[council] AOC Reviews

[Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G.]

Dear All,

I would like to comment on the very interesting discussion, if 
inconclusive discussion we had in Marrakech, as  alumni of ATRT2 and 
actual member of CCT1. My 2 cents:

1. The most important issue this year is how the AoCs will be 
incorporated into the By Laws, as we all expect the AoC to lapse. If 
they are going to be incorporated more or less verbatim, meaning keeping 
a large margin for interpretation, or if in this opportunity more 
stringent definition of the reviews will be developed.

<suggestion>
We should define ASAP as GNSO team that will collect feedback from 
previous Review Teams and try to follow up as closely as possible the 
implementation of the AoC into the By Laws

2. Another important issue with the Reviews, is the very slow startup 
phase in terms of budget, charter or Terms of Reference, progress 
reviews since the last exercise, etc. In case of the ATRT2 it took a few 
months to find out we had little funds. in case of the first CCT we have 
funds but the external Studies by Analysis and Nielsen are pretty much 
delayed.

<suggestion>
In the meantime Staff should prepare yearly progress reports on progress 
in implementation of Review recommendations, simultaneously at a fixed 
date EVERY the year. Lets say June 30. Based on those yearly reports SOs 
and ACs would have a common ground for discussion on future reviews 
planing and budgeting every time it is necessary.

Look forward to other comments and suggestions before or on April 14.

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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On 29 Mar 2016, at 8:00, James M. Bladel wrote:

> Hello Colleagues -
>
> Following up from our discussions in Morocco, the next phases of AOC 
> Reviews for Accountability and Transparency (ATRT3) and WHOIS (WHOIS2) 
> will be kicking off this year.  (See attached slide for schedule).
>
> During our weekend sessions in Marrakech, we discussed the challenges 
> & wisdom of launching these reviews now, given that substantial work 
> on both topics is already in progress.  Also, our update from ICANN 
> Staff made it clear that Staff would not act unilaterally to delay or 
> postpone any scheduled AOC review, particularly in the absence of 
> consistent guidance from the Community.
>
> We did not reach any decision at ICANN55.  In my view, our options 
> are:
>
> (1) Take no action.  The likely outcome is that the AOC Reviews (ATRT3 
> and WHOIS2) will commence as planned.
> (2) Consult informally with other SO/ACs and the Board to get a sense 
> of similar concerns shared by other organizations in the Community.
> (3) Draft a letter to the Board/Staff, copying other SO/ACs, outlining 
> our concerns about potential overlap/redundancy of upcoming AOC 
> reviews with ongoing work on Accountability and WHOIS.
>
> We can flag this topic for discussing during out next Council call (14 
> APR).  However, the agenda for this meeting is starting to fill up, so 
> it would be immensely helpful if we could discuss on the list and 
> arrive at a decision.
>
> Thank you,
>
> J.