[Wp3] Final Report by ICANN Geographic Regions Review Working Group
Paul Twomey
paul.twomey at argopacific.com
Wed Jul 8 17:12:28 UTC 2015
Hi Sebastien
I agree with other members of Wp3 on our last meeting that the
geographic diversity is only a priority for our work in the next couple
of weeks in ensuring that the customer review bodies etc of the IANA
transition model are forced to be geographically diverse in their make-up.
But the bigger strategic issue of ICANN always pushing itself to be
reflective of the Global Internet Community, including geographically,
as you point out has not had a time frame put on it. I think the work
of the WG upto June 2013 was fine in its own context - but that context
was limited. I am not against the Board acting on the WG
recommendations, but I do worry that will be seen as the end of the
matter - while I think it is only the beginning. And I am worried
that we have little time to get ahead of this issue before it comes up
on us.
I am interested to hear others' thoughts as to how we get this issue on
the practical agenda for action.
Paul
On 7/9/15 2:13 AM, Sébastien Bachollet wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> As you know
> " the ICANN Board at its Public Meeting in Cairo (November 2008)7 ,
> authorized the formation of the proposed working group. The Board
> subsequently approved the Working Group’s Charter on 26 June 2009. »
>
> The world has change since 2008/2009 and even since the publication of
> the final report of the WG in June 2013.
> ICANN is doing SO/AC reviews within a certain time frame. The same for
> AoC reviews.
> This one (one of the few with global remit) as no timeframe.
> It is time for the Board to act diligently on the improvement proposed
> in this document.
>
> But we may also add this review in the regular ones or add this issue
> as an additional topic in another one already discuss (like ATRT for
> example).
>
> Sébastien Bachollet
> +33 6 07 66 89 33
> Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/
> Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien at bachollet.com
> <mailto:sebastien at bachollet.com>>
>
> De : <wp3-bounces at icann.org <mailto:wp3-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf
> of Paul Twomey <paul.twomey at argopacific.com
> <mailto:paul.twomey at argopacific.com>>
> Date : mercredi 8 juillet 2015 10:46
> À : <wp3 at icann.org <mailto:wp3 at icann.org>>, Alice Jansen
> <alice.jansen at icann.org <mailto:alice.jansen at icann.org>>,
> <pam.little at zodiac-corp.com <mailto:pam.little at zodiac-corp.com>>
> Objet : Re: [Wp3] Final Report by ICANN Geographic Regions Review
> Working Group
>
> Hi Alice
>
> I would also note that the working group responded to the task it
> was given by the Board:
>
>
> "The Working Group was formed by the Board to
>
> (1) identify the different purposes for which ICANN’s Geographic
> Regions are used;
>
> (2) determine whether the uses of ICANN’s Geographic Regions (as
> currently defined, or at all) continue to meet
>
> the requirements of the relevant stakeholders; and
>
> (3) submit proposals for community and Board consideration
> relating to the current and future uses and definition of the
> ICANN Geographic Region"
>
>
> There was no real discussion of the global strategic challenges
> facing ICANN in a world where Internet activity and power is
> shifting dramatically away from the hubs of the late 1990s which
> underlie ICANN's present structures.
>
>
> The sections on page 15 talking about change in number of regions
> say to reduce the number would be too burdensome on travel for
> some members of the community and to increase them will increase
> the costs of the support. Hardly a strategic analysis.
>
>
> I think this issue is a very important one for the strategic
> viability of ICANN and for that matter the general acceptance of a
> single Root.
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> On 7/8/15 8:01 PM, Pam Little wrote:
>>
>> Hi Alice,
>>
>> I have a couple of questions regarding this report.
>>
>> 1.The report is dated June 2013 and it refers to the ICANN Durban
>> meeting. Could you clarify what has been done since Durban?
>>
>> 2.Your note mentioned: “It is intended that the report will be
>> submitted to the Board prior to the Dublin meeting.” Could you
>> clarify if the following steps stated at para #87 on page 24 of
>> the report have been completed. If not, what are the time lines
>> for those:
>>
>> “Before these recommendations can be formally transmitted to the
>> ICANN Board,
>>
>> the next step in this process consists of a final community
>> review of the Final
>>
>> Report document and its recommendations by ICANN’s various SO-AC
>> structures.
>>
>> Footnote 15 above outlines the specific process steps for this
>> review and
>>
>> consideration of the Working Group recommendations. The Working
>> Group has
>>
>> determined that community review should extend for a full 90
>> calendar days after
>>
>> the conclusion of the ICANN Public Meeting in Durban.”
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Pam Little
>>
>> *From:*wp3-bounces at icann.org [mailto:wp3-bounces at icann.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Alice Jansen
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 08, 2015 7:05 PM
>> *To:* wp3 at icann.org
>> *Subject:* [Wp3] Final Report by ICANN Geographic Regions Review
>> Working Group
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Further to the request made on call #1, please find below the
>> link to the Final Report prepared by ICANN Geographic Regions
>> Review Working Group for consideration by the ICANN Board (June
>> 2013):
>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/geo-regions-final-report-22jun13-en.pdf
>>
>>
>> It is intended that the report will be submitted to the Board
>> prior to the Dublin meeting.
>>
>> Please note that this document has been added to your WP3 reading
>> list -
>> https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Reading+List
>>
>> May I also take this opportunity to inform you that three
>> dedicated wiki pages have been created for all three subgroups.
>> These pages will be the repositories for volunteers, documents
>> and reading lists.
>>
>> * Diversity -
>> https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Diversity
>> * SO/AC accountability -
>> https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53783727
>> * Staff accountability -
>> https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Staff+accountability
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Alice
>>
>>
>>
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