<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi all,<br><br></div>I'm still creeping through this report and thought to send you what I've got, about 3/4 way through the Interconnect report on the GNSO PDP. <br><br></div>IMHO, the report itself is absolutely essential reading, as some of the data in it is quite concerning. <br>
<br></div>Anyway, here are what you might call the 'greatest hits', with some not entirely rhetorical questions of mine peppered through.<br><br></div><div>I will send more anon, but thought I should circulate what I have as time is marching on toward BA.<br>
</div><div><br></div>All the best, Maria<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>Interconnect Report
on the GNSO PDP</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">The “ATRT2 was
convened to review the GNSO PDP with a view toward identifying its strengths
and weaknesses, differences between defined process and actual practice, and
the extent to which it incorporates the views, advice and needs of all
stakeholders, both those active in ICANN and those not typically present for
ICANN deliberations.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">30 interviews
done.</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Times;color:rgb(2,21,77)" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First off, though the Interconnect report necessarily
concentrates on what can be done better, it loudly applauds the work of
volunteers who put in hours per week in multi-year processes. It also points
out that compared with other multi-stakeholder, bottom-up processes, the GNSO
PDP copes with a greater diversity of stakeholder types and more varied subject
matter expertise. It is also not just open to anyone who wants to take part,
but those who do say everyone’s input in welcomed and valued. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So I think we should just pause a moment and remind
ourselves of what the GNSO PDP has achieved and continues to achieve, and also
the significant organisation support underpinning it. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now...</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>Participation in WG’s</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Vast majority taking part in WGs do so only once. “<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">100 Working Group participants have belonged
to only one Working Group while less than 20 people have belonged to two
Working Groups.” </span>(this is shocking! We are scaring motivated people
away...) <span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Attendance in WGs is dominated by those for whom
it’s part of their job</p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>English language is a barrier to many </p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Very Western culture of interaction (As a European,
I would observe it’s a peculiarly American legal mode of adversarial
interaction) </p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Constituencies match developed country needs but
not necessarily developing country ones – some people struggle to find one in
the existing structure that really fits them</p>
<p class="" style><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>WGs have 75% men and 25% women, but the
percentage of women is growing</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">North Americans are 70% of WG members, Europeans are
just under 20%, and <i style>everyone else</i> a
bit over 10%. This is “<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">a potential
problem for global legitimacy”. </span>That is putting it mildly, in the
current geopolitical context. <span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Small pool of participants creates accountability,
credibility and resource risk, and means we cultivate few potential leaders.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s too hard to get agreement on group positions in time
for comment periods. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt">So, we need other
ways to participate, recruit people from other regions directly to WGs and<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> “reconsider the underlying collaboration and
discourse model of the PDP” see how to make changes for people it doesn’t suit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><b style><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Commitment
to the Process</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">“Significant” number of responses saying policy is
changed after the fact by the Board and GAC, often because of lobbying by some
parts of the community. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Specific to GNSO, people are lobbying us for “changes
in substance or implementation after a Working Group’s Final Report has been
completed”.</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">“<i style>in one very recent Working Group,
participants challenged others in the Working Group on the issue of whether
they were truly committed to the process or if they simply intended to wait the
process out then “lobby” for the results they wanted in other parts of the
organization. Some of the people interviewed for this report indicated that
cynicism about other participants’ commitment to the PDP was a barrier to their
own participation</i>.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">This is rather
horrifying stuff and must be part of what is giving the GNSO a bad name. The
report says “there needs to be process and procedure applied to ensure that
other parts of the organization do not inadvertently subvert the accountability
and transparency of the PDP.”</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><u><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">As
Councilors, should we consider making a positive commitment or ‘re-commitment’
to the PDP’s primacy as the policy development tool for gTLDs?</span></u><u><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><b style><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">The
GAC</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Rarely
takes advantage of points in the process to contribute, and, as we know quite
well;</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Raises
its concerns when the process is almost complete</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Report says no structural or bylaw changes needed but
that the GAC basically needs to step up and engage with GNSO WGs the way it
does on ccNSO WGs and did on the AOC reviews. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><b style><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">The
Future</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Most people think the new gTLDs and also changes in
Internet Governance will bring more players into the process. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Should the GNSO be <u>pro-actively sponsoring and
facilitating</u> open discussion on what forms this might take, and how/if it
may change the constituency structure?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>The GNSO PDP</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Current PDP started being used in December 2011. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style>FWIW, in Section 3 the
report gives a very handy high-level primer on the stages of the PDP –
especially how they differ to the previous version – that may be of use to new or
returning councillors. </i>Though the 42 Stages of the PDP could be a bit
daunting to anyone!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I found this observation quite interesting: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">“Note that
implementation is not included as one of the essential elements of the PDP.
