This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) ------------------------------- Read the announcement at: https://www.nro.net/community-reconsideration-petition-from-alac-to-the-empowered-community-administration-on-the-postponement-of-atrt4/
------------------------------- Community Reconsideration Petition from ALAC to the Empowered Community Administration on the Postponement of ATRT4 ------------------------------- Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of a Community Reconsideration Petition to the Empowered Community Administration (ECA) by a Community Petitioning Decisional Participant on 19 June (Community Reconsideration Notification Date) triggers a 21-day Community Reconsideration Petition Support Period, during which other Decisional Participants may support the Community Reconsideration Petition. The petition from the ALAC representative in the ECA seeks reconsideration of the ICANN Board Resolutions of 19 May 2025 published at: https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-19-05-2025-en#section1.a, specifically: 1. The continued deferral of the ICANN Fourth Accountability and Transparency Review (otherwise known as ATRT4) pending community dialogue (the third bullet of Resolved 2025.05.19.02) (“Challenged Decision #1”); 2. The direction to the ICANN President and CEO or his designee(s) to initiate work to design a review program intended at enhancing ICANN’s accountability, transparency, and effectiveness (Resolved 2025.05.19.01) (“Challenged Decision #2”); and 3. The direction to ICANN’s President and CEO or his designee(s) to develop the plan for community dialogue for ICANN Reviews (Resolved 2025.05.19.04) insofar as it impacts ATRT4 and/or the review of ICANN’s accountability and transparency (“Challenged Decision #3”). Full details of the petition document can be found at the ICANN website: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/alac-to-eca-19jun25-en.pdf The 21-day ICANN Community Reconsideration Petition Support Period commenced on 19 June 2025 and will end at 23:59 PDT on 10 July 2025, or 06:59 UTC on 11 July 2025. Please refer to Article 4.3, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for additional details on the Community Reconsideration Request https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD. Members of the ASO community can submit comment about this petition before the deadline at [email protected]. Regards, The ASO Secretariat ------------------------------- Background Information Under ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) is a Decisional Participant in the Empowered Community. The Empowered Community is an accountability mechanism under the ICANN Bylaws through which ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are organised under California law. This mechanism provides the Empowered Community with nine powers it can use to raise concerns regarding an action or inaction taken by the ICANN Board or the ICANN organization. The community powers and rules that govern the Empowered Community are defined in the ICANN Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Empowered Community is composed of five Decisional Participants: ICANN’s three Supporting Organizations, the At-Large Advisory Committee, and the Governmental Advisory Committee. ------------------------------- -- Kind regards, Ulka Athale RIPE NCC www.ripe.net ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/ripe-list.ripe.net/ As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/
