2. WS2 CCG Background & Documentation

Purpose of the WS2 Community Coordination Group

As individual community structures continue to consider and address the recommendations applicable to each group from the CCWG-Accountability, the WS2 Community Coordination Group is intended to serve as a forum to exchange best practices, lessons learned, as well as for sharing information and progress.  The WS2 Community Coordination Group will also be where the WS2 recommendations or topics that can benefit from a uniform, community-wide approach will be identified and addressed. Specifically, the CCWG recommendations that appear to benefit from community coordination are Recommendation 1.1 (on seven proposed elements of diversity), Recommendation 1.7 (on a process for handling complaints about diversity), and Recommendation 2.3 (on a standalone framework for exercising Empowered Community powers).  

In addressing community-wide implementation of Recommendations 1.1, 1.7, and 2.3, the WS2 Community Coordination Group is expected to discuss: 

•   The relevant priority of these recommendations in the context of other WS2 recommendations implementation and overall community workload
•   The scope of and opportune timing for additional community consultations (as needed) 
•   How to reach broad community agreement on these recommendations; and
•   What each individual community group will need to carry out any agreed implementation.

In January 2022, ICANN issued a request for proposals to identify a provider of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting services to help with the implementation of aforementioned recommendations. Selected DEI provider will be expected to provide subject matter guidance to the ICANN org staff that will lead and facilitate the discussions of the WS2 Community Coordination Group.

The WS2 Community Coordination Group is an experience-sharing and information forum and is not intended to be a decision-making body.

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