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Re: [Ssr2-review] [EXT] Re: Meeting with SSR2 RT and SO/AC Leaders
by Barrett, Kerry-Ann Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

Similarly, but please propose some times that we could maximize a majority of team members to participate Sincerely, Kerry-Ann Barrett Cyber Security Policy Specialist Inter-American Committee against Terrorism Secretariat for Multidimensional Security Organization of American States 1889 F Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 T. 202-370-4675 F. 202-458-3857 kabarrett(a)oas.org<mailto:kabarrett@oas.org> www.oas.org/cyber<http://www.oas.org/cyber> Register to our distribution list here!<http://oas.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=353ff0663258ae5a775d460db&id=10…> From: ssr2-review-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:ssr2-review-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Don Blumenthal Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 10:32 AM To: Boban Krsic <krsic(a)denic.de>; ssr2-review(a)icann.org Subject: [EXT] Re: [Ssr2-review] Meeting with SSR2 RT and SO/AC Leaders I haven’t been able to attend remotely yet but will note that I intend to lurk on line as much as possible. I’m in UTC -4 for the rest of the week. Don On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 8:31 AM Boban Krsic <krsic(a)denic.de<mailto:krsic@denic.de>> wrote: Hi all, What do you think we might be able to meet in the next two days to discuss the current situation together? We may also invite team members who are not currently in Abu Dhabi.

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Meeting with SSR2 RT and SO/AC Leaders
by Boban Krsic Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

Hi all, What do you think we might be able to meet in the next two days to discuss the current situation together? We may also invite team members who are not currently in Abu Dhabi. - Boban.

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Re: [Ssr2-review] Meeting with SSR2 RT and SO/AC Leaders
by norm Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

If its to discuss a response, then yes and it should as soon as possible. ...norm -------- Original message --------From: Boban Krsic <krsic(a)denic.de> Date: 2017-10-30 4:31 PM (GMT+04:00) To: ssr2-review(a)icann.org Subject: [Ssr2-review] Meeting with SSR2 RT and SO/AC Leaders Hi all, What do you think we might be able to meet in the next two days to discuss the current situation together? We may also invite team members who are not currently in Abu Dhabi. - Boban.

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Fwd: Background to the Board's letter to SSR2 review team pausing the review
by Kaveh Ranjbar Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

Dear SSR2 Review Team, Please find below and email sent from the board to SO/AC leaders. All the best, Kaveh. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Chris Disspain <chris(a)disspain.uk> > Subject: Fwd: Background to the Board's letter to SSR2 review team pausing the review > Date: 30 October 2017 at 14:39:47 GMT+4 > To: Kaveh Ranjbar <kaveh.ranjbar(a)board.icann.org> > > Please forward to SSR2 team. > > > Cheers, > > Chris > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Chris Disspain <chris(a)disspain.uk <mailto:chris@disspain.uk>> >> Subject: Background to the Board's letter to SSR2 review team pausing the review >> Date: 30 October 2017 at 10:38:20 GMT >> To: so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org <mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org> >> Cc: ICANN Board <icann-board(a)icann.org <mailto:icann-board@icann.org>>, Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart(a)icann.org <mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org>>, David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org <mailto:david.olive@icann.org>>, Samantha Eisner <Samantha.Eisner(a)icann.org <mailto:Samantha.Eisner@icann.org>> >> >> All, >> >> On behalf of the Board, set out below is the background to the letter we sent to the SSR2 Review Team. We hope that this background is helpful. >> >> The Stability, Security, and Resilience Review now underway (SSR2) is intended to provide critical input needed to evaluate ICANN’s progress in fulfilling its core mission. Under the ICANN Bylaws, the composition of the review team is to be determined by the community through its Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The ICANN Board takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard the integrity of this process and the independence of the review as well as to ensure that ICANN resources are deployed efficiently and effectively. >> >> In June, the ICANN Board wrote to the SSR2 team to express concern about the adequacy of the SSR2 work plan, terms of reference, and proposed scope. We heard some of these same concerns from members of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee in late September, and the SSAC formally advised the Board about its concerns on October 4. The Board’s Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) forwarded this letter to SO/AC chairs on the same date, and indicated that it would be providing recommendations to the Board and discussing the concerns with SO/AC chairs in Abu Dhabi. >> >> On October 3, the Board wrote once again to the SSR2 team concerning its Subgroup 2 audit plan, which proposed to audit ICANN’s internal security policies and procedures. We acknowledged that a general understanding of internal security at ICANN was relevant to the work of SSR2, but considered that an audit exceeded the scope of the review. The SSR2 team responded on 6 October. >> >> Throughout October, the Board considered the SSAC’s advice and received recommendations from the OEC. On October 27, as we gathered here in Abu Dhabi, members of the Board again met with SO/AC Chairs to convey the Board’s view that the SSR2 Review should be paused until the SOs and ACs had an opportunity to consider, in light of the expressed concerns, whether adjustments are needed to achieve the purpose of the review. We realise that our message to the gathered chairs may not have been clear. >> >> The Board has not usurped the community’s authority with respect to this review. Rather, we are asking the SOs and ACs to consider the concerns we have heard and determine whether or not adjustments are needed. We believe that a temporary pause in the SSR2 work while this consideration is under way is a sensible approach designed to ensure stakeholders can reach a common understanding on the appropriate scope and work plan, which will ensure the efficient use of ICANN’s resources as the review continues to fulfill its mission. >> >> We stand ready to assist the SOs and ACs in any way so that stakeholders can resume the important work of the SSR review as soon as they are ready. >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris Disspain >> >> >> >> >

