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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">In February this year, the Board passed <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-02-03-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">a resolution</a> to move
reconsideration requests out of the Board Governance Committee (BGC) and create a separate Board committee specifically devoted to oversight of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>’s
accountability mechanisms, including the reconsideration responsibilities. The BGC’s reconsideration responsibilities are specified in <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>’s
fundamental bylaws, so this change requires affirmative approval by the Empowered Community. This recommendation is out for <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-bgc-2017-03-31-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">public
comment</a> now, and will be closing 10 May 2017. I want to make sure that everyone knows about this from the beginning, because it’s the first time the Empowered Community power may be used.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">One of the BGC’s primary role is the administration of the Board’s internal structure. Each year, it polls Board members on their preferences for committee memberships and their interests in the positions
of Board chair and vice-chair, and then offers potential slates to the Board for their consideration. The BGC is also responsible for helping the Board implement its Conflicts of Interest Policy, which has included the use of Conflicts and Ethics subcommittees
to help Board members evaluate how potential or perceived conflicts of interest might impact decisions. In its role of enhancing Board effectiveness, the BGC has overseen the development of training opportunities for Board members. In addition to these, and
other governance-related activities, the BGC has also handled appeals when someone challenges one of the Board’s or <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Org’s
decisions. This appeals process is known as “reconsideration.”</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Over the past several years, the number of reconsideration requests has grown. Moreover, during the Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Accountability
work, the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> community
proposed enhancements to the Reconsideration Process, including expanding the times when reconsideration can be sought and placing more direct responsibility on the BGC for substantive work in resolving requests within a shorter time frame.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board fully supports improvements in the reconsideration process and has focused on how best to continue to implement the recommendations of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on Accountability.
In anticipation of increased future workloads, as well as a need to have a group that is focused on the appeals process, the Board recommends moving the reconsideration process into a committee responsible for the oversight of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>’s
accountability mechanisms. You can read about the resolution and our rationale for putting it forward in a <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chairman-s-blog-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">blog</a> that BGC Committee Chair
Chris Disspain and I posted in February.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">After the public comment period, the Board will review the proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendments, and, if approved, the Empowered Community will then have an opportunity to consider whether it supports
the amendments. It will be up to the Empowered Community to choose how to approach this task. One possibility includes hosting a Community Forum on the amendments to the Fundamental Bylaws during <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/johannesburg59" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">ICANN59</a> in
Johannesburg, South Africa, in June 2017.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Information on the Empowered Community can be found in <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article6" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Article 6</a> of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>’s
bylaws, and information on the Fundamental Bylaws Approval Process can be found in <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Annex D</a>, Article 1.</span></p>
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