<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear NCUC members,</div><div>A call for volunteers to represent NCUC on the
<span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">WS2 Community Coordination Group. Please consider volunteering.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Kind regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Benjamin <br></span></div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">GNSO-SG-C-Leadership <<a href="mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-sg-c-leadership-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of chantelle doerksen <<a href="mailto:chantelle.doerksen@icann.org" target="_blank">chantelle.doerksen@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>GNSO-SG-C-Leadership <<a href="mailto:gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-sg-c-leadership@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[GNSO-SG-C-Leadership] Update: Moving ahead with Work Stream 2 community implementation | Response requested by Friday, 11 February 2022<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency chairs,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We write to update you on the status of work and associated requests concerning Work Stream 2 (WS2) implementation. We hope that this information will be helpful to your collaborative discussions
and allow the GNSO community to provide timely feedback to Philippe (who is on this mailing list) to convey to the other SOAC Chairs. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Our first update relates to the proposal to form a WS2 Community Coordination Group. As a reminder, this group is designed for information sharing and to coordinate the various SOAC groups’ work
on a few specific WS2 recommendations, and is not a decision making group. Please see the email below that was sent to the SOAC Chairs and the attached summary of the proposal (in red-line form).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Next Steps</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The proposal is for the GNSO community to appoint one representative and one alternate from each of the GNSO Stakeholder Groups, along with one representative and alternate from the GNSO Council.
A few SOAC groups have already made their appointments, and ICANN org has suggested that these appointments be completed by
<b><u>Friday, 11 February.</u></b> As such, and to the extent that your Stakeholder Group wishes to participate in the WS2 Community Coordination Group, we would like to suggest that you let us and Philippe know who your Stakeholder Group’s representative and
alternate are as soon as is feasible. The first meeting of the coordination group is likely to be held before ICANN73, or perhaps shortly after, to provide a first opportunity for all participating SOAC groups to discuss how they wish to proceed with the work
that is within scope for the Group (e.g., cadence of meetings and prioritizing the specific work items). </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Diversity Consultant and WS2 Recommendation 1</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You may have seen the announcement launching a Request for Proposal to engage a consultant to support the community’s discussions over WS2 Recommendation 1 on Diversity. ICANN org is aiming to
have the Diversity Consultant in place by <b><u>mid-April,</u></b> which we hope will align with the formation and initial meetings of the WS2 Community Coordination Group. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mapping inventory/Gap analysis</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Finally, you will recall that we sent each GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency (SG/C) an initial inventory a few months ago, which represents our attempt at an initial gap analysis of WS2 Recommendation
6 (Accountability) that we hoped would help each SG/C in looking at its implementation plans for this recommendation.
<u>We will be following up individually with each SG/C to see if we can be of further assistance in each group’s review of the inventory, and on other matters.</u></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">As always, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mary and Chantelle </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">chantelle doerksen <<a href="mailto:chantelle.doerksen@icann.org" target="_blank">chantelle.doerksen@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 9:53 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:soac-chairs@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-chairs@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-chairs@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-chairs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Giovanni Seppia <<a href="mailto:giovanni.seppia@icann.org" target="_blank">giovanni.seppia@icann.org</a>>, Alice Jansen <<a href="mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org" target="_blank">alice.jansen@icann.org</a>>, Mariana Marinho <<a href="mailto:mariana.marinho@icann.org" target="_blank">mariana.marinho@icann.org</a>>, Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, Alperen Eken <<a href="mailto:alperen.eken@icann.org" target="_blank">alperen.eken@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Moving ahead with the WS2 Community Coordination Group | Response Requested by Friday, 11 February 2022<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear SOAC Chairs,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We are reaching out to you about proceeding to form the community group that will serve as an information sharing and coordinating forum for the community’s implementation of certain specific recommendations
from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) Work Stream 2 (WS2). As suggested in the most recent summary of the scope of work for the WS2 Community Coordination Group, we would like to request that each Supporting
Organization, Advisory Committee, Regional At-Large Organization, and GNSO Stakeholder Group confirm their appointment of a representative (and alternate, if appropriate).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Background</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In relation to a timeline, ICANN org had suggested that each SO/AC/RALO/SG complete its appointment of its primary and secondary representatives by late January or early February 2022, with the aim of having
the WS2 Community Coordination Group hold an initial call before ICANN73.The initial call will allow the group to familiarize itself with its scope of work, discuss a potential timeline and a cadence for its calls. Subsequent calls would then involve discussion
as to the order in which the community would approach implementing the relevant recommendations. These recommendations are Recommendation 1.1 (on proposed elements of diversity), Recommendation 1.7 (on a process for handling complaints about diversity), and
Recommendation 2.3 (on a standalone framework for exercising Empowered Community powers). We understand that there may be other recommendations that can benefit from information sharing purposes as well, but wanted to flag these specific recommendations to
you as those that require cross-community coordination. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For quick reference, we have attached the most recent version of the WS2 Community Coordination Group Proposal for your easy reference. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Next steps</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Given the time that has elapsed since the proposal for a WS2 Community Coordination Group was first raised with you as SOAC Chairs, we would like to ask that each SO, AC, RALO, and GNSO Stakeholder Group confirm
their representative, and if appropriate, alternate, to the Group by no later than
<b>Friday, 11 February 2022. </b>Please share the name(s) with everyone on this list, and also with your respective support staff for coordination purposes. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Going forward, we envision that the work of this group will be transparent and available to the public. This means that call materials (recordings, action items, etc.), reports, and any decisions will be made
available via a wiki space being created for record keeping purposes.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to hearing from you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mary and Chantelle <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Chantelle Doerksen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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