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NOTE: Adjustment to Tuesday schedule
by Jennifer Bryce Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

Hi all, Please note that both the NPOC and NCUC will attend the SSR2 outreach session scheduled for 16:25 - 16:55 tomorrow. Because of this, tomorrow’s 14:00 meeting with NPOC will not take place. Cancellation to follow. Best, Jennifer -- Jennifer Bryce Senior Reviews Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: jennifer.bryce(a)icann.org Skype: jennifer.bryce.icann www.icann.org

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Monday: Sessions of interest
by Jennifer Bryce Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

Hi all, Here are the sessions of interest today: SSR2 outreach sessions None Sessions of interest 10:30 – 12:00 | Tech Day - Part 1 | Hall A, Sec A | http://sched.co/CbJp 13:30 – 15:00 | Tech Day - Part 2 | Hall A, Sec A | http://sched.co/CbJq 15:15 – 16:45 | Tech Day - Part 3 | Hall A, Sec A | http://sched.co/CbJr -- Jennifer Bryce Senior Reviews Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: jennifer.bryce(a)icann.org Skype: jennifer.bryce.icann www.icann.org

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SUNDAY - Your engagement sessions
by Alice Jansen Oct. 29, 2017

Oct. 29, 2017

Dear Review Team Members, This is to remind you that you have the following engagement sessions scheduled for today: * 11:30 - 12:00 | Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) | Hall B, Sec. B/C | http://sched.co/CbId * 13:30 – 15:00 | SSR2 Review Team Community Engagement Session| Capital Suite 14 | http://sched.co/CbGX * 15:30 - 16:45 | Address Supporting Organization (ASO) | Capital Suite 07 | http://sched.co/CbFw Thanks Best regards Alice

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updated slides
by Denise Michel Oct. 28, 2017

Oct. 28, 2017

Denise Michel Domain Name System Strategy & Management Facebook, Inc. denisemichel(a)fb.com<mailto:denisemichel@fb.com>

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FW: Message to the SSR2 Review Team
by Denise Michel Oct. 28, 2017

