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<div>Brian, Jonathan & Councilors:</div>
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<div>This aligns fairly closely with the RrSG position that each SO/AC should submit the number of delegates required to be representative, but be encouraged to keep the number as small as possible.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><Winterfeldt>, "Brian J." <<a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, May 23, 2014 at 12:56 <br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>RE: [council] FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Dear Jonathan:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">As an initial reaction, I am tentative to agree with the four SG representative model for this WG.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In parallel, with respect to the IANA transition steering committee, I would refer you to the formal IPC comments on the matter</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">
below</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">. The comments essentially conclude that each of the seven constituent organizations within the GNSO should
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">be represented</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> on the steering committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); position: relative; top: -1pt;">ISSUE:<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>The<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>composition of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>Steering<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>Committee<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"></span>is troublesome.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">From<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>GNSO<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"></span>point<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>view,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>having<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>only<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>two members<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"></span>on the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>Steering Committee<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"></span>is inconsistent with the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>multistakeholder composition<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>GNSO. The GNSO<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"></span>is an “umbrella”<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>for<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>seven<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>distinct<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>organizations<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">,</span><span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:.85pt"></span>representing different<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>categories<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>stakeholders,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"></span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>widely<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>differing and often<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>opposed points of view.<span style="letter-spacing:2.4pt"></span>It<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>is<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>not acceptable that at<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>least five,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>if not six, of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>GNSO constituent<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>organizations,<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>and at<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>least two,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>and possibly<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"></span>three,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>GNSO Stakeholder<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>Groups<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>will<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>not be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>represented<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Steering<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"></span>Committee.<span style="letter-spacing:2.7pt">
</span>Who will<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>not be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>represented<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"></span>and why?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">On the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>hand, the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>ASO<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>(as an ICANN<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"></span>SO) and the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>NRO<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"></span>(as an “affected party”) each<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>get<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>2<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>representatives.<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"></span>However,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>ASO and the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>NRO<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"></span>are essentially<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>same<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>organization pursuant to their<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>2004<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Memorandum of Understanding.<span style="letter-spacing:2.6pt"></span>(This<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>MoU<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"></span>establishes that<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>NRO<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>fulfills the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>role, responsibilities,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>and functions<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>ASO as defined<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>within<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>ICANN<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>Bylaws. See<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"><a href="http://www.nro.net/documents/icann-address-supporting-organization-aso-"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:none">http://www.nro.net/documents/icann-address-supporting-organization-aso-</span></a></span>mou,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"></span>Art.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>1.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Viewed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>outside<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>ICANN,<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>this<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"></span>is an even<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>more<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"></span>troublesome proposal. <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>For example,<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"></span>if<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>one or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>both of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>GNSO<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"></span>representatives<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt">
</span>is from<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>either<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>Registry or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>Registrar<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"></span>SG,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>there<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"></span>would<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>no<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>representative<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>“private sector”<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>(i.e., CSG) or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>no representative<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>“civil<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>society”<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>(i.e.,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>NCSG),<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>both.<span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt">
</span>At<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>same time,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"></span>it is possible<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Registries<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"></span>could<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>representatives<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt">
