Sent on behalf of Keith Drazek:

 

Dear all,

 

Noting that the message below may not have made it to the Council mailing list, please respond no later than Monday, 29 July if you have concerns or disagree with the Council leadership’s recommendation that Council endorse all seven of the IRP-IOT candidates listed below. The deadline for submission to the ICANN Board is 31 July.

 

Thanks,
Keith

 

 

From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@verisign.com>
Date: Friday, 19 July 2019 at 12:14
To: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@verisign.com>, Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>
Cc: "gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org>
Subject: [Ext] RE: [council] Call for volunteers IRP-IOT and proposed Council endorsement process

 

Hi all,

 

Following up our discussion on this topic, please advise no later than Friday, 26 July if you have concerns or disagree with the Council leadership’s recommendation that we endorse all seven of the IRP-IOT candidates listed below. The deadline for submission to the ICANN Board is 31 July.

 

Thanks,

Keith

 

From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Drazek, Keith via council
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 7:13 PM
To: emily.barabas@icann.org; council@gnso.icann.org
Cc: gnso-secs@icann.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [council] Call for volunteers IRP-IOT and proposed Council endorsement process

 

Thanks Emily.

 

We will add the IRP-IOT topic to AOB on our agenda today.

 

Keith

 

From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Emily Barabas
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 10:37 AM
To: council@gnso.icann.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [council] Call for volunteers IRP-IOT and proposed Council endorsement process

 

Dear all,

 

With apologies for the delay, you can find the Expressions of Interest from the candidates here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards,

Emily

 

From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>
Date: Wednesday, 17 July 2019 at 09:54
To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org>
Subject: Re: [council] Call for volunteers IRP-IOT and proposed Council endorsement process

 

Dear Councilors,

 

As a follow up to the message below, seven IRP-IOT candidates expressed interest in receiving endorsement from the GNSO:

 

 

Council leadership considered the Expressions of Interest from these candidates and recommends providing endorsement for all seven candidates. There will be an opportunity for Councilors to discuss this recommendation further during the upcoming Council call.

 

Kind regards,
Emily

 

 

From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org>
Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2019 at 12:18
To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org>
Cc: "gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org>
Subject: [council] Call for volunteers IRP-IOT and proposed Council endorsement process

 

Dear Council Members, SG/C Chairs,

 

As you may be aware, the ICANN Board Accountability Mechanisms Committee (BAMC) recently launched a call for volunteers to recompose the Independent Review Process (IRP) Implementation Oversight Team (IOT) (see https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/sanchez-to-siddiqui-et-al-26jun19-en.pdf [icann.org]). The letter also notes that ‘if any SO/AC wishes to vet candidates through its own candidate selection process, the BAMC welcomes that work, diligence, and indication of support when passing the candidate further into the process’.

 

As during recent discussions, Council members as well as GNSO community members have highlighted the importance of this process and the need for the GNSO to contribute candidates with expertise to this process, Council leadership would like to propose the following steps:

 

  1. Any candidates interested in GNSO Council endorsement should send their Expressions of Interest describing how his or her experience aligns with the skills identified, as well as a commitment to the estimated time demands to gnso-secs@icann.org by Friday 12 July 2019.
  2. Council leadership will evaluate the applications against the skills and experience outlined in the call for volunteers (see also below).
  3. Council leadership will share with the Council the proposed candidates for GNSO Council endorsement by 17 July 2019 at the latest.
  4. Council to consider proposed candidates for endorsement during 18 July 2019 GNSO Council meeting.
  5. GNSO Secretariat to submit EOIs of endorsed candidates by 31 July 2019 at the latest. 
  6. All the EOIs of the candidates that meet the qualifications will be provided to the BAMC for evaluation and identification of new members. 

 

If you have any questions or concerns about this proposed process, please let us know as soon as possible. We appreciate that the timeline is short, but we hope this will not prevent you from encouraging members who have the required skills and experience from applying. To be clear, nothing prevents those not seeking GNSO Council endorsement from submitting their applications directly to the BAMC. 

 

With best regards,

 

Pam Little and Rafik Dammak, Vice Chairs, GNSO Council

On behalf of GNSO Council Leadership



From https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/sanchez-to-siddiqui-et-al-26jun19-en.pdf [icann.org] 

 

Skills and Experience Required 

 

The IOT has very important work remaining, including the finalization of a set of Updated Supplementary Procedures that will define the conduct of IRPs and assure that the purposes of the IRP are upheld. These Procedures must also align with principles of international arbitration. As a result, those members of our community that you identify and encourage to join the IOT, should have the necessary legal or judicial skills and experience in disputes such as IRPs, arbitrations, or other alternate dispute resolution processes. Specific familiarity with ICANN’s accountability mechanisms is another important skill that we hope to see amongst new members. No single candidate must bring all of this experience, but as we look at the IOT as a whole, we are striving for a variety of experiences that, taken together, make the IOT well-suited to finalize a set of procedures to conduct IRP proceedings. IOT members must also have the time and availability to attend at least a one hour call each week to participate on IOT telephonic meetings, as well as sufficient availability to contribute to the work online. 

 

Marika Konings

Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 

Email: marika.konings@icann.org  

 

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