AoC Accountability and Transparency Review: Independent Expert - Request for Proposals

[Robin Gross]

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> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: June 13, 2010 10:12:26 AM PDT
> To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [liaison6c] AoC Accountability and Transparency Review:  
> Independent Expert - Request for Proposals
>
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-02jun10-en.htm
> AoC Accountability and Transparency Review: Independent Expert –  
> Request for Proposals
>
> Updated 12 June 2010
> 11 June 2010
> 2 June 2010
>
> Deadline extended to: 12 June 2010 – 23.59 UTC
>
> In the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC), ICANN commits to maintain  
> and improve robust mechanisms for public input, accountability and  
> transparency so as to ensure that the outcomes of its decision- 
> making reflect the public interest and are accountable to all  
> stakeholders. To this end, the AoC prescribes the setting-up of a  
> Review Team as to evaluate ICANN’s Accountability and Transparency  
> – this led to the creation of the first ATRT in March 2010.
>
> In its examination of ICANN’s activities, the first ATRT recently  
> published Questions to the Community for Public Comment.
>
> As part of its review effort, the AoC Accountability and  
> Transparency Review Team (ATRT) now issues aRequest for Proposals  
> (RfP) [PDF, 49 KB] in order to appoint an independent expert.
>
> The purpose of this assignment is to perform a n assessment of  
> ICANN decision-making to identify whether ICANN’s processes and  
> procedures are designed and executed in a manner that ensures its  
> AoC commitments.
>
> Interested parties are invited to provide relevant background  
> material, written methodology for execution of this task, views on  
> the tentative timeline enclosed in the RfP, a proposed budget,  
> resumes, references and financial information byJune 12, 2010 –  
> 23.59 UTC to Alice E. Jansen, ICANN, Assistant, Organizational  
> Reviews atalice.jansen at icann.org.
>
> Interested parties, please be advised that the RT has addressed a  
> set of questions received in response to the RfP: RfP Questions and  
> Answers [PDF, 64 KB].
>
> Based on review of the June 12, 2010 submissions, parties may be  
> invited to present their proposals to perform this study to the  
> ATRT during its meeting on June 18-19, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.
>
> The ATRT intends to notify candidates on Monday, 14 June 2010.
>
> Candidates selected to make presentations to the ATRT will be  
> notified of the date and time of their presentation and will  
> present on one of the two dates indicated.
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>




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