<div dir="ltr">Apologies. Been involved too much with CCWG Accountability so thought I was clear. Empowered Community is created by the ccwg-accountability proposal and implemented in ICANN bylaws. Its powers have been predicted in the new ICANN bylaws. <div><br></div><div>The excerpts from Professor Mueller blogpost might make it clearer. </div><div><br></div><div>"The (ccwg accountability) proposal creates an “empowered community” whose most important accountability functions are its ability to approve fundamental bylaw changes and to remove an individual board member or kick out the entire board. But it also has the power to reject standard bylaw changes and proposed budgets and strategic plans. It can initiate an IRP proceeding, and can also override board decisions related to IANA functions separation. "</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/02/19/the-transition-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/">http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/02/19/the-transition-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best </div><div><br></div><div>Farzaneh <br><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 October 2016 at 10:42, Arun Mohan Sukumar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arun.sukumar@orfonline.org" target="_blank">arun.sukumar@orfonline.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Agree with Matthew on 1 and 2 - bylaws should certainly have provisions on the removal/suspension of NCUC officers.<div><br></div><div>Farzi, I don't understand what you mean when you say the NCUC should participate in the empowered community. If this is a discussion I had missed due to being inactive, apologies.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_5370149130328433198gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">-- </span><br style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:small"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Head, Cyber Initiative<div>Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi</div><div><a href="http://amsukumar.tumblr.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://amsukumar.tumblr.com</a></div><div><a href="tel:%2B91-9871943272" value="+919871943272" target="_blank">+91-9871943272</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:49 PM, matthew shears <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" target="_blank">mshears@cdt.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Hi Farzi</p>
<p>See inline.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Matthew<br>
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<div class="m_5370149130328433198m_-7486038305280557319moz-cite-prefix">On 14/10/2016 06:04, farzaneh badii
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<p dir="ltr">All </p>
<p dir="ltr">EC will meet today in a couple of hours to discuss
questions and comments on the NCUC bylaws. Please consider
discussing the questions below. We will have the public meeting
with ncuc members on Monday next week. <br>
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<p dir="ltr">Questions:<br>
1. Should the bylaws include the process of removal of ncuc
officers such as EC members and how?</p>
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Yes, for non-participation (we would have to establish what this
means), for misrepresentation (in other words the individual is not
first and foremost representing CS/CS interests) and for not
fulfilling their responsibilities vis-a-vis the community (not
representing their views, not reporting to the community... a set
of criteria that would have to be developed unless they exist
somewhere). The process has to be based on clear criteria so that
there is a basis for assessment.<span><br>
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<p dir="ltr">2. Should the bylaws predict processes for
participating in empowered community and how?</p>
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It might be useful to have a discussion as to what is the best way
for the NCUC to "participate" in the Empowered Community and how its
views on EC matters would be communicated - in other words what is
the appropriate form of the decisional participant for
NCUC/NCSG/GNSO<span><br>
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<p dir="ltr">3. Changes are made to the ncuc bylaws to align it
with ncsg bylaws. Since ncsg is going to go under bylaws reviews
what should be done if ncsg bylaws again disalign with ncuc in
some respects?</p>
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They should by in-sync. Therefore realignment/adaptation is
important.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">you can also share any issue/question you would like
to add for discussion.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Best regards,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Farzaneh <br>
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