October 2015 - Accountability-Cross-Community

Revised doc for Principles discussion
by Alice Jansen Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Please find attached Becky's revised document for the principles discussion. Kind regards Alice

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Transparency improvements in work stream 1 in our 2nd draft proposal
by Steve DelBianco Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Relevant to the current discussion about “deferring” transparency Our 2nd draft report includes the term transparency on 50 different pages. But what really matters is how we add greater transparency into WS1 proposals. See these elements: We propose a new commitment in ICANN Bylaws: COMMITMENT 1. In performing its Mission, ICANN must operate in a manner consistent with its Bylaws for the benefit of the Internet community as a whole, carrying out its activities in conformity with relevant principles of international law and international conventions, and applicable local law and through open and transparent processes that enable competition and open entry in Internet-related markets. We propose a new element (blue text) for Core Value 2 in ICANN Bylaws: CORE VALUE 2. Seeking and supporting broad, informed participation reflecting the functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making to ensure that the bottom-up, multistakeholder policy development process is used to ascertain the global public interest and that those processes are accountable and transparent; We require transparency as part of the new Community Forum (para 355 on p.53) We note that CWG-Stewardship requirement for IANA budget transparency in para 378: the CWG-Stewardship Final Proposal has expressed a requirement that the budget be transparent with respect to the IANA Function’s operating costs with clear itemization of such costs to the project level and below as needed. Our new requirement for an annual report on Transparency (para 511-512 on p.74): ICANN will produce an annual report on the state of improvements to Accountability and Transparency. We give all AoC review teams unprecedented access to ICANN internal documents. See Confidential Disclosure policy, para 521 – 527 on p.75. We require each AoC review team to be transparent about the degree of consensus achieved in their report. (para 529 on p.75) And for WS2, there’s this: Transparency: The community has expressed concerns regarding the ICANN document/information access policy and implementation. Free access to relevant information is an essential element of a robust independent review process. We recommend reviewing and enhancing the Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) as part of the accountability enhancements in Work Stream 2. (p.43) The subject of SO and AC accountability should be included in the purview of the Accountability and Transparency Review process as part of Work Stream 2 working plan. (p.71) Instituting a culture of transparency within the ICANN organization: (p.121) o Limiting ICANN's ability to deny transparency and disclosure requests. o Enhancing the Ombudsman’s role and function. o Enhancing ICANN’s whistleblower policy. o Increasing transparency about ICANN interactions with governments.

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Oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Transport Authority
by Sivasubramanian M Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

A co passenger on the Washington DC Metro remarked that Washington DC metro is far less efficient in making design improvements and in effecting upgrades. The top job was vacant for over 7 years before 2011, and vacant again since February 2015 with all leading candidates withdrawn. Plans to extend the metro have not progressed in 6 or 7 years. This co passenger said that it was all because of the complex oversight of the Metro. The *Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority* (*WMATA*), commonly referred to as *Metro*, is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington Metropolitan Area <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metropolitan_Area>. WMATA was created by the United States Congress <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress> as aninterstate compact <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_compact> between the District of Columbia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.>, the State of Maryland <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland>, and the Commonwealth of Virginia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia>. Trijurisdictional Government Agency with several subcommittees that requires the Directors / Representatives of the Federal Government and two state governments to agree on budget and other management decisions. It is perhaps due to this complications that the Metro, in comparison with other Pubic Transport Authorities in other US cities, is less efficient in its management, slow to make decisions and somewhat stagnant in its expansion. ICANN Accountability discussions have made commendable progress during the last 18 months, but seek to introduce some new measures in the way ICANN is governed. Some of the new processes, such as change in budgetary process may have to be considered with the caution that greater complexities may compromise on the efficiency with which ICANN makes decisions. Sivasubramanian M Sivasubramanian M <https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>

