[council] FW: [CCWG-ACCT] [Blog] Launching Work Stream 2 in Helsinki

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

Councilors -

Please see announcement/blog article below, regarding the launch of 
Accountability WS2.

Thanks-

J.




Launching Work Stream 2 in Helsinki

It has been a momentous month for the ICANN community. On behalf of the Cross 
Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 
(CCWG-Accountability), we welcome the U.S. Government 
report<https://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2016/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-assessment-report>
 that our recommendations meet their requirements. We are actively engaged in 
the prep work needed for a timely implementation of these new accountability 
mechanisms into ICANN's ecosystem.

Looking ahead, our ongoing work to advance ICANN's accountability is not 
complete. The CCWG-Accountability identified nine additional areas where 
community, staff and Board accountability can be improved. These target areas, 
recognized as Work Stream 2, are outlined in Recommendation 
#12<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58723723&preview=/58723723/58725532/Annex%2012%20-%20FINAL.pdf>
 of the Work Stream 1 Report.

To launch Work Stream 2, the CCWG-Accountability will be holding a full-day 
face-to-face meeting in Helsinki on the Sunday before ICANN56 (26 June 2016). 
All Work Stream 2 
topics<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58723723&preview=/58723723/58725532/Annex%2012%20-%20FINAL.pdf>
 will be covered during the session. The full agenda can be found 
here<mailto:https://community.icann.org/x/rBWOAw>.

The topics that will be discussed are:
·         Additional transparency considerations
·         Diversity across ICANN
·         Clarifying the lines of accountability for ICANN staff
·         A work plan to enhance accountability of Supporting Organizations and 
Advisory Committees
·         A Framework of Interpretation on respecting human rights within 
ICANN's limited mission and scope
·         Expanding the list of jurisdictions identified in ICANN's contracts, 
for purposes of resolving contractual disputes 
[1]<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/launching-work-stream-2-in-helsinki#_ftn1>
·         Role and function of the Ombudsman
·         Guidelines for good faith conduct in ICANN Board member removal 
discussions
·         Engagement process between a complainant and ICANN prior to an 
Independent Review Process

We encourage all members, participants and interested observers that are not 
attending ICANN56 to follow along with our discussions via our Adobe 
Room<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/hel56-halla>. In addition, we will be 
circulating notes on each of the topics to the publicly 
archived<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/> 
CCWG-Accountability mailing list to serve as the base of our discussions moving 
forward.

If you are interested in debating these Work Stream 2 topics and want to become 
a participant or observer of the CCWG-Accountability, please send an email to 
acct-staff@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:acct-staff@xxxxxxxxx>.

For those of you who will be joining us in Helsinki, safe travels and we look 
forward to seeing you soon!


CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs,

Thomas Rickert, León Sanchez, Mathieu Weill

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[1]<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/launching-work-stream-2-in-helsinki#_ftnref1>
 ICANN's jurisdiction, place of incorporation and headquarters location are not 
within the scope of Work Stream 2 deliberations.