Dear All, This is a reminder that ICANN seeks volunteers to re-compose the Independent Review Process (IRP) Implementation Oversight Team (IOT), which will develop published Supplemental Procedures for ICANN’s Independent Review Process. The work of the IRP IOT is important to ICANN’s accountability and sets many procedures around how IRPs are administered. Last October, the IRP IOT produced an interim set of Supplemental Procedures that were adopted by the ICANN Board during ICANN63, and now a final set of Supplemental Procedures is needed. The goal of this team is to reach a final set of Supplemental Procedures that reflects input from across the ICANN community, which prompts this request for additional volunteers to join. Under the ICANN Bylaws, ICANN is required to consult with the SOs and ACs regarding the establishment of the IRP IOT. How to apply? Kindly contact joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Background ICANN operates a separate process for independent third-party review of Disputes – the Independent Review Process (IRP). The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) currently administers ICANN's Independent Review Processes. ICANN IRPs are governed by the ICDR's International Dispute Resolution Procedures as modified by Supplementary Procedures for ICANN's IRP. The CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 (WS1) in its final report included the following under Implementation for Recommendation 7 concerning the IRP: "The CCWG-Accountability proposes that the revised IRP provisions be adopted as Fundamental Bylaws. Implementation of these enhancements will necessarily require additional detailed work. Detailed rules for the implementation of the IRP (such as rules of procedure) are to be created by the ICANN community through a CCWG (assisted by counsel, appropriate experts, and the Standing Panel when confirmed), and approved by the Board, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld." This part of the recommendations on IRP is included in the following section of the new ICANN Bylaws which took effect on 27 May 2016: "(n) Rules of Procedure (i) An IRP Implementation Oversight Team shall be established in consultation with the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees and comprised of members of the global Internet community. The IRP Implementation Oversight Team, and once the Standing Panel is established the IRP Implementation Oversight Team in consultation with the Standing Panel, shall develop clear published rules for the IRP ("Rules of Procedure") that conform with international arbitration norms and are streamlined, easy to understand and apply fairly to all parties. Upon request, the IRP Implementation Oversight Team shall have assistance of counsel and other appropriate experts. (ii) The Rules of Procedure shall be informed by international arbitration norms and consistent with the Purposes of the IRP. Specialized Rules of Procedure may be designed for reviews of PTI service complaints that are asserted by direct customers of the IANAnaming functions and are not resolved through mediation. The Rules of Procedure shall be published and subject to a period of public comment that complies with the designated practice for public comment periods within ICANN, and take effect upon approval by the Board, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld." In early in 2016 the CCWG-Accountability created the IRP IOT which has been working on updating the Supplementary Rules of Procedures. It is important to note that the IRP IOT was included as part of WS2 for administrative simplicity but is in fact independent of WS2. Relevant Resources * ICANN BYLAWS - https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...> * CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 – Final recommendations – Recommendation #7 https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58723827&preview=/5... * November 2016 Public consultation on the Updated Supplementary Rules - https://www.icann.org/public-comments/irp-supp-procedures-2016-11-28-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2D...> * 2018 consultation on the interim set of Supplemental Procedures that were adopted by the ICANN Board during ICANN63 https://www.icann.org/public-comments/irp-iot-recs-2018-06-22-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2D...> * IOT wiki - https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/WP-IOT+-+IRP+Implementation+Oversig... 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