FW: ICANN Launches Accountability Structures Expert Panel, Seeks Community Input

[Carl Smith]

As noncoms our goal is to be the voice of justice for the individual.
Commerce seeks only profit.  Their only rule is to legitimize that goal
by law.  We must be the voice of infallible reason.  We must be as wise
as weasels and as mild as doves.

just my thoughts

Lou

On 9/17/2012 8:05 PM, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Thanks Poncelet, definitely, we should follow their work closely,
> assessing the assessors :)
>
> Rafik
>
>
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> 2012/9/17 Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji at ymca.gm <mailto:pileleji at ymca.gm>>
>
>     Hi Rafik,
>
>     I totally concur, its important "The Experts" should be people who
>     understand issues on the ground in regards to ICANN and are fully
>     aware of the global Internet Ecosystem as it has evolved and
>     continues to evolve with ICANN role and issues regarding Internet
>     Governance as Mary mentioned, to me in as much all these folks are
>     knowledgeable folks in their own right, they will have a lot of
>     literature to go through first and then  face to face dialogue
>     meetings to conduct  before they can give  any expert advice, I do
>     not think that's what is required now.  Well that's my personal
>     observation.  It will be interesting to see what methodology they
>     shall use in  conducting their assignment as "Experts".
>
>     Regards
>
>     Poncelet
>
>
>     On 17 September 2012 12:21, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com
>     <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         Hi Milton,
>
>         it is good question about how ICANN give procurement / hire
>         consultants for many sensitive issues in not that transparent
>         process.
>         I don't know how to assess those experts but they seems more
>         familiar to business/corporate world and their probable lack
>         os knowledge that you mentioned in details raise questions how
>         they can fit such important positions.
>         I do agree with Mary comment too regarding diversity,
>
>         Best
>
>         Rafik
>
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>         2012/9/15 Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu
>         <mailto:mueller at syr.edu>>
>
>             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
>
>             http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11sep12-en.htm
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>               ICANN Launches Accountability Structures Expert Panel,
>               Seeks Community Input
>
>             11 September 2012
>
>             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
>             http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep.
>
>             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 ASEP at ICANN.org <mailto:ASEP at ICANN.org>and
>             comments can be viewed at
>             http://forum.icann.org/lists/asep/. Please provide your
>             input by 1 October 2012.
>
>             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
>             http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep.
>
>
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