Oct. 28, 2017

Emily asked that we pass this on to Team members…. From: Emily Taylor <emily.taylor(a)oxil.co.uk> Date: Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 12:09 AM To: Jennifer Bryce <jennifer.bryce(a)icann.org> Cc: Denise Michel <denisemichel(a)fb.com>, Eric Osterweil <eosterweil(a)verisign.com> Subject: Message to the SSR2 Review Team Dear friends I was shocked to hear today that the Board has suspended the work of the SSR2 Review Team. I want you to know that although I stood down in July, I have continued to follow your work closely. It was a privilege to work with you all, and I especially valued the collaborative spirit that Eric, Denise and I established as co-chairs. I am impressed with the way that the group is starting to make substantive progress, and believe that the LA meeting and the full day in Abu Dhabi have been really productive. I am sure you will get through this. Please hang in there. You are doing a valuable job on behalf of the ICANN Community and that deserves respect. FYI - I'm enclosing a copy of a note I sent today to my colleagues on the RrSG. Please know that I wish you well, and remain supportive of your work. I'm ready to assist in any way. Best wishes Emily ---- As you may recall, the RrSG put my name forward to be part of the first Community Review Team under the new bylaws, the Security Stability and Resiliency Review ("SSR2"). I served as Co-Chair along with Denise Michel and Eric Osterweill. I resigned in July, due to a conflict of interest (I can provide more details if anyone is interested). I have been informed today that the Board has taken the decision to suspend the SSR2. I was shocked to hear of this decision. Having been closely involved in two reviews (the first WHOIS Review Team, which I chaired, and the SSR2) I am aware that these community reviews play an essential part in the accountability of ICANN's Board and the organisation to the global multi-stakeholder community. The independence of the community reviews is essential in order to fulfil that accountability function. Skills and experience of the review team. The independence of the community reviews is recognised in the revised ICANN Bylaws which now give the ICANN community the task of appointing members to these review teams. If the Board really has concerns with regard to the skills and experience of the SSR2, the proper course is to encourage the ICANN community to identify any perceived gaps and to fill such gaps. However, I'm not aware that such an effort has been made by the Board. From my personal experience, it was a privilege to serve on the SSR2 with a highly qualified, diverse and experienced set of individuals, who like others in the ICANN community give their time as volunteers. I would especially like to recognise the professionalism, effectiveness and commitment of my co-chairs Eric and Denise. The scope of the SSR2 The ICANN Bylaws set out the scope of the SSR reviews in some detail, as follows at paragraph 4.6 (c) of the revised Bylaws. The language of that section expressly requires the SSR reviews to consider: - implementation of the previous SSR review (SSR1) - effectiveness of ICANN's security efforts in relation to actual and potential challenges and threats to the security and stability of the DNS - Whether ICANN's SSR systems and processes are sufficiently robust to meet future challenges and threats to the security, stability and resilience of the DNS - A requirement to review ICANN's internal and external systems and process, that directly affect and/or are directly affected by the Internet's system of unique identifiers. The SSR2's Terms of Reference, which I shared with RrSG back in May, are closely modelled on the Bylaws language. They also contain specific wording to anchor the SSR2's final report and recommendations to ICANN's limited mission and scope. I've therefore been confused about why the scope has been such a contentious issue for the Board, given that the SSR2's Terms of Reference do little more than parrot the wording of the Bylaws. Those bylaws require the team to consider issues like DNS security and stability, future threats, ICANN's own internal processes as well as implementation of the first SSR review. Work rate and progress My impression of the SSR2's progress is favourable. Although I have not been a member of the team since July, I have kept in close contact and its work remains close to my heart. It is a small team of volunteers and inevitably - as in any ICANN community group - its members are busy, senior people with many other commitments. That said, the team has made an impressive start to its work, and in recent weeks has started to find its stride on its substantive work. I understand that team members were engaged in a productive fact-finding meeting in LA recently, and made extensive, substantive progress in its work at its face-to-face meeting in Abu Dhabi yesterday. My personal view on the Board's intervention For the Board now to intervene to suspend the team's work is unwarranted and discourteous, after having team members travel for many hours and at great expense to the ICANN meeting. If the Board intends to support the independent community review system, this is not the way to do it. The Board's intervention to suspend an independent review demonstrates that the ICANN organisation is in fact unaccountable to the community, and contemptuous of its volunteers. I hope that members of the RrSG who are attending the Abu Dhabi meeting will share my concerns, and will make their voices heard to object to the Board's intervention, and insist that the independent community review team be allowed to do their job. -- Emily Taylor CEO, Oxford Information Labs Associate Fellow, Chatham House; Editor, Journal of Cyber Policy Magdalen Centre, Oxford OX4 4GA | T: 01865 582885 E: emily.taylor(a)oxil.co.uk<mailto:emily.taylor@oxil.co.uk> | D: 01865 582811 | M: +44 7540 049322 [https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/static.oxil/oxil_logo-150x.png] [https://docs.google.com/a/oxil.co.uk/uc?id=0B7sS_6djDxsHNm92d21jM21HMDQ&exp…] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__explore.tandfonline.com…> Registered office: 37 Market Square, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 6RE. Registered in England and Wales No. 4520925. VAT No. 799526263 .

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Board Letter to SSR2
by Kaveh Ranjbar Oct. 28, 2017

Oct. 28, 2017

Dear SSR2 Co-Chairs and Review Team, Please find attached a letter from ICANN board regarding the SSR2 RT. Kind Regards, Kaveh Ranjbar, On behalf of ICANN Board.

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