[ALAC] ICANN News Alert -- Proposed Fundamentals Bylaws Changes to Move the Board Governance Committee's Reconsideration Process Responsibilities to Another Board Committee

Tue Apr 4 17:38:31 UTC 2017

...And ccTLD managers started their support campaign actively. -andrei

2017-04-04 19:02 GMT+03:00 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <leonfelipe at sanchez.mx>
:

> Thanks Alan, Seun, Bastiaan,
>
> The reason why I think it is important for us to closely follow the
> process, thoroughly analyze it and comment is because it is the first time
> this is going to be done. And quoting Nigel Roberts:
>
> "It's important, I suggest, exactly because it's a harmless (in my
> opinion) and positive change. This means that we (the ccNSO as part of the
> Community) can focus on making sure that the Powers and the structure works
> well. If we do not participate, or pass it off as unimportant, then the
> whole purpose of the transition and Empowerment will be, in my opinion,
> diminished.”
>
> Furthermore, I also think that it’s not just the proposed bylaw change we
> should look at but also the proposed charters to the committees. Since the
> new committee will be dealing with accountability issues, it would be good
> to se a more detailed charter scope than that currently shown for drafting
> purposes. I think it is here that we will be able to have the biggest
> opportunity to contribute shaping that charter and where we can have a more
> positive impact.
>
> So it’s not about controlling appointments but rather ensuring that the
> committees scope serves its purpose I think.
>
>
> Saludos,
>
>
> León
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> León
>
> El 04/04/2017, a las 07:43, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>
> escribió:
>
> I think the fact that its the first time we are going to be putting the
> "empowered community" to practice makes it an important thing to pay
> attention to and i think that is probably what Leon was trying to
> communicate. Otherwise I think the proposed text itself is nothing to worry
> about.
>
> On another note, I for one would have love to see a BGC that is not just
> comprised of the board members alone, but I guess that isn't up for comment
> ;-)
>
> Regards
>
> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Leon, can you explain why, at this point, you believe that we need to
>> comment?
>>
>> Certainly this is a momentous in that this is the first time we are being
>> asked to exercise our Empowered Community powers.
>>
>> But as I read it, this is no more onerous than if the change was
>> correcting a spelling mistake. And if the Bylaw had originally been written
>> to say a Board committee had the responsibility but did not name which one
>> (not unreasonable given that such committees change from time to time), no
>> change would be needed at all. Since we have NO control over who the Board
>> appoints to any given committee, changing the name of the responsible
>> committee (or refusing this change) gives us no more control.
>>
>> But perhaps I missed some subtle aspect of this.
>>
>> The ALAC will ultimately need to approve or reject this Fundamental
>> Bylaw, and if we thought there was a chance that we might reject, we
>> certainly have an obligation to serve notice during the comment period.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> At 03/04/2017 11:56 PM, LeÃ³n Felipe SÃ¡nchez AmbÃa wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> This is something we need to analyze thoroughly and comment on I believe.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>>
>> LeÃ³n
>>
>> Inicio del mensaje reenviado:
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>> *De: *"ICANN News Alert" < no-reply at external.icann.org>
>> *Asunto: [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- Proposed Fundamentals Bylaws
>> Changes to Move the Board Governance Committee's Reconsideration Process
>> Responsibilities to Another Board Committee*
>> *Fecha: *31 de marzo de 2017, 18:47:19 GMT-6
>> *Para: *<icann-board at icann.org >
>> *Responder a: * no-reply at external.icann.org
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>>
>> *News Alert*
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-31-en
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *Proposed Fundamentals Bylaws Changes to Move the Board Governance
>> Committee's Reconsideration Process Responsibilities to Another Board
>> Committee*
>>
>> 31 March 2017
>> *Open Date:*31 March 2017*Close Date:*10 May 2017
>> *Originating Organization:*Legal
>> *Categories/Tags:*Accountability/Transparency, Bylaws
>> *Brief Overview:*ICANN is posting for public comment proposed
>> Fundamental Bylaws revisions that would move the Board Governance
>> Committee's (BGC) responsibilities for the Reconsideration process as set
>> forth under Article 4, Section 4.2 of the Bylaws to the Board
>> Accountability Mechanisms Committee (BAMC). No other changes to the
>> Reconsideration process are proposed or anticipated as a result of these
>> Bylaws modifications.
>> *Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-bgc-2017-03-31-en
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