Re: [CCWG-ACCT] CCWG-Accountability-WS2-Plenary-ICANN59-Agenda and documents - Additional Documents 2
All, Last document Ombudsman external evaluation report - attached. We have not received the Diversity report for the first reading and will be re-arranging the agenda accordingly. Thank You. Bernard Turcotte ICANN Support Staff to the CCWG-Accountability-WS2 On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Bernard Turcotte < turcotte.bernard@gmail.com> wrote:
All attached to this email please find:
- Staff Accountability report for first reading. - Ombudsman Presentation. - Two additional documents for the Transparency discussion - and updated version of the report as well as the transcript of the 20 June meeting which discusses the issues which will be brought up at the face to face meeting.
We expect to be forwarding the last remaining document tomorrow.
Bernard Turcotte ICANN Staff Support to the CCWG-Accountability-WS2
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 10:23 PM, Bernard Turcotte < turcotte.bernard@gmail.com> wrote:
All,
Please find below the agenda and documents for the face to face meeting of the CCWG-Accountability-WS2 to be held Sunday 25 June 2017 in Johannesburg South Africa.
*CCWG-Accountability-WS2 Face to Face Meeting in Johannesburg South Africa, 25 June 08:30 Local (06:30UTC) Ball Room 1.*
*Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/jnb59-ballroom1 <https://participate.icann.org/jnb59-ballroom1> *
08:00 – 08:30 - Coffee
08:30 – 09:00 – Welcome, review of agenda, Administration
0900 – 09:15 – WS2 Extension – Status and Budget
· Budget document attached.
09:15 – 09:30 – IRP – IOT Status and Update
· Presentation attached
09:30 – 10:15 – SO/AC Accountability update on public consultation
· Presentation attached.
10:15 – 10:30 – Coffee break
10:30 – 11:15 – Ombudsman – Presentation of external review and recommendations
· Document will be distributed Wednesday 21 June.
11:15 – 12:00 – Transparency – Status on update on public consultation
· Summary of comments attached.
12:00 – 12:30 – CEP – Update
· Discussion document attached.
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 – Diversity – First reading of recommendations
· Document will be distributed Wednesday 21 June.
14:30 – 15:30 – Staff Accountability – First reading of recommendations
· Document will be distributed Wednesday 21 June.
15:30 – 15:45 – Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:15 – Jurisdiction – Status
· Conclusion by Co-Chairs
· Transcript of June 14 Jurisdiction call.
17:15 – 17:30 – Wrap-up
Adjournment.
I have read the ombudsman external evaluation report, and consider it a valuable, well considered and important study. I support the adoption of their recommendations. I would also like to note the recognition of Dr Frank Fowlie in some of the initial establishment of the office. While he was not necessarily a figure popular with some members of the community, his academic work and research was critical to the establishment of the office and has, in my view, been under recognised. Enjoy the meeting in Johannesburg! I will follow you from Oslo. Regards Chris LaHatte LLB MMgt (Dip Res) FAMINZ (Mediation/Arbitration) FCIArb Barrister/Mediator/Arbitrator Phone +6444720777 Cell +64210705236 Wellington New Zealand
Thank you. On the ombuds office issue, I don't think the recommendations for maintaining the independence of ombuds are sufficient. I think the report equates independence and neutrality, but they are not the same thing and I don't see recommendations for maintaining neutrality. One of the recommendations is to have a 5-year fixed term contract with one year probation. I think this recommendation is inspired by how judges receive remuneration (give them a life long contract), and the rationale behind it might be that by giving ombuds a fixed contract of five years, they are put in a vacuum isolated from any economic incentive to affect their decision. I don't think that can work here with the ombuds office. I believe the ombuds office should be an external office and should not consist of just one person to resolve disputes but there should be multiple ombuds available. The source of revenue of one person should not be reliant on the ombuds contract. Moreover, mingling and hanging out with the community members can certainly affect the neutrality of the ombuds, or it might appear to the community as such. I don't see any recommendations about how to avoid that in this document. I won't be in Johannesburg, so would be grateful if you could take my comments into consideration when discussing the ombuds office. Farzaneh On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 11:34 PM, Chris LaHatte <chris@lahatte.co.nz> wrote:
I have read the ombudsman external evaluation report, and consider it a valuable, well considered and important study. I support the adoption of their recommendations. I would also like to note the recognition of Dr Frank Fowlie in some of the initial establishment of the office. While he was not necessarily a figure popular with some members of the community, his academic work and research was critical to the establishment of the office and has, in my view, been under recognised.
Enjoy the meeting in Johannesburg! I will follow you from Oslo.
Regards
Chris LaHatte LLB MMgt (Dip Res) FAMINZ (Mediation/Arbitration) FCIArb
Barrister/Mediator/Arbitrator
Phone +6444720777 <+64%204-472%200777> Cell +64210705236 <+64%20210%20705%20236>
Wellington
New Zealand
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