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The scope of work for this review includes years from 2011 to the present. Any additional areas of exploration during the review are dependent on input from the ICANN Board’s Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) and/or the SSAC Review Work Party. In addition, the SSAC may perform a self-assessment in preparation for, or in parallel with, the independent examiner’s work.
Background
Current Review
The timing of the current SSAC Organizational Review is in accordance with the July 2015 ICANN Board resolution on Proposed Schedule and Process / Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews, setting the second organizations review of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee for 2017. In preparation for the 2017 SSAC Review, the current SSAC has established a Review Work Party to serve as a liaison between the independent examiner, the wider Community, the current SSAC and the Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board (OEC) who is responsible for the oversight of Organizational Reviews, including this SSAC Review. The role of the SSAC Review Work Party is to provide input on review criteria and the SSAC assessment, coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and responses to the Assessment Report and the Final Report as well as any intermediary findings. Once the Final Report is issued, the SSAC Work Party is expected to coordinate with the SSAC to prepare a Feasibility Assessment and Initial Implementation Plan based on the Final Report. Subsequently both reports will be sent on to the ICANN Board’s OEC for its consideration.
Previous Review
The SSAC Review Working Group formed in June 2008 was charged with addressing recommendations in the independent examiner’s Final Report, to consider named improvements. 10 JAS Consulting was appointed as independent examiner. This was the first SSAC Review, and it focused on how well SSAC performed its function, and whether there were general or specific ways to enhance its effectiveness. The Final Report, summarizing findings from the independent review and containing proposals for action, was published on 15 May 2009. The Public Comment period on Draft Independent Review of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee was open from 20 March 2009 to 22 April 2009. The SSAC Review Working Group (RWG), following a process that is no longer in practice, presented its report for public comment to ensure that the Review Working Group report contained sufficient and accurate information and to advise the Board on the changes recommended for SSAC. Following the 22 April 2009 closing of the public comment period, the Final Report was presented to the ICANN Board on 29 January 2010. The SSAC RWG’s report addressed the 33 recommendations made by the independent examiner, plus nine Working Group conclusions from the SSAC community. Pursuant to its Charter, the report was presented to the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC), currently the Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) of the ICANN Board. After the SIC reviewed the report, and developed implementation steps, the Committee recommended that the ICANN Board Approve them.
The report was adopted in June 2010. The Board resolution can be found here: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2010-06-25-en#1.4
The latest details of the implementation of all recommendations from the 2009 Review were published on 18 March 2011. Additional information about the first SSAC Review is available at: https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/org/ssac
The Final Report of the SSAC Review Working Group is available at: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac-review-wg-final-report-29jan10-en.pdf
The public comment on the RWG-SSAC Review Draft Report, is available at: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ssac-review-2009-2009-10-05-en