[Accountability-dt] For your review - notes & action items and updated version of charter

Tue Oct 28 10:51:53 UTC 2014

Dear Colleagues,

Following yesterday's call, please find attached my contribution. I 
highlight below the main elements :
- new wording of Problem statement to highlight the gap between current 
and expected levels of trust in Icann's accountability
- draft of section "Goasl & Objectives", including mention of stress 
tests, introduction of both work stream definition. I have felt it would 
be appropriate to provide a definition of stakeholders in line with our 
discussion (wide acceptance). This is of course a proposal subject to 
group's discussion.
-  In Scope section, clarification that proposals may concern any Icann 
function, as long as a relationship to the transition is established.
- In scope section, alignment with work stream definitions. (Note : I 
think our description of work streams 1 & work streams 2 is still to be 
worked on)
- In deliverables section, I propose an alternative version (between 
brackets) in order to avoid some specifics and add priority assessments 
as well as stress test definition.

I am happy to explain / discuss and I welcome amendments.

Best
Mathieu

Le 27/10/2014 21:29, Marika Konings a écrit :
> Dear All,
>
> Please find below the notes and action items from today's meeting as 
> well as attached the latest version of the charter which incorporates 
> the changes discussed during today's meeting.
>
> As a reminder, the action items are as follows:
>
>   * Mathieu to draft language to update problem statement - need to
>     close gap in accountability (trust of stakeholders in current
>     accountability mechanisms - not deemed sufficient, part of which
>     needs to be addressed  prior to transition, part of which can be
>     done after. Expand in goals section what the CWG is expected to
>     achieve. Following that, Mathieu will review other parts of the
>     document to make sure these align (including work stream 1 and 2
>     descriptions)
>   * Staff to collate Larry Stricklyn's & Fadi's statements/comments
>     from recent speeches related to this effort
>   * DT members to review issues collated in public comment period and
>     phrase those into questions that can be included for each work
>     stream - Keith volunteered to work with RySG to develop a first
>     list of questions for DT review. Matthew volunteered to assist
>     with this as well.
>   * Avri to review deliverables section and suggest additional edits
>     based on comments received, if needed
>   * Update draft language in working relationship with CCWG and ICG to
>     reflect comments received (*done*)
>   * Next meeting has been scheduled for *Thursday 30 October at 13.00 UTC*
>
> Please use the attached version for any further edits / comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marika
> *
> *
> *Notes and Action Items -- DT meeting of 27 October*
>
> Reminder of target date for delivery of charter: 3 November 2014
>
> *Recap of changes made to Charter since last meeting*:
>
>   * Latest version includes most up to date changes (including Matthew
>     Keith, and David today)
>   * Edits to fix some left over references to ICG where no longer
>     appropriate as well as updates to reflect that more than one
>     proposal may be submitted by the ICG as the two work streams are
>     likely to be completed along different timelines
>   * SOI clarification
>   * Clarification about ATRT role in concensus calls
>
> *Review of charter:*
>
>   * Include definition of the term "accountability" in the Charter
>     (from NETmundial Statement): "Accountable: Mechanisms for
>     independent checks and balances as well asfor review and redress
>     should exist."
>
> /Question concerning scope/:
>
>   * What is demarcation between WS1 and WS2?
>   * Focus on pre-transition vs. post-transition accountability as
>     opposed to IANA vs. non-IANA?
>   * The reference  to IANA Functions accountability is being dealt
>     with by the other CCWG. This group should be focused on
>     accountability reforms made necessary by NTIA's disengagement from
>     its legacy role.
>   * ICANN's accountability to the community as a whole may need to be
>     reflected in the charter - is there a conflict between currently
>     proposed definitions of work streams & scope?
>   * NTIA oversight created accountability across ICANN - how to
>     recreate that general accountability mechanism prior to any
>     transition.
>   * Everything should be on the table for consideration - up to the
>     CCWG to determine what should be done before transition and what
>     can wait until after.
>   * Recommendations coming out of work stream 1 are expected to
>     provide a path for work going on in work stream 2. Process for
>     addressing anything coming up in work stream 2 is one of the
>     objectives of work stream 1.
>   * Transition of role of US Government is at the heart of the work of
>     the CCWG and also dictates timeline / sense of urgency - if scope
>     is too wide it risks the effort to get lost
>   * See challenges identified by Larry Strickling in his speech
>   * Stress test one of the key deliverables of CCWG
>
> /DT Agreements;/
>
>   * Delineation between work stream 1 and 2 should be pre and post
>     transition
>   * Charter should not limit accountability mechanisms or functions
>     affected as part of the CCWG work
>
> /Deliverables, timeframes & reporting/
>
>   * Proposed edits from Avri (see document circulated)
>   * Two additions proposed: 1) when solutions are proposed,
>     deliverables need to include stress test, scenarios to demonstrate
>     that the solutions are resistent to capture / stress; 2) after
>     assessing current situation, priorities need to be identified -
>     what is required before transition and what can wait until after
>     (big impact vs. limited impact) (Avri tried to capture these as
>     part of her edits which will be shared with the DT shortly)
>   * Do stress tests need to be defined or conducted prior to
>     transition? At least for stream 1, this should be a requirement to
>     be conducted in theory. For work stream 2, may not be required, or
>     at least not in the short run.
>   * Stress test - proposals that demonstrate on paper how they would
>     resist 'stress' (capture, financial crisis) - incl. list of
>     nightmare scenarios. What are the stresses that were tested and
>     how the various mechanisms enable ICANN survive these 'stresses'.
>
> /Membership/
>
>   * Include as a for example, the link to criteria identified for the
>     community working group (see
>     https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014-08-22-en#12)
>
> /Working relationship with ICG / IANA Stewardship CWG/
>
>   * Consider including reference to regular meetings between chairs
>   * Clarify the role of the board (not related to co-ordination, but
>     to final approval of proposals) - include link to board resolution
>   * Review this section and consider clarifying
>   * Main focus should be on IANA Stewardship Transition CWG as ICG
>     just has a co-ordinating role
>
> /Expert Advisors/
>
>   * Section captures comments provided by Mathieu
>
> *Action item:*
>
>   * Mathieu to draft language to update problem statement - need to
>     close gap in accountability (trust of stakeholders in current
>     accountability mechanisms - not deemed sufficient, part of which
>     needs to be addressed  prior to transition, part of which can be
>     done after. Expand in goals section what the CWG is expected to
>     achieve. Following that, Mathieu will review other parts of the
>     document to make sure these align (including work stream 1 and 2
>     descriptions)
>   * Staff to collate Larry Stricklyn's & Fadi's statements/comments
>     from recent speeches related to this effort
>   * DT members to review issues collated in public comment period and
>     phrase those into questions that can be included for each work
>     stream - Keith volunteered to work with RySG to develop a first
>     list of questions for DT review. Matthew volunteered to assist
>     with this as well.
>   * Avri to review deliverables section and suggest additional edits
>     based on comments received, if needed
>   * Update draft language in working relationship with CCWG and ICG to
>     reflect comments received
>   * Next meeting has been scheduled for *Thursday 30 October at 13.00 UTC*
>
>
>
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