All,

This IANA CWG clearly comprises hard work and will inevitably bring out some strongly held views in critical areas of the discussion.

In the light of the potential for such strength of conviction, the co-chairs feel it is timely to remind all of us of the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior in this type of work.

We have included a link to and copy of the text below. Please ensure you are familiar with these Expected Standards of Behavior and that you meet them at all times.

Thank-you.

Jonathan Robinson & Lise Fuhr

IANA CWG Co-Chairs

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https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2012-05-15-en

ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior

Adopted 6 May 2012

Those who take part in ICANN multi-stakeholder process, including Board, staff and all those involved in Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee councils, undertake to:

• Act in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws. In particular, participants undertake to act within the mission of ICANN and in the spirit of the values contained in the Bylaws.
• Adhere to ICANN’s conflict of interest policies.
• Treat all members of the ICANN community equally, irrespective of nationality, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation; members of the ICANN community should treat each other with civility both face to face and online.
• Act in a reasonable, objective and informed manner when participating in policy development and decision-making processes. This includes regularly attending all scheduled meetings and exercising  independent judgment based solely on what is in the overall best interest of Internet users and the stability and security of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers, irrespective of personal interests and the interests of the entity to which an individual might owe their appointment.
• Listen to the views of all stakeholders when considering policy issues. ICANN is a unique multi-stakeholder environment. Those who take part in the ICANN process must acknowledge the importance of all stakeholders and seek to understand their points of view.
• Work to build consensus with other stakeholders in order to find solutions to the issues that fall within the areas of ICANN’s responsibility. The ICANN model is based on a bottom-up, consensus driven approach to policy development. Those who take part in the ICANN process must take responsibility for ensuring the success of the model by trying to build consensus with other participants.
• Facilitate transparency and openness when participating in policy development and decision-making processes.
• Support the maintenance of robust mechanisms for public input, accountability, and transparency so as to ensure that policy development and decision-making processes will reflect the public interest and be accountable to all stakeholders.
• Conduct themselves in accordance with ICANN policies.
• Protect the organization’s assets and ensure their efficient and effective use.
• Act fairly and in good faith with other participants in the ICANN process.
• Promote ethical and responsible behavior.  Ethics and integrity are essential, and ICANN expects all stakeholders to behave in a responsible and principled way.