policy for ICANN, which would be needed to live up to the commitment to
> > human rights which is proposed in the CCWG report. How does the board
> > envision a process for the development of a human rights policy for
> > ICANN ? Will there be dedicated ICANN staff working on the development
> > of a human rights policy who could also function as a focal point on
> > human rights? And if so, who will this be? Will making a human rights
> > statement by the board be part of this, as suggested by the board in
> > your comments to the 3rd draft report of the CCWG on Accountability?
> >
> > You can find the full recording above (transcript not yet available),
> > but the the board reaffirmed its commitment to work on human rights; it
> > nonetheless did not prepare a board human rights statement for this
> > meeting but is still intending to do so. The response to the questions
> > by different board members showed a constructive attitude but also
> > different perspectives held by different members of the board.
> >
> > **CCWG Accountability Report passed**
> > As you all probably know, all constituencies have approved the report
> > produced by the CCWG on accountability, in the mean time the board has
> > also forwarded it to NTIA where it is now under review and after which
> > this will be forwarded to Congress. In the mean time the CCWG is working
> > with ICANN lawyers on the drafting of the bylaws, as described in the
> > report. Subsequently, we will start with the implementation of work
> > stream 2 but the talks about this are still in a very early stage. Once
> > the call for volunteers for work stream 2 is out I will make sure to
> > post it here. As well as of course the draft of the bylaw language as
> > proposed in annex 6 of the CCWG accountability proposal.
> >
> > **CCWP HR Working Session + To Do's**
> > https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-rights
> > Audio Stream:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-rights/audio-ccwp-human-rights-09mar16-en
> > Transcript:
> >
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-rights/ccwp-human-rights-09mar16-en
> >
> > In a constructive working session we evaluated the current working
> > methods, and decided that five subgroups was a bit of an overkill. So we
> > decided to reduce to three thematic subgroups: by merging subgroup 1 and
> > 2 into 1 research group, as well as sub group 4 and 5 into 1 PDP
> > liaising policy group to support the important work that is happening,
> > and will happen in the PDPs for new Gtlds, RDAP, WHOIS, and others. The
> > subgroup 3 will remain focused on the CCWG Accountability work stream 2.
> >
> > This all worked great with the support of Maryam. You should have all
> > been moved to the relevant sublists, if not you can subscribe here.
> >
> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights-research
> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights-ws2
> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights-pdp
> >
> > I would like to ask all the groups to rework their ToR and share it on
> > this list before the next call. The notes I have about scope are:
> >
> > Research Group:
> > - Continue Vizualizations
> > - Map cases that make the link between ICANN and human rights
> > - UDRP
> > - Privacy & Data Protection
> > - RAA
> > - Whois
> > - Trademark & Copyright Protection Mechanism
> > - new gTLDs
> > - Auctions
> > - Geographical names
> >
> > -> volunteers: Monika, Vidushi*, Gangesh, Marillia, Aarti, Renata +
> > members on the list, new people very welcome
> >
> >
> > Human Rights Workstream 2 Group
> > - Focus on human rights recommendation in WS2
> > - Aim to also grasp other issues such as diversity
> > - Continue work on Human Rights Impact Assessment
> > - Map Framework of Interpretation History
> > - Engage with legal experise
> > - Report back about the process
> >
> > -> Volunteers: Aarti, Matthew Gangesh, Milton, Tatiana, Niels* + members
> > on the list, new people very welcome
> >
> > PDP Group
> > - Provide research to inform PDPs
> > - WHOIS, RDAP
> > - new gTLDs
> > - Auction proceeds
> > - RPM pdp
> > - Engage and report back, map how we can contribute and how it impacts
> > Human Rights
> >
> > -> Volunteers: Renata, Vidushi, Gangesh, Marilia*, Monika, Aarti +
> > members on the list, new people very welcome
> >
> > I would like to ask Vidushi (Research Group) and Marilia (PDP group) to
> > get this work going and ensure we have a ToR and update sub-sites on the
> > wiki before our next call. I'll do so for the WS2 group.
> >
> > **Calls**
> >
> > I would like to propose following call schedules:
> >
> > CCWP HR calls:
> > 13:00 UTC
> > 16:00 UTC
> >
> > CCWP HR Research call
> > April 1, 13:00 UTC
> > April 29 16:00 UTC
> > May 27, 13:00 UTC
> >
> > CCWP HR WS2
> > April 8, 16:0 UTC
> > May 6, 13:00 UTC
> > April 3, 16:00 UTC
> >
> >
> > CCWP HR PDP call:
> > April 15, 13:00 UTC
> > May 13, 16:00 UTC
> > June 10, 13:00 UTC
> >
> > CCWP HR call:
> > April 22, 16:00 UTC
> > May 20, 13:00 UTC
> > June 17, 16:00 UTC
> > June 22, 13:00 UTC
> >
> > June 27-30 ICANN Helsinki.
> >
> > Please let me know if you would like to alter this, if not I'll ask
> > Mariam to send out invites for this.
> >
> > **Conclusion**
> >
> > Looking forward to make the next steps in this important human rights
> > work in ICANN together with you. Join the mailinglists:
> >
> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights-research
> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights-ws2
> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights-pdp
> >
> > and let's get to the work :)
> >
> > If you have any questions or suggestions, always feel free to reach out
> > to the list, or to me directly. Also let me know if you think something
> > is misrepresented in this mail or something important is missing.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> >
> > Niels
> >
>
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