James, Surprised that there are only 15 members on this team. Were we not able to add our 4 additional endorsed candidates? Susan [CANN]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGaQ&...> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-02-14-en<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2-2D2017-2D02-2D14-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=dXyQl2GnKU5CUdVL8mLHcCbl9yDintJHR5mTFgKBP04&m=tM0xkSq4CRPgG1fVZshCIG6PGoP8IWqWM-EVR08PeVs&s=xOjIGMpET4X7duJvpdnEQ3MjGtwWzgQco4dDqs-zLQg&e=> ________________________________ Selection of the Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) Review Team Members Announced 14 February 2017 Today ICANN announced the selection of a 16-member team to conduct the second review on the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS (SSR2)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>. The selection of the SSR2 Review Team followed the new post-Transition process which assigned the responsibility for the selection of Review Team members to the chairs of ICANNs Supporting Organizations (SO's) and Advisory Committees (AC's). The SSR review was formerly required under the affirmation of commitments and is now one of the Specific Reviews under the ICANN Bylaws<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>. The members of the SSR2 Review Team include…. Name Gender SO/AC Nomination Region 1 Jabhera Matogoro M ALAC AF 2 Alain Aina M ccNSO AF 3 Mohamad Amin Hasbini M GAC AP 4 Noorul Ameen M GAC AP 5 Geoff Huston M SSAC AP 6 Ramkrishna Pariyar M ALAC AP 7 James Gannon M GNSO EUR 8 Boban Krsic M ccNSO EUR 9 Emily Taylor F GNSO EUR 10 Žarko Kecić M ccNSO EUR 11 Kerry-Ann Barrett F GAC NA 12 Cathy Handley F RSSAC NA 13 Denise Michel F GNSO NA 14 Don M. Blumenthal M SSAC NA 15 Eric Osterweil M RSSAC NA In addition, Kaveh Ranjbar will be the ICANN Board representative on the SSR2. SSR2 Diversity Highlights<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_dis...> Under the ICANN Bylaws, the SO/AC chairs are responsible for selecting a group that is balanced for diversity and skill. The SSR Review Team announced today includes: * Review Team Gender Diversity * Four females and eleven males * Review Team Regional Diversity * North America and Europe have five members * Europe and Asia have four members * Africa is represented with two members * Latin America/Carribean is not represented The SSR2 review team is expected to convene for its first meeting during ICANN 58 in Copenhagen in March 2017. There will be an SSR2 Public Consultation session during ICANN 58 prior to the SSR2 Review Team meeting in order to gather input from the community on items for the Review Team to consider as they develop the scope of their work. Periodic updates on the progress of the review will be made available on icann.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGaQ...>, at ICANN public meetings and on the review team's wiki page here.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_dis...> Find more information on the Review Team members here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_dis...>. Find more information on the SSR2 review here.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...> About Specific Reviews Specific Reviews<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...> are mandated by ICANN Bylaws<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...> and are crucial to the legitimacy and accountability of ICANN. Specific Reviews serve as ICANN's progress report to the world. They demonstrate how ICANN delivers on its commitments and identify areas where ICANN can improve. Specific Reviews are conducted by members of the stakeholder community who look at past processes, actions and outcomes in order to make recommendations to improve future performance. Click here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...> to learn more about Reviews and how you can get involved. This message was sent to sdelbianco@netchoice.org<mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org> from: ICANN News Alert | no-reply@external.icann.org<mailto:no-reply@external.icann.org> | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [Contact - Try It Free!] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icontact.com_a.pl_14...> Manage Your Subscription <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__app.icontact.com_icp_mma...>