[council] RE: AOC Reviews

["Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi James

I think there would be some value in options 2 and 3 as outlined in your email.

I'd also be interested to understand the impact of the reviews in the context 
of volunteer burnout. Given the other efforts that are currently being 
undertaken by the community, it would be useful to understand the full picture.

As I understand it the AoC Reviews at teams sourced from the community, while 
consultants are engaged to conduct the organisational reviews, but I could be 
wrong in this regard.

Donna

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of James M. Bladel
Sent: Tuesday, 29 March 2016 7:00 AM
To: GNSO Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [council] AOC Reviews

Hello Colleagues -

Following up from our discussions in Morocco, the next phases of AOC Reviews 
for Accountability and Transparency (ATRT3) and WHOIS (WHOIS2) will be kicking 
off this year.  (See attached slide for schedule).

During our weekend sessions in Marrakech, we discussed the challenges & wisdom 
of launching these reviews now, given that substantial work on both topics is 
already in progress.  Also, our update from ICANN Staff made it clear that 
Staff would not act unilaterally to delay or postpone any scheduled AOC review, 
particularly in the absence of consistent guidance from the Community.

We did not reach any decision at ICANN55.  In my view, our options are:

(1) Take no action.  The likely outcome is that the AOC Reviews (ATRT3 and 
WHOIS2) will commence as planned.
(2) Consult informally with other SO/ACs and the Board to get a sense of 
similar concerns shared by other organizations in the Community.
(3) Draft a letter to the Board/Staff, copying other SO/ACs, outlining our 
concerns about potential overlap/redundancy of upcoming AOC reviews with 
ongoing work on Accountability and WHOIS.

We can flag this topic for discussing during out next Council call (14 APR).  
However, the agenda for this meeting is starting to fill up, so it would be 
immensely helpful if we could discuss on the list and arrive at a decision.

Thank you,

J.