[council] FW: Conduct at ICANN Meetings

["James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Council Colleagues -

Please see the note below from David Olive, regarding conduct / harassment at 
ICANN events.  Thanks to all who worked on this, either via the Council or your 
SG/C contributions.  I expect there will be a need for additional volunteers as 
this process moves forward.

Thanks-

J.


From: David Olive <david.olive@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:david.olive@xxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 8:47
Subject: Conduct at ICANN Meetings

Dear Community Leaders:

Thank you for continuing to provide ICANN with your and your respective group's 
(SO/AC/SG/Constituency/RALO) input concerning the appropriate approach for 
ICANN's development of standards, policies and processes regarding allegations 
of harassment at future ICANN meetings. It would seem that most community 
groups prefer the third option that I had suggested following our last call on 
12 April, i.e.:

"Do not convene a formal group, but leave it to each community 
(SO/AC/SG/Constituency/RALO) and individual participants to provide suggestions 
to, and comment on possible recommendations from, the Board as a result of 
further Board discussions and expert consultations on the topic."

The Business Constituency (BC), in supporting this option, nevertheless 
suggested refining it such that the process will be for ICANN staff, in 
consultation with experts, to draft recommendations that are posted for public 
comments. Following a review of public comments received, the proposal will be 
sent to the Board for its approval.

If there are no objections, ICANN will proceed along the lines of the third 
option as refined by the BC. We will also inform the Board that this is the 
community's preference.

A number of specific exemplars that can be looked at by ICANN in drafting the 
proposal has been provided by various Community leaders and members, either as 
part of group calls on the topic or individually. These include:


·       The Ada Initiative: 
https://adainitiative.org/continue-our-work/ada-initiative-event-anti-harassment-policy/

·       The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force): 
https://www.ietf.org/iesg/statement/ietf-anti-harassment-policy.html

·       The Internet Governance Forum: 
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/aboutigf/igf-code-of-conduct

·       The NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network) : 
http://www.nten.org/ntc/about-the-ntc/code-of-conduct/

·       RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens): 
https://ripe72.ripe.net/on-site/code-of-conduct/

·       The United Nations and its specialized agencies' anti-harassment staff 
policies (some of these are collected here: 
http://www.ficsa.org/component/sobipro/?task=download.file&fid=37.1329&sid=1266&Itemid=0

In addition, the GNSO Chair and Vice Chairs sent a letter on behalf of the GNSO 
Council to Akram Atallah, our President and CEO, on 27 April 2016. The letter 
suggested a number of considerations to be taken into account in developing an 
anti-harassment policy and procedure for the Community. A copy of the letter 
can be viewed at: 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/bladel-to-atallah-25apr16-en.pdf.

I expect that these, and other similar resources, will provide a starting point 
for ICANN to begin work on a draft proposal, for which we will seek expert 
advice as recommended by the Community, as well as Community input. The Board 
is expected to discuss this matter during its workshop in Amsterdam on 13-15 
May 2016.

In addition, and in parallel, the Board is looking at enhancements to the 
language in ICANN's Expected Standards of Behavior, so as to ensure an overall 
awareness that ICANN does not condone harassment or other inappropriate conduct 
by or directed at members of the Community.

Thank you.

With best regards,

David

David A. Olive
Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support
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