Hello all,

 

The notes, recordings and transcripts for CCWG Accountability "Review of Draft Bylaws" Meeting – 7 April 2016 will be available here:   https://community.icann.org/x/XBWAAw

A copy of the notes may be found below.

 

Thank you.

 

Kind regards,

Brenda

 

 

Notes

These high-level notes are designed to help you navigate through content of the call and do not substitute in any way the transcript.

1. Opening Remarks MW

·        Working methods - reminder of agreements from past meetings - the top priority is answering the lawyer’s questions for drafting.

·        A certification that the Bylaws meet our requirements has been delegated to our legal teams and will be completed.

·        Principal when reviewing Bylaws - ensure the language meets our requirements in the supplemental report - no more and no less. We need to avoid going away from the requirements or going beyond them.

·        The CCWG has until April 9 to raise issues - the lawyers will them produce a new version.

·        We will review our procedures going forward at the end of our call today.

2. Second reading of question responses agreed on previous call TR (Approved = will be sent to lawyers as the CCWG response to the question, Agreed = the CCWG still needs to confirm).

·        Q1 – Approved.

·        Q2 - Agreed as is revisit Monday 11th.

·        Q3 – Approved with Ed Morris point (see email)

·        Q4 - Approved

·        Q5 – Approved but for ICANN to confirm details.

·        Q6 - need to redraft answer to ensure it is clear that this power of the Board has not been addressed by the CCWG
and therefore should not be changed (TR)

·        Q7 – Approved.

·        Q25 – Agreed.

·        Q26 – Approved.

·        Q27 – Approved.

·        Q28 - Add the requirement for the Board to have a rationale for calling such a community forum. Approved.

·        Q29 - Instructions by co-chairs to lawyers to redraft question 29 to properly map to the CCWG report and not refer to the carve out.

·        Q30 - Approved as is.

·        Q31- Approved as is.

·        Q32 - Approved

·        Q33 - This question needs to be reframed for consideration by the CCWG.

·        Q34 – Approved.

3. Resolution of Additional questions (first readings)

·        AQ1 -

·        AQ2 -

·        AQ3 - Linked to Q29 (?)

·        AQ4 -

·        AQ5 -

·        AQ6 -

·        AQ7 -

·        AQ8 -

4. Next Steps

·        Monday April 11th 19:00 UTC to continue review

·        Tuesday April 12th (if needed) 12:00 UTC to complete review

5. ICANN 56 - Helsinki

·        To be discussed on the April 11th call.

6.  AOB

·        None

7 Adjourned