Subject: [Ext] Memo/Update to Council re: IRP Community Representatives Group
From: "McAuley, David" <[email-masked]>
To: "Joke Braeken ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Kimberly Carlson ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 16:48:23 +0000

Dear ccNSO Council:

This is an update about the work of the IRP Community Representatives Group (for selection of the IRP Standing Panel) to which you have appointed me as a member.

The ICRG held its first meeting on March 14th at which time we focused on administrative matters such as introductions of group members and staff support. You can see the seven Community Representatives Group members here, including two from GAC, two from ALAC, two from GNSO, and one (me) from ccNSO. I have been selected as Chair of the ICRG. This page also shows ICANN staff support.

Since then, we have met four additional times – meeting records are here. Note – we will be transparent about process matters but we will maintain confidentiality with respect to discussions about candidates to the Standing Panel, not unlike NomCom confidentiality.  Thus, not all discussions will be recorded. 

ICANN support staff had sought expressions of interest from suitable consultants to support the work of the ICRG and presented to the ICRG the two applicants staff felt were best qualified. The ICRG considered both applicants – both of  which are global in nature and appeared well qualified. The ICRG consensus choice was for the engagement of Odgers Berndtson (Belgium), a firm that has previously been engaged in ICANN NomCom consultancy support. That engagement has now been finalized. We  met with the team from Odgers at our meeting this past Monday, May 9th.  

We expect the next meeting to be Monday, May 16th or Monday, May 23rd – we are currently polling on that. My expectation is that Odgers will suggest a working methodology and the ICRG would then consider those suggestions  at the following meeting.  

Best wishes

David

David McAuley

Senior International Policy Manager

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