[CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out

Fri Feb 19 17:56:59 UTC 2016

Dear Phile

There is a solution for the matter. Wait until 26 Feb call AND IN THE
MEANTIME DISCUSS THE MATTER TO FIND A SOLUTION.

One solution would be the removal of Carve-out AND retention of the Rec. 11
before Call 80 i.e.

No CARVE-OUT CONCEPT

Two threshold options; simple majority and 2/3 super majority

Send it with that to chattering organization .In the meantime  ,further
discuss the matter without Carve-out with a view to opt for either of two
threshold options

That was the situation at CALL 80 when Steve DelBianco submitted the draft

We hear serious objections several others would join the concerns: now 11
Governments. Those have not voiced should not necessarily be considered as
have no concerns.

We made an attempt to have consensus but it does not appear to work at all

We may perhaps need to immediately change the concept as we did changing
many times from Voluntary Membership to Designator Member and from
Designator Member to Sole Member and from Sole Member to Sole Designator.
Why we did such a gymnastic, because either it did not work or there were
objections

How many time we have change the threshold of empowering community. Several
times

Nothing wrong in that.

I know one So may like very much the existing formulation but several
Governments from other constituency dislike it,

We cannot satisfy one on the expense of dissatisfying others.

We are all member of ICANN family and we must understand each other’s
concerns

Let us make every possible effort to make people comfortable to join others.

Kavouss

2016-02-19 18:35 GMT+01:00 Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com>:

> Steve:
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> Some questions regarding this Board input at the 59th minute of the 11th
> hour (metaphorically speaking):
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> ·         “The Board is against any changes to the long established
> equilibrium and fairness among the different stakeholders within ICANN.” --
> Does that mean the Board is opposed to raising the raising the threshold
> for rejection of GAC advice above majority vote, as that is a change in
> long established practice (whereas locking in a definition of GAC advice
> that memorializes its long established practice is not)?
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> ·         “ If there is a graceful way to remove this matter from the
> immediate pressure of the deadline of submitting this proposal and make it
> a priority matter for either the implementation phase or Work Stream 2, we
> think there will be a solution which is genuinely good for everyone.”—What
> is the Board suggesting should be removed from the final Recommendations at
> this very late hour? And how can something be left for the implementation
> phase if it is removed from the Recommendations, as those involved in
> Bylaws drafting that is the heart of the implementation phase should have
> no latitude in introducing any matter that is not part of an approved
> Recommendation?
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> Your response would help clarify our understanding of this new Board
> position.
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> Best regards, Philip
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
> accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Steve
> Crocker
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 11:28 AM
> To: Mathieu Weill; León Felipe Sánchez Ambía; Thomas Rickert
> Cc: Steve Crocker; Icann-board ICANN; Accountability Community
> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out
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> CCWG Colleagues,
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> The Board has a serious and continued concern about the issues being
> raised that may result in the reduction of the GAC’s ability to participate
> in community decision making. This is most noticeable in the question of
> thresholds for board removal, however this is not an issue about removal or
> even thresholds, it is one part of the community being (or perceiving that
> it is being) sidelined. The Board’s concerns with this issue are not about
> Board removal, but about maintaining the balanced multistakeholder model.
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> The Board is against any changes to the long established equilibrium and
> fairness among the different stakeholders within ICANN. The Board has long
> supported a threshold of four participants for Board removal in the
> ultimate escalation method proposed by the CCWG.  Selecting one portion of
> the ICANN community and removing them from the equation - just through the
> ability to say that the community is unhappy with the acceptance of GAC
> advice that is within ICANN’s bylaws - raises significant concerns about
> how the multistakeholder model, and the ultimate stability of ICANN as an
> organization, can be maintained. This carved out exception undercuts the
> established role of governments within the multi stakeholder process, and
> could introduce new issues with the acceptance of ICANN’s model undermining
> the work of the CCWG.
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> We understand that there are concerns with this path from within other
> parts of ICANN community, including members of the GAC and ALAC. The best
> course, in our opinion, would be a careful and objective discussion of the
> whole matter of how advice from ALL parties is appropriately considered
> within ICANN.  If there is a graceful way to remove this matter from the
> immediate pressure of the deadline of submitting this proposal and make it
> a priority matter for either the implementation phase or Work Stream 2, we
> think there will be a solution which is genuinely good for everyone.
>
>
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> We encourage you to share the CCWG’s proposal with the Chartering
> Organizations while the dialog on this outstanding point continues.
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> Thank you,
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> Steve Crocker
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> Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
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