[council] ICANN Board Response to Statement made during the ICANN 50 Public Forum by GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies

[Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Steve Crocker

Subject: Response to Statement made during the ICANN 50 Public Forum by GNSO's 
Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies

Dear GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies,

On behalf of the ICANN Board I thank you for your statement at the ICANN public 
forum on 26 June with regards to ICANN accountability.  It's copied below for 
reference.

The Board heard your statement and we agree that trust in ICANN's 
accountability processes and mechanisms is of great importance to present and 
future success.  We look forward to your active participation in the already 
planned accountability track along with the rest of the community.  This will 
be, as you note in your statement, an important area of ICANN's work.  And let 
me emphasize "your active participation."  This cannot be done without you.

As you know, ICANN's efforts to improve the accountability mechanisms are 
ongoing.  The work that involves the community includes the work of the 
Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) 
(https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30-en)
 ,  by the US Department of Commerce and ICANN, Accountability and Transparency 
Review Team 2 (ATRT2) process 
(https://community.icann.org/display/ATRT2/ATRT2+Report  ) , with the most 
recent developments reflected in the Board approved ATRT2 recommendations 
during the ICANN 50 meeting 
(https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-06-26-en ).

Thank you again for your input and we look forward to your continued work in 
this area.

Kind regards,

Steve Crocker

Chairman, ICANN Board