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FW: Chairman Thune and Senator Schatz letter to Steve Crocker ahead of ICANN 54
by Paul Rosenzweig Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Colleagues Good morning in Dublin. The attached letter from Senators Thune and Schatz to the Chair of the ICANN Board will be of interest to many of you. I wish you good fortune in the meetings Regards Paul Paul Rosenzweig <mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com> paul.rosenzweig(a)redbranchconsulting.com O: +1 (202) 547-0660 M: +1 (202) 329-9650 VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739 Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066 <http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl e&id=19&Itemid=9> Link to my PGP Key

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comment for the "consensus" break-out session tomorrow
by Jorge.Cancio＠bakom.admin.ch Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Dear Jonathan, dear all, As I'm not sure whether I will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow, I would like to very clearly stress a point I've made this morning which qualifies my support to the approach presented: while I agree with the escalation approach, I'm of the strong opinion that we cannot define consensus as a "no objection"-standard. We have to define it as a process and as a required level of (very large) positive support, which would represent the whole of the community. Best regards Jorge Jorge Cancio International Relations Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC Federal Office of Communications OFCOM Zukunftstrasse 44, CH 2501 Biel Tel. +41 58 460 54 58 (direct) Tel. +41 32 327 55 11 (office) Fax +41 58 460 54 66 mailto: jorge.cancio(a)bakom.admin.ch<mailto:mailto:%20jorge.cancio@bakom.admin.ch> www.bakom.admin.ch<http://www.bakom.admin.ch/>

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Updated Agenda for today's meeting
by Hillary Jett Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Hi all, Please find attached the updated agenda for today¹s meeting. Thank you, Hillary CCWG Accountability Working Sessions ICANN 54 Program Room: Liffey Hall 2 Reading List: https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Reading+List+-+Dublin <https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Reading+List+-+Dublin> Remote Participation Info: Ø Adobe Connect Room: https://meet16733133.adobeconnect.com/dub54-liffeyhall2 Ø Refer to calendar invites for dial-in details Ø Sessions are being archived and follow the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/expected-standards <http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/expected-standards> Ø CCWG-Acct Chairs will refer to hands raised in the Adobe Connect room to build the queue ------ CCWG Accountability Face-to-Face Meeting Friday, 16 October 2015 | 08:30 18:30 IST | 07:30 - 17:30 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG+ACCT+Meeting& iso=20151016T0730&ah=10> UTC Session details: https://dublin54.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/fri-ccwg-accountability <https://dublin54.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/fri-ccwg-accountability> 1. Welcome, Roll call, Administration (08:30 8:45) 2. Decision Making Mechanisms (08:45-09:50) 3. Implementation Model Discussions (09:50-10:55) 4. Community Power: Individual Board Director Removal (10:55-12:00) Lunch Break (12:00-13:00) 5. Community Power: Reconsider/Reject Budget (13:00-14:05) 6. Bylaw Changes Recommended After Stress Tests (14:05-14:20) 7. Human Rights Bylaw Article (14:20-14:35) 8. Community Power: Recall of Entire ICANN Board (14:35-14:50) 9. Items for Consideration in WS2 (14:50-15:05) Break (15:05-15:20) 10. Refine wording of Mission & Core Values based on public comment feedback (15:20-15:35) 11. IRP Enhancements (15:35-15:50) 12. Community Forum (15:50-16:05) 13. Community Power: Reject Standard Bylaw Changes (1605-16:20) 14. Community Power: Approve Fundamental Bylaw Changes (16:20-16:35) 15. Stress Tests 29 & 30 (16:35-16:50) Break (16:50-17:10) 16. SO/AC Accountability (17:10-17:25) 17. Implementation Plan & Timing (17:25-17:40) 18. ³Fundamental Bylaws² (17:40-17:55) 19. AoC into the Bylaws (17:55-18:10) 20. Closing Remarks (18:10-18:30) ------ -- Hillary Jett Communications Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (202) 674-3403 Email: hillary.jett(a)icann.org

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UPDATED: FW: Meeting location
by Brenda Brewer Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

