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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thanks
to everyone for giving so much thought to the team&#8217;s next steps so that
we can move forward quickly.&nbsp; I agree in large part with most of what has been
posted by others. In particular, as Fabio has pointed out, that the Affirmation
of Commitments provides clear terms of reference for the group (i.e., paragraph
9.1 a-e) as well as a clear deliverable which is recommendations to the ICANN
Board by December 31, 2010.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I
would suggest that the group focus its attention on agreeing to the methodology
and timetable.&nbsp; In that regard, having assimilated others&#8217;
recommendations, I would like to suggest the following approach:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I
think we need a<b> three pronged approach to data collection, </b>as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>Staff input</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> which should be presented at the May
5-6 meeting in Marina del Rey based on a series of questions to be prepared in
advance by the review team.&nbsp; There can be additional input from the staff as
needed;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A
call for <b>public comments</b> &#8211; this can be to the general ICANN
community as well as ICANN&#8217;s supporting organizations and advisory
committees; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A
<b>management review</b> by an independent consulting firm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If
this approach is acceptable, I would further suggest that as a starting point
the review team needs to develop the following items, consistent with paragraph
9.1 a-e:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A
list of initial questions for the staff, prior to Marian del Rey meeting (I
note that Becky has just circulated a draft set of questions);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A
statement of work for a request for proposal (RFP); and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Questions
to pose to the ICANN community in a public comment process;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Following
this approach, I propose the following s<b>chedule </b>of meetings for the
review team:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>May
5-6 in Marina del Rey. At this meeting, we would receive staff input on
questions provided by the review team, we would engage in an initial discussion
of a statement of work for the management review and of the proposed questions
for public comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Intervening
period &#8211; evaluation of staff input, statement of work finalized and
issued and discussion of possible questions for public comment<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>June
(dates to be confirmed) in Brussels. At this meeting, we would finalize
questions for the public comment process, invite potential consulting firms to
present to the group and award contract.&nbsp; Review team could present an update
(including official announcement of public comment process) during ICANN
meeting week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Intervening
period &#8211; Begin review of public comments received and management review
by independent consultant underway<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>September
(location TBD).&nbsp; At this meeting, we would conduct an initial evaluation of
public comments and receive the results of consultant work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Intervening
period &#8211; continued evaluation and begin identifying areas for
recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>November
(location TBD) &#8211; further discussion of record and begin drafting
recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Intervening
period &#8211; drafting of recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In
conjunction with the December ICANN meeting in South America (TBD), we would
finalize recommendations and perhaps present to ICANN stakeholders during the
regular meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Open
questions to this approach include: how frequently should the group meet via
teleconference during the intervening periods; how long to leave the public
comment process open; and, how many total face to face meetings are needed (is
the five suggested here too many or too few?) and their location (should there
be some sort of regional rotation?).<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>With
respect to Fabio&#8217;s suggestion 2.4 regarding &#8220;Follow up?&#8221; the
Affirmation of Commitments envisions this team completing its work by December
31, 2010 and it being the job of the next Accountability and Transparency
review team in 2013 to perform an assessment of the implementation of all the
different review teams recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Larry
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