Re: [council] AOC Reviews

[Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello James,

Thanks for raising this topic again. I believe that we should start by
conducting informal consultations (hopefully we will have some feedback
before our call) and then consider sending a letter to the board. I do feel
we have strong reasons to be concerned.

Thanks
Marília

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <crg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
> Thank you very much Mary,
>
> I will take a look.
>
> Best regards
>
>
> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
> +506 8837 7176
> Skype: carlos.raulg
> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
> On 29 Mar 2016, at 12:07, Mary Wong wrote:
>
> Hello Carlos and everyone,
>>
>> While it’s not quite the same as your suggestion of a fixed annual time
>> for progress reports, you may be interested to know that periodic updates
>> are published regarding implementation of completed AoC reviews. The most
>> current updates can be accessed from the following link:
>> https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc#Implementation.
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Mary
>>
>> Mary Wong
>> Senior Policy Director
>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>> Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx
>> Telephone: +1-603-5744889
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/29/16, 10:42, "owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Carlos
>> Raúl Gutiérrez G." <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of
>> crg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I would like to comment on the very interesting discussion, if
>>> inconclusive discussion we had in Marrakech, as  alumni of ATRT2 and
>>> actual member of CCT1. My 2 cents:
>>>
>>> 1. The most important issue this year is how the AoCs will be
>>> incorporated into the By Laws, as we all expect the AoC to lapse. If
>>> they are going to be incorporated more or less verbatim, meaning keeping
>>> a large margin for interpretation, or if in this opportunity more
>>> stringent definition of the reviews will be developed.
>>>
>>> <suggestion>
>>> We should define ASAP as GNSO team that will collect feedback from
>>> previous Review Teams and try to follow up as closely as possible the
>>> implementation of the AoC into the By Laws
>>>
>>> 2. Another important issue with the Reviews, is the very slow startup
>>> phase in terms of budget, charter or Terms of Reference, progress
>>> reviews since the last exercise, etc. In case of the ATRT2 it took a few
>>> months to find out we had little funds. in case of the first CCT we have
>>> funds but the external Studies by Analysis and Nielsen are pretty much
>>> delayed.
>>>
>>> <suggestion>
>>> In the meantime Staff should prepare yearly progress reports on progress
>>> in implementation of Review recommendations, simultaneously at a fixed
>>> date EVERY the year. Lets say June 30. Based on those yearly reports SOs
>>> and ACs would have a common ground for discussion on future reviews
>>> planing and budgeting every time it is necessary.
>>>
>>> Look forward to other comments and suggestions before or on April 14.
>>>
>>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>>> +506 8837 7176
>>> Skype: carlos.raulg
>>> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>>> On 29 Mar 2016, at 8:00, James M. Bladel wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>


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