[Wp3] Final Report by ICANN Geographic Regions Review Working Group

Wed Jul 8 20:45:40 UTC 2015

Hello All

Excellent, productive calls. Thank you, Leon. In response to Paul's urgings for a practical agenda for action, the main suggestions that I have taken from the first two conversations are:

Workstream 1

*to make explicit commitments regarding diversity (minimally geographical, perhaps also cultural, linguistic, age and gender) in the proposed new accountability bodies (in particular the SO/AC community empowerment mechanism and the IRP)

*to indicate how SOs/ACs in holding the board accountable through the new community empowerment mechanism are themselves also sufficiently accountable in the exercise of these powers (partly this might be demonstrated by listing relevant points from existing SO/AC rules and procedures, partly it may be secured with new measures such as the suggested MAR or adherence to the INGO Accountability Charter)

Workstream 2

*to include in the CCWG report (and carry over into the ICG consolidated proposal) an itemised list of specific issues and objectives regarding diversity, SO/AC accountability, and staff accountability; progress towards these objectives to be evaluated two years down the line as part of the IANA transition review - this undertaking would seem to imply a continuation of the CCWG Accountability or some successor construction

No doubt others can articulate the points more precisely, but it could be helpful to have a concise synthesis to move us forward in the limited time available?

Greetings

Jan

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Skickat: den 8 juli 2015 19:12
Till: Sébastien Bachollet; wp3 at icann.org
Ämne: Re: [Wp3] Final Report by ICANN Geographic Regions Review Working Group

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
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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
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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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