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'''ICANN Empowered Community''' is an organizational effort to ensure transparency as well as serves as a mechanism for the community to understand the powers being exercised and process progress throughout. <ref>ICANN Launches New Empowered Community. Retrieved 26 May 2017. </ref>
'''ICANN Empowered Community''' is an organizational effort to ensure transparency as well as serves as a mechanism for the community to understand the powers being exercised and process progress throughout. <ref>ICANN Launches New Empowered Community. Retrieved 26 May 2017. </ref>
 
==Overview==
The Empowered Community (EC) is the post [[IANA]] Transition body that provides oversight of [[ICANN]] and a mechanism to enforce the community’s powers. It is incorporated as a nonprofit association in the State of California and bestows the power to legally enforce the community’s powers under California law in the hands of ICANN’s [[Supporting Organizations]] (SOs) and two of the [[AC|Advisory Committees]] (ACs).
The Empowered Community (EC) is the post [[IANA]] Transition body that provides the oversight of [[ICANN]] and enforces the community’s powers. It is incorporated as a nonprofit association in the State of California and bestows the power to legally enforce the community’s powers under California law in the hands of ICANN’s [[Supporting Organizations]] (SOs) and two of the [[AC|Advisory Committees]] (ACs).


The EC consists of 5 Decisional Participants, which include:
The EC consists of 5 Decisional Participants, which include:
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* [[At-Large Advisory Committee]] (ALAC)
* [[At-Large Advisory Committee]] (ALAC)
* [[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC)
* [[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC)
The EC acts through the Empowered Community Administration, which is composed of five representatives, with one appointed by each Decisional Participant. The Administration’s primary roles include supporting the EC’s Powers by:
 
== Empowered Community Powers ==
# Appoint and remove individual Directors (other than the President);
# Recall the entire Board;
# Reject ICANN Budgets, IANA Budgets, Operating Plans and Strategic Plans;
# Reject Standard Bylaw Amendments;
# Approve Fundamental Bylaw Amendments, Articles Amendments and Asset Sales;
# Reject Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Governance Actions
# Require the ICANN Board to re-review its rejection of IANA Function Review (IFR) Recommendation Decisions, Special IFR Recommendation Decisions, Separation Cross-Community Working Group (SCWG) Creation Decisions and SCWG Recommendation Decisions;
# Initiate a Community Reconsideration Request, mediation or a Community Independent Review Process (IRP); and
# Take necessary and appropriate action to enforce its powers and rights, including through the various procedures provided within the community mechanism or an action filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
==Process==
# A petition is initiated in a SO or AC
# The petition is accepted by the SO or AC
# The petition is supported by other SOs or ACs participating in the EC
# A conference call is held with the ICANN Board
# A community forum is held with the ICANN Board
# The EC establishes whether it wishes to use a community power
# The EC advises the ICANN Board of its decision
 
==Empowered Community Administration==
The Empowered Community Administration is the body through which the Empowered Community acts. Each Decisional Participant appoints one representative to the EC Administration.  
 
The Administration’s primary roles include supporting the EC’s Powers by:
* Receiving and sending notifications and communications that are required in exercising its powers and/or requirements
* Receiving and sending notifications and communications that are required in exercising its powers and/or requirements
* Moderating Conference Calls and Community Forums
* Moderating Conference Calls and Community Forums
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Selecting the slate of potential mediators from representatives appointed by Empowered Community Administration and Board-appointed mediation representatives.
Selecting the slate of potential mediators from representatives appointed by Empowered Community Administration and Board-appointed mediation representatives.


