1. Cross Community Working Group
on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)
ICANN54 Update
17 October 2015

2. The Two-Track Parallel Process
Since the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced their intent to transition stewardship of the IANA functions, the ICANN community has been working in a two-track parallel process. The ICG has finalized its Interim Draft IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal, and the CCWG-Accountability has finalized its 2nd Draft Proposal for Work Stream 1.
NTIA
Announcement
& Criteria
CCWG
-Accountability
Enhancing ICANN Accountability
ICANN
CCWG
Proposal
Linkage
CWG Stewardship
CRISP
ICG
IANA Stewardship Transition
ICANN BOARD
NTIA
IANAPLAN
ICG
Proposal
Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment

3. CCWG-Accountability Status
2nd Public Comment analysis completed
Few, but important areas of concern
Reallocation/concentration of power
Membership rights/risk of capture
Lot of support in many areas, where only refinements
Lot of progress
Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment

4. Building Blocks Supported with Some Refinements
The CCWG-Accountability has identified enhancements required to those building blocks that would form the accountability mechanisms required to improve ICANN’s accountability.
BUDGET
STRATEGY/OPS PLAN
BYLAWS 1 2 3 4 5
REVIEW / REJECT
REMOVE / RECALL AC SO AC SO AC SO AC
ICANN Board
has the ultimate authority to approve or reject policy recommendations, developed by the SOs. ACs formally advise the ICANN Board on particular issues or policy areas (i.e. the Executive).
STRUCTURAL REVIEW
As Community accountability
The Empowered Community
refers to the powers that allow the community SOs & ACs to take action should ICANN breach the principles (i.e. the People).
Fundamental
Bylaws
Existing +
New
mechanisms+
AoC
Reviews
BYLAWS
NEW
NEW IRP
7+ MEMBER STANDING PANEL
The Principles
guarantee the core mission, commitments and values of ICANN through its Bylaws
(i.e. the Constitution).
Independent Appeals Mechanisms
confers the power to review and provide redress, as needed (i.e. the Judiciary).
Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment

5. Avoid concentration/reallocation of power Be inclusive
Key Features
Avoid capture
Avoid concentration/reallocation of power
Be inclusive
Make it efficient
Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment

6. Engagement / Escalation / Enforcement
Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment

7. No Voting Influence in the Community Mechanism
The CCWG-Accountability considered the decision weights of the various parts of the community. The table on the right sets out the voting distribution proposed by the CCWG-Accountability.
SO or AC
# of Votes
Address Supporting Organization
(ASO) 5
Generic Names Supporting Organization (gNSO)
Country Code Names Supporting Organization
(ccNSO)
Governmental Advisory Committee
(GAC)
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) 2
Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
The SOs/ACs that participate in voting in the Sole Member would do so according to a set of rules described in the ICANN Bylaws that would be created specifically for this purpose. Each SO/AC would be responsible for defining their processes for voting under these rules. The chair of each SO/AC would be responsible for communicating the votes or decisions of the SO/AC to the ICANN Board. This pass-through of cumulative votes and decisions would become the act of the Sole Member.
No Voting
Community
Mechanism As
Sole Member
BOARD AC SO
Participating SOs and ACs would not meet as the Member
No representatives of participating SOs and ACs would cast votes.
Note: GAC, SSAC and RSSAC have not yet decided whether to participate.

8. Community Decision Making
No voting
All parts of the Community are part of the decision making
No legal incorporation / personhood needed
We are moving to consensus-based decision making
Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment

9. Board Decision or Action Board Decision or Action
Community Mechanism
Based on all existing SOs/ACs who participate jointly, not a “super Board” or new body
Consensus decision making prevents captures and concentration of power
Current
Proposed
If the community disagrees with a Board decision or action, they have no recourse to challenge it.
If the community disagrees with a Board decision or action, they can challenge it exercising their powers through the CMSM.
BOARD
Board Decision or Action
BOARD
Board Decision or Action
Make
Policies
(SOs)
Advise
(ACs)
Recourse!
Make
Policies
(SOs)
Advise
(ACs)
No recourse… 2 3 4 1 5
Representation on the Board
Representation on the Board
Powers
Community
Mechanism
Community disagrees?
Community disagrees? AC SO AC SO AC SO AC AC SO AC SO AC SO AC
THE COMMUNITY
THE EMPOWERED COMMUNITY 9

10. Takeaway messages CCWG-Accountability will ensure:
The community as a whole will be the decision maker (for community empowerment)
No concentration of power with a few interest groups
All components of the Community can join regardless of their status
Maximum inclusiveness
Least risk of capture 10