[WP1] Document for WP1 and WP2: Stress test 18 and proposed bylaws change regarding GAC advice

[Alice Munyua]

> Dear  Cheryl, Steve and all
>
> I would like to share our views on stress test 18 in anticipation of 
> our discussions next week regarding the same.
>
> We consider stress Test 18 necessary and appropriate. We support 
> proposed amendment to the bylaw and believe they do not interfere with 
> the GAC’s working methods.
>
> We agree that the proposed amendments would protect and strengthen 
> GAC’s consensus decision making, while improving accountabilityby 
> mitigating against capture or influence by any one stakeholder group.
>
> The board currently responds to, and provides explanations to GAC 
> advice.GAC operating principles provide for full range of views to be 
> presented in cases where there is no consensus advice and should 
> therefore not trigger the by laws provisions.
>
> Best regards
>
> Alice Munyua
>
>
>
> On 07/04/2015 23:19, Steve DelBianco wrote:
>> Jordan — Someone noticed I had an incomplete sentence at top of page 
>> 2, which was left over from a previous draft.  I removed it in this 
>> draft in order to avoid confusion.
>> —
>> Steve
>>
>> From: Jordan Carter
>> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 3:14 AM
>> To: Steve DelBianco
>> Cc: "wp1 at icann.org <mailto:wp1 at icann.org>", 
>> "ccwg-accountability4 at icann.org 
>> <mailto:ccwg-accountability4 at icann.org>", ACCT-Staff, Accountability 
>> Cross Community
>> Subject: Re: Document for WP1 and WP2: Stress test 18 and proposed 
>> bylaws change regarding GAC advice
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> When we discussed this document at WP1 last week, there was a general 
>> view that this was worth doing and there were no objections raised. 
>> We did think it needed to be discussed in the whole CCWG as it 
>> overlaps the work of WP1 and 2.
>>
>> My apologies for being slow to communicate this to the whole CCWG.
>>
>> I await the co-chairs' advice about when we will schedule that in the 
>> agenda.
>>
>> best,
>> Jordan
>>
>>
>> On 1 April 2015 at 15:30, Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco at netchoice.org 
>> <mailto:sdelbianco at netchoice.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     To: members of Work Party 1, Work Party 2, and the stress test WP
>>
>>     While in Istanbul, the stress test WP had hoped to discuss
>>     appropriate responses to stress test 18, regarding GAC advice
>>     that might no longer be supported by consensus.
>>
>>     We didn’t get to this in Istanbul, so I drafted a summary of
>>     previous discussions of ST 18, and a proposed a way forward (page
>>     5).   It’s now for WP1 and WP2 to  discuss mechanisms/powers to
>>     respond to the stress test.
>>
>>     I ran this draft by the CCWG co-chairs, who advised several key
>>     edits and agreed this was an issue we need to address, despite
>>     the political sensitivities.
>>
>>     I cannot join the WP1 call on 1-April, but  hope this document is
>>     sufficient for you to consider the proposed bylaws change.
>>
>>     Best,
>>     Steve
>>     —
>>     Steve DelBianco
>>     Executive Director
>>     NetChoice
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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