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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks Keith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I suspect I am not alone in echoing the ccNSO’s feelings about this.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">While I think that blog posts and other communications are good for raising awareness about topics of “community interest” if ICANN is soliciting input and feedback then it needs to add those items / topics to the public
comments section. Otherwise they get lost and it’s also unclear as to where the input, if any, ends up when these less structured processes are used.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "Drazek, Keith via council" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday 12 April 2019 at 10:27<br>
<b>To: </b>"council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] Accountability and community input on IRP standing panel</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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FYI, an email from ccNSO Chair Katrina Sataki to Göran concerning ICANN’s recent use of blog posts to invite comment.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Keith<br>
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Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Katrina Sataki <<a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv">katrina@nic.lv</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 12, 2019 at 3:54:44 AM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Goran Marby' <<a href="mailto:goran.marby@icann.org">goran.marby@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <<a href="mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org">ccnso-council@icann.org</a>>, 'Chris Disspain' <<a href="mailto:chris@disspain.uk">chris@disspain.uk</a>>, "'Nigel Roberts'" <<a href="mailto:nigel.roberts@board.icann.org">nigel.roberts@board.icann.org</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[EXTERNAL] [ICANN Community Leaders] Accountability and community input on IRP standing panel</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Göran:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In your blog post of 9 March 2019, you invited community inputs on the process for the selection of a standing panel to hear Independent Review Process (IRP) complaints. You included a series of questions, with a deadline for responses
by 15 April 2019:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Qualifications for Standing Panelists: Are there specific qualifications that should be included? If so, what are they? Anything disqualifying? Should the SOs and ACs recommend qualifications?
And if so, how? <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Identifying a Slate of Well-Qualified Panelists: We’ve heard concerns from some members of the ICANN community as to whether the broader community has the appropriate experience and
skill for this selection work, and have suggested the possibility that ICANN instead contract with experts to perform this vetting process. Should the community rely on expertise to help vet and recommend a final slate for the standing panel?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Board Approval of Panel Slate – Further Questions: After there is a slate of well-qualified applicants, the Board must confirm the panel. If the Board has questions that might impact
its confirmation, to whom should those questions be addressed? If experts are used to develop the slate, should the experts, the SOs and ACs, or some combination thereof be part of that conversation?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Future Selections: Should the process being designed today be reviewed for effectiveness after the first slating is completed, prior to making it standard operating procedure for future
selection rounds?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The IRP, as you correctly stated, is an accountability mechanism arising from the ICANN Bylaws. ICANN Board and staff decisions may be reviewed for breaches of ICANN’s own policies, core values or because decisions have been made on the
basis of incorrect information. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Matters of high importance that fall within scope include disputes involving the rights of the Empowered Community, enforcement of ICANN’s contractual rights with respect to the IANA Naming Function Contract, and claims regarding PTI service
complaints by direct customers of the IANA naming functions (that are not resolved through mediation). The appointment of appropriately qualified and independent panellists who will be making these review decision is therefore a high concern to us.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taking into account that:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1) the blog post was published right before ICANN64, when most volunteers are travelling or busy preparing for the meeting,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) no corresponding public comments request has been published on the ICANN website,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3) no information about the request was published in ICANN Community Leadership Digest (the questions were first mentioned only on 11 April),
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<p class="MsoNormal">and to ensure that:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1) all community members are aware of the opportunity to provide input,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) everyone has sufficient time to discuss the issue and submit their considerations,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3) the process is transparent and all comments are published in due time,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">we would like to encourage you to re-launch the call for community inputs in accordance with the established procedures.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Furthermore, we request that only one process for seeking community feedback, i.e. ICANN public comments procedure, is used in the future. While a blog post may remain to be a good tool for reminders, and senior staff commentary may encourage
engagement and participation, they are no substitute for due process. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Katrina Sataki<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the ccNSO Council<o:p></o:p></p>
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