[council] Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-17-en
Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process

The Accountability & Governance Public Experts 
Group<https://community.icann.org/x/_wPxAg> (PEG) announces the selection of 
Advisors to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 
(CCWG).

As stated in the revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance 
Process<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en> 
from 10 October, The Public Experts Group (PEG) was 
tasked<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-19-en> with selecting up 
to 7 Advisors to the CCWG. Through the course of its work, the PEG 
identified<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-16-en> the 
following areas of expertise as critical to the process and to the evaluation 
of Advisor candidates:

  *   Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, 
finance, risk management)
  *   Global Accountability and Transparency - theoretical, practical, tools 
and metrics
  *   Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer 
protection)
  *   Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance
  *   International Law/ Jurisprudence (for example choice of law)

The PEG is pleased to announce the following individuals, serving in their 
personal capacities as Advisors to the CCWG:

Roberto Bissio, Executive Director of the Instituto del Tercer Mundo -- Area of 
Expertise: Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer 
protection)

William Currie, Consultant in ICT Policy and Regulation -- Area of Expertise: 
Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance

Valerie D'Costa, Program Manager at infoDev -- Area of Expertise: Governmental 
Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance

Ira Magaziner, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Clinton Health 
Access Initiative -- Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations 
and Multistakeholder Governance

Nell Minow, Shareholder Advocate -- Area of Expertise: Board Governance and 
Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management

Jan Scholte, Professor, University of Gothenburg and University of Warwick -- 
Area of Expertise: Global Accountability and Transparency - theoretical, 
practical, tools and metrics

The Advisors roles are to contribute research and advice, and to bring 
perspectives on global best practices to enrich the discussion, all while 
engaging with a broader network of accountability experts from around the world.

The PEG continues its search for an Advisor who will bring expertise in 
International Law/Jurisprudence and will strive to select this Advisor as soon 
as possible.

Once the PEG has concluded its work, it will no longer be active in the 
Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process. However, the PEG notes that the 
Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process considered that while the PEG's formal 
task is to select Advisors, PEG members could continue to be available provide 
additional assistance if there is an identified need for further independent 
input or expertise.

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The members of the PEG are: Ms. Jeanette Hoffman, Director, Alexander von 
Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society; Ambassador Janis Karklins, Latvian 
Ambassador. Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG); Mr. Larry 
Strickling, NTIA Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Communication and 
Information of the U.S. Department of Commerce; and Mr. Brian Cute, Chief 
Executive Officer, Public Interest Registry.

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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