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===Timing & Process===
 
===Timing & Process===
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ATRT, SSR, and RDS/WHOIS reviews must take place periodically, and no more than five years after the last review team was convened<ref name="art46">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4.6 ICANN Bylaws], Article 4.6</ref> A CCT review is initiated one year after the launch of a New gTLD application round.<ref name="art46" />
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The review process timeline extends two to three years and involves multiple opportunities for participation, public comment, and deliberation among stakeholders.<ref name="flowchart">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/specific-reviews-process-flowchart-31aug17-en.pdf ICANN.org - Specific Reviews Process Flowchart], August 31, 2017 (PDF)</ref>
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==Organizational Reviews==
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Each [[Supporting Organizations|supporting organization]] and [[Advisory Committee|advisory committee]], as well as the [[Nominating Committee]] is periodically reviewed pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Bylaws.<ref name="orgrvw">[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/org ICANN.org - Organizational Reviews]</ref>  The [[Governmental Advisory Committee|GAC]] is exempted from Article 4.4, although it is charged to implement and deploy its own review processes.<ref name="art44">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4.4 ICANN Bylaws], Article 4.4</ref>
  
==Organizational Review==
 
Each [[Supporting Organizations|supporting organization]] and [[Advisory Committee|advisory committee]], as well as the [[Nominating Committee]] are periodically reviewed pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Bylaws.<ref name="orgrvw">[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/org ICANN.org - Organizational Reviews]</ref>
 
  
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 17:32, 18 May 2021

As a public service organization, ICANN's bylaws establish the scope and direction of the organization's mission, commitments, and core values.[1] The Bylaws specify review processes for ICANN and its stakeholder organizations.[2] The review processes are designed to ensure that ICANN is performing its mission in the best way possible.[3] Reviews aim to evaluate the health of the multistakeholder model, ICANN transparency and accountability, organizational effectiveness, and the security and stability of the DNS.[3]

Specific Reviews

ICANN's operations are subject to periodic Specific Reviews, enumerated in Article 4.6 of the bylaws:[4]

  • Accountability and Transparency (ATRT) - focused on ICANN operations[5]
  • Security, Stability, & Resiliency (SSR) - focused on the DNS[6]
  • Registration Directory Service (RDS/WHOIS) - focused on registration data and public access to registration information[7]
  • Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice (CCT) - ushered in as part of the New gTLD Program, this review is focused on the domain marketplace and the experience of registrants and other consumers[8]

Timing & Process

ATRT, SSR, and RDS/WHOIS reviews must take place periodically, and no more than five years after the last review team was convened[9] A CCT review is initiated one year after the launch of a New gTLD application round.[9]

The review process timeline extends two to three years and involves multiple opportunities for participation, public comment, and deliberation among stakeholders.[10]

Organizational Reviews

Each supporting organization and advisory committee, as well as the Nominating Committee is periodically reviewed pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Bylaws.[11] The GAC is exempted from Article 4.4, although it is charged to implement and deploy its own review processes.[12]


References