[CCWG-ACCT] Further thoughts on the "empowered SO/AC model" discussion on Friday

[Jordan Carter]

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On 21 June 2015 at 11:27, Burr, Becky <Becky.Burr at neustar.biz> wrote:

>   Dear All -
>
>  Over the past couple of days a number of us have been working to flesh
> out how an “empowered SO/AC model” could provide a path towards consensus.
> The deck, attached, reflects a very preliminary, conceptual outline.   This
> is intended to ensure a better understanding of what is being proposed and
> to encourage discussion between and among CCWG-ACCT members.  Please review
> it in that light and share your thoughts to start a dialogue on the list.
>
>  Speaking personally, over the course of refining this proposal I have
> become more convinced that this hybrid approach provides the foundation for
> consensus that respects and addresses the very real and fervently held
> concerns that have been expressed about the various models we’ve discussed
> to date.
>
>
>    - The Empowered SO/AC structure is simple, easy, fast and
>    flexible….and it provides a powerful tool to ensure that accountability
>    reforms deferred to WS2 become a reality
>
>
>
>    - If we can get community consensus around the Empowered SO/AC
>    structure, we’ll have no problem meeting the timeline for the
>    transition….it actually allows us to confidently push off more complex and
>    time-consuming questions to WS2.
>
>
>
>    - A key benefit of the Empowered SO/AC structure is its flexibility --
>    it allows all of the SOs and ACs  to take the time they need to decide how
>    to engage. Governments get to keep their unique advisory status until such
>    time they decide they want to exercise any of the six community powers.
>
>
>
>    - Another key benefit of the Empowered SO/AC model is that is
>    preserves and protects the existing community structures. It reinforces the
>    current SOs and ACs and relies on their built-in accountability mechanisms.
>
>
>
>    - The Empowered SO/AC model:
>
>
>
>     - does not require the SO/ACs to change their structures or change
>       their existing mechanisms and decision-making procedures, etc.
>
>
>
>     - Permits each  SO and AC to decide – in its own time - whether it is
>       comfortable with the voluntary/cooperative model or prefers to organize and
>       enforce the community powers we’ve all agreed we want.
>
>
>
>     - reinforces the foundation of our existing community structure, and
>       would only become relevant if/when all other accountability mechanisms are
>       exhausted.
>
>
>
>     - would change nothing about the day-to-day operations of ICANN or
>       the existing community structures and processes
>
>
>  A final, important note.  It appears that the same kind of mechanism
> could be used in the designator model context (again, with the limitations
> with respect to the budget and strat plan).  So to the extent that the
> designator model is still in play, most of the concepts we’ve laid out are
> applicable.
>
>  Best,
>
>  Becky
>
>   J. Beckwith Burr
>
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