[CCWG-ACCT] CCWG-Accountability WS2 Final Report - Transmission to the ICANN Board

[Bernard Turcotte]

*Cherine Chalaby*

*Chair ICANN Board of Directors*


Following the submission of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing
ICANN Accountability’s (CCWG-Accountability) Work Stream 2 Final Report to
its Chartering Organizations on 9 July 2018, we are pleased to announce
that it has been approved by all six organizations. Each of the Chartering
Organizations’ approval statement is recorded as:

·       Address Supporting Organization – email sent to WS2 Co-Chairs by
Paul Wilson of the ASO – website TBC.

·       At-Large Advisory Committee –
https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1261-2018-10-09-en

·       Country Codes Names Supporting -
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/council/decisions-resolutions/2018

·       Generic Names Supporting Organization -
https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201809

·       Governmental Advisory Committee -
https://gac.icann.org/advice/communiques/icann63%20gac%20communique%CC%81.pdf

·       Security and Stability Advisory Committee -
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac2018-25-03oct18-en.pdf

Please note that the GAC approval included the following statement with
regards to the Jurisdiction recommendations:

“*The GAC is not in a position to approve or reject the recommendations on
jurisdiction. Some GAC members support the recommendations. Other GAC
members consider that they fall short of the objectives envisaged for Work
Stream 2 and only partly mitigate the risks associated with ICANN’s
subjection to US jurisdiction. The reasons why these members object to
approving the recommendations are documented in the dissenting statement
submitted to the CCWG by Brazil.*”

Each of the 8 sets of recommendations were the subject of at least  one
public consultation which helped shape the final recommendations for each
of these. Once all of the recommendations were finalized they were
assembled into the WS2 Final Report which was the subject of a final public
consultation which did not raise any  issues which needed to be addressed
by WS2.

Prior to submitting to the Chartering Organizations for their approval, the
Work Stream 2 Final Report, including Annex 9 - Implementation Guidance,
received consensus support within the CCWG-Accountability, with two
minority statements recorded in Appendices 4.2 and 8.2 of the Final Report.

Overall, the CCWG-Accountability’s WS2 represents another significant
effort by the community of 272 meetings, more than 5,000 emails, and 10,000
hours of volunteer meeting time, which does not include individual time for
reading and writing, over a period of two years while remaining well within
its original one-year cost estimates.

With the sign off by the Chartering Organizations of the WS2 Final Report (
https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA?preview=/59640761/88575033/FULL%20WS2%20REPORT%20WITH%20ANNEXES.pdf
), the CCWG-Accountability is pleased to transmit it to the Board for
approval as part of the Work Stream 2 process. We remain available  to
answer any questions you may have and to explain any details of the
recommendations.

Please note that  the CCWG-Accountability WS2 has established a small
implementation team to assist ICANN and the community ensure that the
implementation plan preserves the spirit of the recommendations and provide
any interpretation advice as required. Furthermore, comprehensive
background documents and reference materials are available in the
CCWG-Accountability WS2 Wiki at https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA .



Jordan Carter

Thomas  Rickert

Tijani Ben Jemaa

CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs
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