UPDATED ADOBE CONNECT LINK: https://meet16733133.adobeconnect.com/dub54-liffeyhall2 From: accountability-cross-community-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Grace Abuhamad Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:59 PM To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Meeting location Importance: High Dear all, For those who are attending in person, the CCWG meeting will take place in Liffey Hall on the 1st floor on the convention center. I sent information about the shuttles to/from the hotel in a prior email <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-October/0…> . For those attending remotely, please join us via the virtual meeting room at: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/dub54-liffeyhall2/ As a reminder, all ICANN meetings (including the chat rooms and mailing lists) follow ICANN's Expected Standards of Behavior. For reference these are located here: <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2012-05-15-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2012-05-15-en. In the words of the ICANN Ombudsman from a note he sent to this list on 22 June: "May I implore participants to continue to note the ICANN policy on polite discourse. It is important to have a strong and vigorous debate but we don't need to make personal attacks on each other. A polite note of disagreement should be sufficient, and has been frequently used. But if we start to attack individuals on list, this will distract us from the real tasks." Looking forward to seeing you in 8 hours, Grace

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Reminder - Key Readings for today
by Alice Jansen Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Dear all, As you prepare for your face-to-face meeting, we would like to recirculate key links for your public comment: * Link to comments received on your Second Draft Proposal --> http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/ * Staff summary --> https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Staff+Summary+-+Second+Pu… * WP analysis of public comment --> https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Reading+List+-+Dublin Your full reading list can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Reading+List+-+Dublin Thanks Best regards Alice

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Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Attention: Bounce Message
by Grace Abuhamad Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 16, 2015

Dear all, Quick update: we¹ve resolved this issue by changing the list settings and increasing the bounce threshold. I have double-checked that everyone is on the mailing list and have re-added individuals whose accounts had been disabled. You can view the list of subscribers here: https://mm.icann.org/mailman/roster/accountability-cross-community. With apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused, we¹re now back on track! Grace From: <accountability-cross-community-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 5:36 AM To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Attention: Bounce Message Dear all, We are not sure what exactly has happened, but many of you received notices that your mailing list subscription was disabled due to excessive bounces. The email¹s subject line looked like "confirm 1838070deaccaa120cde1c6801fcd58cd324e54f². We have reported the issue to our IT team and will get back to you shortly with the remedy. In the meantime, we will add all of you back to the list (we were notified automatically of the disabled accounts, so you should not need to email us). Thank you, Staff team

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Re: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Rx for Dublin Progress: Board Transparency, Specificity, and Community Acknowledgement
by Jordan Carter Oct. 15, 2015

Oct. 15, 2015

> Phil, interesting proposals. > > Bruce, can you offer a board perspective on these? > > Cheers > Jordan > > On Wednesday, 14 October 2015, Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','psc(a)vlaw-dc.com');>> wrote: > >> >> >> >> FYI, I just published these personal views on procedural adjustments >> that I believe might improve the odds for a successful outcome in Dublin. >> >> I hope you find them constructive and of interest. >> >> Best regards >> >> >> >> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151013_rx_for_dublin_board_transparency_spe… >> >> >> Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal >> Virtualaw LLC >> 1155 F Street, NW >> Suite 1050 >> Washington, DC 20004 >> 202-559-8597/Direct >> 202-559-8750/Fax >> 202-255-6172/Cell >> >> Twitter: @VLawDC >> >> "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey >> >> Sent from my iPad >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4447/10811 - Release Date: 10/13/15 >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4447/10811 - Release Date: 10/13/15 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ICA Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to ica-mail+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to ica-mail(a)googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ica-mail. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ica-mail/8E84A14FB84B8141B0E4713BAFF5B84E… >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4447/10811 - Release Date: 10/13/15 >> _______________________________________________ >> Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list >> Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community >> > > > -- > Jordan Carter > Chief Executive, InternetNZ > > +64-21-442-649 | jordan(a)internetnz.net.nz > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jordan(a)internetnz.net.nz');> > > Sent on the run, apologies for brevity > > -- Jordan Carter Chief Executive, InternetNZ +64-21-442-649 | jordan(a)internetnz.net.nz Sent on the run, apologies for brevity

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