[council] Fwd: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] ICANN Reviews

Mon May 21 14:26:34 UTC 2018

As an outsider to the work of the RDS RT looking in, it does seem like poor form on the part of MSSI to propose this suspension of the RDS RT without first consulting with the very Review Team whose work is underway and appears to be moving forward without any major roadblocks (at least as best as I am aware).

I mentioned my personal perspective on a SCBO call a few months back, that there is a perception that ICANN staff and consultants make many of the real policy decisions long before issues are packaged and presented to ‘the community’ for consideration, and this seems like yet another example.

I don't think it is necessarily unreasonable to put the three options out there, given the large number of reviews due to take place this year and the need to manage workloads, but it would have made more sense to me to consult with the independent RT first and to understand whether or not they think these three options would be appropriate.

-Ayden

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On 21 May 2018 3:42 PM, Susan Kawaguchi <susankpolicy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Heather,
>
> Thank you for forwarding to the Council.  The RDS RT members were quite surprised by this action by the MSSI.  We have reviewed the information provided in the document about the RDS RT and found some inaccuracies.  Alan Greenberg is working with staff to correct the information and we are hoping that will be out to the community by mid week.
>
> It is surprising that MSSI would suggest suspending the RT since we have been working diligently for a year and are currently drafting our initial report.
>
> Look forward to the discussion on the council.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Susan
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 12:42 AM, Heather Forrest <haforrestesq at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Council colleagues,
>>
>> Further information below on the published options to adjust the timelines of ICANN Reviews.
>>
>> For us to consider whether Council would benefit from a Q&A session, or whether this would best happen through SG/Cs. Here we might bear in mind that the Council's Standing Selection Committee was set up to manage the selection of GNSO candidates to specific reviews, and whether that gives rise to particular questions we want to ask.
>>
>> Best wishes, happy weekend to all,
>>
>> Heather Forrest
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Olive <david.olive at icann.org>
>> Date: Thu, May 17, 2018 at 11:09 AM
>> Subject: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] ICANN Reviews
>> To: "so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org" <so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org>
>> Cc: Sherwood Moore <sherwood.moore at icann.org>, Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart at icann.org>
>>
>> Dear Community Leaders
>>
>> As many of you may know, yesterday we published public comments for short-term and long-term options to potentially adjust the timeline of ICANN Reviews. This is in response to issues raised by the community about the number of concurrent reviews and the strain that this has placed on volunteer and ICANN org resources. We’re hoping to share some additional opportunities for engagement and discussion on this important topic. I was wondering if you could help us to promote these resources with your respective communities?
>>
>> - Theresa Swinehart has shared a high-level introduction on the Public Comments on Review Timelines in her blog post published today. The post includes background information, key resources, and requests for the community to share their input via two public comments: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/please-comment-on-the-timing-of-reviews
>>
>> - Two webinars will also be offered to help the ICANN Community understand the proposals and provide additional opportunity for Q&A. To participate, please request a calendar invitation by sending your email request to mssi-secretariat at icann.org and indicate which webinar you will join.
>>
>> - Webinar 1: 07 June 2018: 5:00-6:00 UTC[[local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Please+Comment+on+the+Timing+of+Reviews&iso=20180607T05&p1=1440&ah=1)]
>>
>> - Webinar 2: 07 June 2018:17:00-18:00 UTC [[local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Please+Comment+on+the+Timing+of+Reviews&iso=20180607T17&p1=1440&ah=1)]
>>
>> - Last, if community members are interested, we are encouraging them to invite us to present options and hold a Q&A with their constituencies via a remote call.  Interested parties can schedule this by emailing: reviews at icann.org.
>>
>> As always, thank you for your support.
>>
>> Sherwood Moore
>>
>> Senior Project Manager, Strategic Communication & Community Engagement
>>
>> [424.443.8216](tel:424.443.8216) | sherwood.moore at icann.org
>>
>> Skype: sherwood.moore.icann
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> David A. Olive
>> Senior Vice President
>> Policy Development Support
>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>
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