</span>coming<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"></span>through IETF or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>IAB<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>channels,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>giving<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>them<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>additional<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>representation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">PROPOSAL:<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"></span>The Steering<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>Group<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>should<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>reconstituted<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>so that<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"></span>each<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"></span>seven<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>constituent<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"></span>organizations<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"></span>GNSO<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>has a Steering<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"></span>Committee<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>seat, while<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>NRO/ASO (combined) entity<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"></span>has two<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>seats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Brian J. Winterfeldt
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</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Head of Internet Practice<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(131, 166, 189);">Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118<br>
p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244<br>
<a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> /
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://www.kattenlaw.com/">www.kattenlaw.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> "James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> May 23, 2014 at 9:43:18 AM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> John Berard <<a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com</a>>, Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> "<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [council] FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree with Volker, John & Jonathan, and believe this approach should be adopted by other community groups (e.g. The proposed IANA Steering Group).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks—<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">J.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">John Berard <<a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, May 23, 2014 at 8:38 <br>
<b>To: </b>Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I would support any recommendation that properly weights the voice of the GNSO community.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Berard<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On May 23, 2014 4:29 AM, Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">It is my view that the GNSO should reasonably expect to have four representatives (one per SG) on this Working Group.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Please let me know if you think similarly or differently.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jonathan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> David Olive [<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">mailto:david.olive@icann.org</a>]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 16 May 2014 08:46<br>
<b>To:</b> Jonathan Robinson; Byron Holland; Louie Lee; <a href="mailto:heather.dryden@ic.gc.ca">
heather.dryden@ic.gc.ca</a>; Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond; Patrik Fältström; Lars-Johan Liman; Jun Murai<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Theresa Swinehart; Samantha Eisner<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Dear SO-AC Chairs:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">In follow up to ICANN’s recent announcement on the Enhancing ICANN Accountability review, part of the success of this group will be through the SO and AC’s
identification of members to serve on the Working Group. In contrast to the ATRT reviews and others, ICANN will not be making community appointments to the group from a slate of identified candidates; the community representation on this Working Group is
to be determined by the SO/AC leadership. We are hoping that you can start consideration of membership from SO or AC that you are leading. As ICANN is trying to align the timeline of the Enhancing ICANN Accountability work to the IANA Stewardship Transition
work, we are hoping that we can have community representation identified in advance of ICANN50 in London. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">To help structure the work of the Working Group, ICANN has identified a range of subject matter areas within which competency would be helpful, including: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:47 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Theresa Swinehart <<a href="mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org">theresa.swinehart@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Proposed Next Steps for the Process</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h4><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Establishing the ICANN Accountability Working Group:</span><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">At the ICANN meeting in Singapore, members of the community suggested establishing a working group to address topics raised around ICANN Accountability. To respond to both the
community dialogues and suggestions, an ICANN Accountability Working Group is proposed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">The leaders of ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will be responsible for appointment of community members to the Working Group. Community members with
skills in the subject matter areas listed below are encouraged to have their names put forward by the leadership of ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees for participation in the Working Group before the end of the comment and reply period.
The Board may appoint liaisons to the Working Group. ICANN staff will identify external experts in these subject matter areas to join the Working Group and bring in new ideas. The subject matter areas are:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Global Accountability Tools and Metrics
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jurisprudence / Accountability Mechanism
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<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">After the public comment and reply period, the Working Group will commence in time for the ICANN 50 Meeting. It's expected that sub-working groups on specialized subject areas
will be useful and open to all including experts.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">The ICANN Accountability Working Group would coordinate community dialogue, including discussion on draft materials on the discussions and proposed themes outlined above with
regards to strengthening ICANN's accountability to address the absence of its historical contractual relationship to the U.S. Government and other identified issues. One of the first tasks of the Working Group will be to identify the issues that need to be
solved. The ICANN Accountability Working Group would prepare a draft report on issues identified including whether measures are needed to strengthen ICANN's accountability, and if so, the recommended time frames for development of new or improved mechanisms,
if any. The draft report would be provided for public comment. The ICANN Accountability Working Group would submit its final report to the ICANN Board. The Board would immediately and publicly post the final report, consider whether to adopt all or parts of
it, and direct the CEO to implement those parts it has accepted once that decision is made.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">It is expected that the ICANN Accountability Working Group would operate in an open, transparent and inclusive process, primarily through remote participation opportunities,
that would include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A website that would include a timeline of activities and events, as well as all materials and communications from the working group, and a full archive of all content provided and evaluated
throughout the process; </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A mailing list to ensure anyone can remain involved in the activities and progress of the group; and,
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<h4><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Questions for Community Discussion:</span><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">As the next steps are being outlined and process finalized, ICANN is collecting community input to help provide feedback to further the work of the ICANN Accountability Working
Group once it is comprised. ICANN is now seeking community discussion on both the questions first posed in March 2014 as well as some additional questions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What issues does the community identify as being core to strengthening ICANN's overall accountability in the absence of its historical contractual relationship to the U.S. Government?
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What should be the guiding principles to ensure that the notion of accountability is understood and accepted globally? What are the consequences if the ICANN Board is not being accountable to
the community? Is there anything that should be added to the Working Group's mandate?
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Do the Affirmation of Commitments and the values expressed therein need to evolve to support global acceptance of ICANN's accountability and so, how?
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What are the means by which the Community is assured that ICANN is meeting its accountability commitments?
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Are there other mechanisms that would better ensure that ICANN lives up to its commitments?
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What additional comments would you like to share that could be of use to the ICANN Accountability Working Group?
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Please provide your input on the questions above at
<a href="mailto:comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14@icann.org">comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14@icann.org</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Download a PDF of this document
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