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<p class=MsoPlainText>From the gNSO Secretariat:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-11jan08.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-11jan08.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Possible ‘Next Steps’ in Dispute Resolution<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Document released by ICANN for Public Notice<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>11 January 2008<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Following the posting of the
Frameworks and Principles for Accountability and Transparency, the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers today published a document that
countenances some possible additional improvements in dispute resolution
mechanisms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>In response to feedback on accountability and
transparency issues during the consultation process — especially feedback
received during a workshop at ICANN’s Los Angeles meeting held in
November 2007 — the ‘Next Steps’ document contains two ideas:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>First, that the Board Governance Committee schedule a
review of existing dispute resolution mechanisms to identify ways in which they
may might provide even higher levels of accountability. This approach is inline
with ICANN’s commitment to regularly review its structures.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Second, that in the context of the upcoming Board review,
the possibility of a mechanism for the community to ask the Board to reconsider
a decision be investigated, along with a mechanism to dissolve and reconstitute
the Board should it engage in unethical or other misbehavior.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The document [PDF, 89K] is posted for public notice prior
to final consideration by the Board.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>GNSO Secretariat - ICANN<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Forwarded by:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mark McFadden<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>mcfadden@ispcp.info<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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