<div dir="ltr">Dear all<div><br></div><div>In May, David sent the following request to SO-AC Chairs which I forwarded to this ALAC group seeking some opinion and/or advice on how ICANN might best proceed with establishing this standing panel. </div><div><br></div><div>Greg currently represents the ALAC on the IRP-IOT which is being recommended as one group that could be additionally assigned this role. Perhaps Greg could comment and make a recommendation based on his knowledge of the requirements of this new panel and what is being done on the current IRP-IOT.</div><div><br></div><div>Maureen</div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s2"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Dear SO/AC Chairs : </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s3"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I am reaching out to see how we can best help you with forming this representative group. Understanding the level of <span class="gmail-il">work</span> already underway in the <span class="gmail-il">community</span>, we are suggesting that one way forward might be to leverage an existing <span class="gmail-il">community</span> group. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s2"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As you may know, </span></span><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s3"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">one of the features of the updated Independent Review <span class="gmail-il">Process</span> (<span class="gmail-il">IRP</span>) under the new <span class="gmail-il">Bylaws</span> is the establishment of a <span class="gmail-il">standing</span> <span class="gmail-il">panel</span> from which panelists shall be selected to preside over each <span class="gmail-il">IRP</span> dispute.  The <span class="gmail-il">Bylaws</span> specify that “ICANN shall, in consultation with the Supporting Organizations [SOs] and Advisory Committees [ACs], initiate a four-step <span class="gmail-il">process</span> to establish the <span class="gmail-il">Standing</span> <span class="gmail-il">Panel</span>…” (<span class="gmail-il">Bylaws</span>, Art. 4, Sec. 4.3(j).)  Notably, the SOs and ACs must collectively agree on a single proposed <span class="gmail-il">standing</span> <span class="gmail-il">panel</span> slate to be submitted to the ICANN Board for approval as part of the four-step <span class="gmail-il">process</span>. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s3"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> We’ve received </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_13MkW56PyY3AtpkuEL4mekdX5fm-2DxumjmV8R-2DS7WJdH0buT9xXC1UdHBT5i6shITDhVBmfHOBmUpK30O0n8WqMEgH5Xta-2DAKyErJxtGiwni263ne0GMRCGQTGUQpfm6hVtG69pRORpjtjLcxji1en0zAgvix1o630IgERRv0TUB9TthpTbr8ptOtWcGhUoP0xtlGK5EehlVZcv3EbNdY9yrzv1CblRetRcyEGlpbYZYu60sFdMbdl4Tbw73Yqa2CgUk1L-5FETrlu9gO5o2Tsc9fA_https-253A-252F-252Fcommunity.icann.org-252Fdisplay-252FESPFIRP-252FRelevant-252BDocuments-253Fpreview-253D-252F95095469-252F126431359-252FCommunityFeedbackEstablishingStandingPanel-5F31March2020.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=h7ObVMPGpAcLv72avqZ3syNYxeg9Akd-D4l9_q4cPOQ&m=zTW8J_DZpbmbmPajmSBAKzADp73kxi5QxALVkKUg8gE&s=7Tm4rLUkqNCYzmd2XDuVqU-X6XGtsArP2TrPnNh-ibc&e=" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s4"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">feedback from many SOs and ACs</span></span> [secure-web.cisco.com]</a></span><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s3"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> as to how they envision this <span class="gmail-il">work</span> getting done, and published a </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_13MkW56PyY3AtpkuEL4mekdX5fm-2DxumjmV8R-2DS7WJdH0buT9xXC1UdHBT5i6shITDhVBmfHOBmUpK30O0n8WqMEgH5Xta-2DAKyErJxtGiwni263ne0GMRCGQTGUQpfm6hVtG69pRORpjtjLcxji1en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t"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s3"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best regards, </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291s3"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">David</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone<span class="gmail-m_5860858696458447291apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">David A. Olive<br>Senior Vice President<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt">Policy Development Support</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p></div></div>