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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">None of these "experts" knows a thing about Internet governance, ICANN's history, ICANN or the political dimension of accountability. This is a typical ICANN approach to a sensitive issue, hand-pick a bunch of
on-paper "experts" through who-knows-what kind of a vetting process who will do a whitewash report that is guaranteed not to rock the boat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11sep12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11sep12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN Launches Accountability Structures Expert Panel, Seeks Community Input<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">11 September 2012</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In fulfillment of ATRT Recommendations 23 and 25, calling for a review of ICANN's Accountability Structures, ICANN has identified an international panel of experts to serve on the Accountability Structures Expert
Panel (ASEP). Biographies of the experts are available at </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The ASEP is interested in hearing from the ICANN community regarding your thoughts on ICANN's accountability structures, particularly the Reconsideration process and the Independent Review process, and whether
they can or should be modified. Your comments and inputs can be submitted to </span>
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:ASEP@ICANN.org"><span lang="EN-US">ASEP@ICANN.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> and comments can be viewed at
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/asep/"><span lang="EN-US">http://forum.icann.org/lists/asep/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. Please provide your input by
1 October 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The ASEP will be posting updates regarding its work, with a detailed project plan expected by mid-September. All information regarding the ASEP will be accessible from the ASEP page at
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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