<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Dear ATRT2 Alumni,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This is to inform you of the publication of the <b>One World Trust report on ICANN Accountability Benchmarks and Metrics</b>.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Please refer to the announcement: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04mar14-en.htm" style="color: purple; ">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04mar14-en.htm</a>. The report may be found at: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/metrics/benchmarks-consultancy-28feb14-en.pdf" style="color: purple; ">http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/metrics/benchmarks-consultancy-28feb14-en.pdf</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div><div><i>Next steps will include a community briefing and discussion at the ICANN Singapore meeting as part of the "<a href="http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-executive-dashboard">Management System Linkage</a>" session, and additional presentations and discussions, as needed, to gather community input.</i></div><div><i>ICANN recognizes that this is the beginning of an improved process of continuous improvement and evolution, and in line with OWT's recommendation, staff will begin the implementation with a "pilot," including a selection of accountability metrics to illustrate reporting mechanisms and to collect community feedback. Revisions will then be considered and a long-term implementation plan developed. </i></div><div><br></div><div>The community is invited to send feedback, ideas and questions via <strong><a href="mailto:accountabilitymetrics@icann.org">accountabilitymetrics@icann.org</a></strong>.</div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Thanks,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Best regards</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Alice </div><p class="MsoPlainText" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><br></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span><b>----</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><div><b>Alice Jansen</b></div><div><b>Strategic Initiatives Manager</b></div><div><b>ICANN</b></div><div><i>Rond Point Schuman 6, Bt.1</i></div><div><i>B-1040 Brussels, </i><i>Belgium</i></div><div>Office: +32 289 474 03</div><div>Mobile: +32 4 73 31 76 56</div><div>Skype: alice_jansen<span style="font-style: italic; ">_</span>icann</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org" style="color: purple; ">alice.jansen@icann.org</a></div></div></body></html>