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Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board

  • photo of Rinalia Abdul Rahim
    Rinalia Abdul Rahim
    Chair
  • Photo of Markus Kummer
    Markus Kummer
    Member
  • Photo of Bruno Lanvin
    Bruno Lanvin
    Member
  • Photo of Lousewies Van der Laan
    Lousewies Van der Laan
    Member
  • photo of Kuo-Wei Wu
    Kuo-Wei Wu
    Member

Purpose

The Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) of the ICANN Board is responsible for the following:

  1. The review and oversight of all organizational reviews mandated by Article IV, Section 4 of ICANN's Bylaws or any replacement or revisions to that Section of the Bylaws (Reviews), which are aimed at enhancing ICANN's overall effectiveness, and achieving specific organizational objectives, structural relevance and effectiveness.

  2. The review and oversight of policies, processes, and procedures relating to the Reviews.

  3. The development and maintenance of a Review Framework, which is subject to Board approval, that encapsulates the policies, processes and procedures applicable to the conduct of the Reviews.

Background

The Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) of the ICANN Board was established by the Board at its 7 November 2008 meeting. The SIC proposed revisions to its current charter, including a name change to Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) in 2015. The name change was intended to provide the ICANN community with more clarity about the purpose and focus of organizational reviews and how the reviews are conducted. In accordance with its responsibility, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) reviewed and agreed with the SIC's proposed revisions to the Committee's name and its Charter. The Board approved the charter and name change at its 28 July 2015 meeting.

The Committee is responsible for review and oversight of policies relating to ICANN's ongoing organizational review process as mandated by Article IV, Section 4 of ICANN's Bylaws.

Charter

The Committee's charter was adopted and approved by the Board on 6 March 2009. The Committee's charter was revised in 2015 and adopted and approved by the Board on 28 July 2015.

Presentations at ICANN Public Meetings

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