[ripe-list] ASO Use of Empowered Community Powers for ICANN Fundamental Bylaw Change

It's a fairly non contentious ask so supporting it makes sense

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Michele


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On 13/11/2019, 11:56, "ripe-list on behalf of Antony Gollan" <ripe-list-bounces at ripe.net on behalf of agollan at ripe.net> wrote:

    This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO).
    
    
    
    ASO Use of Empowered Community Powers for ICANN Fundamental Bylaw Change
    
    On 13 September 2019, the NRO (fulling the role of the Address 
    Supporting Organization – ASO) received an ICANN Board Notice of Board 
    Approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendment regarding the IANA Naming 
    Function Review Composition.
    
    The notice states:
    
    “Moving forward with the Fundamental Bylaws Amendment Process is in 
    direct response to the request of the ccNSO Council, and also supports 
    the new accountability and oversight mechanisms designed by the 
    community in the IANA Stewardship Transition Process.
    
    The IANA Naming Function Review is an important part of the 
    accountability and oversight of IANA’s performance of the Naming 
    Function and was a key aspect of the Transition proposal. During the 
    pendency of Bylaws’ change process to date, the ccNSO Council was 
    eventually able, through considerable effort and perseverance, to locate 
    a non-ccNSO member ccTLD manager to serve on the current IANA Naming 
    Function Review Team. However the ccNSO Council is likely to be unable 
    to complete the required composition of the IANA Naming Function Review 
    Teams in the future unless we continue with this change. Taking this 
    action today is a step forward to making sure that the IANA Naming 
    Function Reviews can proceed in a manner that the ICANN community 
    collectively supports, as will be identified through the Fundamental 
    Bylaws process.”
    
    https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/bm/secretarys-notice-3-13sep19-en.pdf
    
    On 3 November 2019, there was an Approval Action Community Forum (during 
    ICANN’s 66th public meeting in Montreal) related to this proposed 
    Fundamental Bylaw amendment.
    
    In accordance with our role as a Decisional Participant in the Empowered 
    Community, the NRO must consider this Fundamental Bylaws change. The NRO 
    EC has reviewed the proposed change and believes that this ICANN Bylaws 
    change does not impact the Internet numbers community and allows ICANN 
    to remain accountable to its Bylaws-mandated mechanisms.
    
    Intention to Support
    
    The NRO, in keeping with its adopted ASO Procedures for ICANN Empowered 
    Community Powers, is informing the Numbers community of completion of 
    the community forum at ICANN 66 and the NRO’s intention to support this 
    approval action petition.
    
    Community members that wish to provide feedback on the intended action 
    may email comments to <secretariat at nro.net>.
    
    The NRO will consider input received by Monday 25 November, 2019 in 
    making its final determination whether to support, oppose or abstain in 
    this approval action process.
    
    
    
    Regards
    
    Antony Gollan
    Senior Communications Officer
    RIPE NCC