== Empowered Community Powers ==
===EC Administration Designees===
I. Appoint and remove individual Directors (other than the President);
{| class="wikitable"
 
! [[ICANN Bodies|ICANN Body]] !! Representative
II. Recall the entire Board;
|-
 
| [[ASO]] || [[Oscar Robles]]
III. Reject ICANN Budgets, IANA Budgets, Operating Plans and Strategic Plans;
|-
 
| [[ccNSO]] || [[Stephen Deerhake]]
IV. Reject Standard Bylaw Amendments;
|-
 
| [[GNSO]] || [[Philippe Fouquart]]
V. Approve Fundamental Bylaw Amendments, Articles Amendments and Asset Sales;
|-
 
| [[ALAC]] || [[Maureen Hilyard]]
VI. Reject Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Governance Actions
|-
 
| [[GAC]] || [[Manal Ismail]]
VII. Require the ICANN Board to re-review its rejection of IANA Function Review (IFR) Recommendation Decisions, Special IFR Recommendation Decisions, Separation Cross-Community Working Group (SCWG) Creation Decisions and SCWG Recommendation Decisions;
|}
 
VIII. Initiate a Community Reconsideration Request, mediation or a Community Independent Review Process (IRP);


IX. Take necessary and appropriate action to enforce its powers and rights, including through the various procedures provided within the community mechanism or an action filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
==Empowered Community Administration==
The Empowered Community Administration is the body through which the Empowered Community acts. Each Decisional Participants appoints one representative to the EC Administration.
===EC Administration Designees===
*[[Alan Barrett]], ASO
*[[Stephen Deerhake]], ccNSO
*[[Keith Drazek]], GNSO
*[[Maureen Hilyard]], ALAC
*[[Manal Ismail]], GAC


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:56, 12 May 2021

ICANN Empowered Community is an organizational effort to ensure transparency as well as serves as a mechanism for the community to understand the powers being exercised and process progress throughout. [1]

Overview[edit | edit source]

The Empowered Community (EC) is the post IANA Transition body that provides the oversight of ICANN and enforces the community’s powers. It is incorporated as a nonprofit association in the State of California and bestows the power to legally enforce the community’s powers under California law in the hands of ICANN’s Supporting Organizations (SOs) and two of the Advisory Committees (ACs).

The EC consists of 5 Decisional Participants, which include:

Empowered Community Powers[edit | edit source]

  1. Appoint and remove individual Directors (other than the President);
  2. Recall the entire Board;
  3. Reject ICANN Budgets, IANA Budgets, Operating Plans and Strategic Plans;
  4. Reject Standard Bylaw Amendments;
  5. Approve Fundamental Bylaw Amendments, Articles Amendments and Asset Sales;
  6. Reject Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Governance Actions
  7. Require the ICANN Board to re-review its rejection of IANA Function Review (IFR) Recommendation Decisions, Special IFR Recommendation Decisions, Separation Cross-Community Working Group (SCWG) Creation Decisions and SCWG Recommendation Decisions;
  8. Initiate a Community Reconsideration Request, mediation or a Community Independent Review Process (IRP); and
  9. Take necessary and appropriate action to enforce its powers and rights, including through the various procedures provided within the community mechanism or an action filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Process[edit | edit source]

  1. A petition is initiated in a SO or AC
  2. The petition is accepted by the SO or AC
  3. The petition is supported by other SOs or ACs participating in the EC
  4. A conference call is held with the ICANN Board
  5. A community forum is held with the ICANN Board
  6. The EC establishes whether it wishes to use a community power
  7. The EC advises the ICANN Board of its decision

Empowered Community Administration[edit | edit source]

The Empowered Community Administration is the body through which the Empowered Community acts. Each Decisional Participant appoints one representative to the EC Administration.

The Administration’s primary roles include supporting the EC’s Powers by:

  • Receiving and sending notifications and communications that are required in exercising its powers and/or requirements
  • Moderating Conference Calls and Community Forums
  • Tallying decision of the Decisional Participants

Additionally, in the community mediation process, which is used when the Board refuses or fails to comply with a valid EC decision, the EC Administration is responsible for:

  • Appointing representatives to represent the Empowered Community in mediation

Selecting the slate of potential mediators from representatives appointed by Empowered Community Administration and Board-appointed mediation representatives.

EC Administration Designees[edit | edit source]

ICANN Body Representative
ASO Oscar Robles
ccNSO Stephen Deerhake
GNSO Philippe Fouquart
ALAC Maureen Hilyard
GAC Manal Ismail


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ ICANN Launches New Empowered Community. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

Address Supporting Organization. Advises the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the operation, assignment, and management of Internet addresses (ICANN Bylaws).

Country Code Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (ICANN Bylaws).

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).

At-Large Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group.

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

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