Implementation is, however, included as Section 10 of Annex A. The Bylaws,
therefore, appear to suggest that implementation </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Times" lang="EN-US">can </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">be an
element of a PDP, but that implementation is not essential to a PDP.” Page 8</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b style><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Section 4,</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> on ICANN’s historical context and environment is a
great refresher on why we’re all here and how important it is to make this thing
work...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">It also notes
that ‘volunteer fatigue’ is due not just to ICANN’s own work but part of the
acceleration of the whole Internet governance calendar of activities. And bear
in mind, this was written before the last 8 or so weeks of I* seismic shift,
IGF Bali and an entirely new meeting proposed by Brazil. Figure 3, a diagram of
just the 2013 calendar of major global Internet Governance is quite exhausting!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">I also want to
draw your attention to Fig. 4 on page 21 of the report (p. 102 of the overall
document) which is a Calendar of ICANN Public Comments. It is astonishingly
dense and illustrates perfectly in one graphic the massive workload of reading,
consulting and response demanded of ICANN’s stakeholders. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">The report includes
some insightful academic research about whether<span style>
</span>and how people participate in policy processes that is expressed in
wonderfully plain language:</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">People
participate if they feel strongly about something</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">If
they think they can make a difference</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Different
forms of participation (f2f, online, written) must be acknowledged and valued
so people can participate in ways that suit them</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">You
have to enable and support participation – i.e. timings of calls, support to
attend physical meetings, etc. Otherwise it just won’t happen.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">“Structures
and processes must not be alienating (for example, real-time meetings favor
those who think quickly and are native speakers of the language of the meeting.”
We all know this one is true!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Other academics
have analysed and even isolated the mythical ‘sweet spot’ between participation
and the legitimacy and speed of the process. We know it exists because they
have even drawn a graph of it. (p. 25) So, fear not, we may yet find this
earthly paradise... </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Which is not
meant to be at all facetious or critical. This is a useful report that reminds
us that although we often think of ICANN as being <i style>sui </i>generis, we’re not the first people in humanity to struggle
with this. In the over-used ICANN Bingo phrase, ‘we don’t have to re-invent the
wheel.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Here is some
interesting quantitative data they gathered on recent PDPs. A couple have been
almost unbelievably long:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US">PDP</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US">PDP
Initiation Date</span></p>
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<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:1pt 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"><img src="file://localhost/Users/mariafarrell/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image002.png" height="3" width="3"></span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US">Completed?</span></p>
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<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:1pt 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US">Implemented?</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:1pt 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"><img src="file://localhost/Users/mariafarrell/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image004.png" height="3" width="38"></span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US">Total
length of PDP</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Fast Flux</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2008-05-08</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">N/A</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">546</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<tr style>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">IRTP Part A</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2008-06-25</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">N/A</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">343</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">PEDNR</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2009-05-07</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1745</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style>
<td style="width:69.2pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="69">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">IRTP Part B</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2009-06-24</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1142</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style>
<td style="width:69.2pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="69">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">UDRP Lock</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2011-12-15</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">N/A</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">IRTP Part C</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2011-09-22</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">YES</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">547</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Thick WHOIS</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2012-03-14</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">N/A</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style>
<td style="width:69.2pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="69">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">IGO-INGO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2012-10-17</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:42.55pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="43">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.6pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="50">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">NO</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:63.8pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="64">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">N/A</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
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<td style="width:69.2pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="69">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">IRTP Part D</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:77.95pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;padding:0cm 5.4pt" width="78">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">2012-01-17</span><span style="font-family:Times" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">How do people
find out about and then get involved in PDPs? Not from the GNSO website,
unfortunately, but mostly it seems from being on mailing lists or being
contacted (and also through the overall ICANN website): </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">“The
questionnaire found that ICANN meetings and mailing lists were the most popular
sources of information about PDPs (Figure 11), with 90 percent and 80 percent,
respectively, of respondents saying they were their sources of information
about PDPs. <u>In contrast, other ICANN websites (for example, the GNSO, and
other SO and AC websites) and external websites were the least popular sources
of information about PDPs</u>.” (my underlining)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">This means we’re
only getting new participants from among the small pool of people we – as
individuals and constituencies – are already in touch with. <b style>Can we do better on informing people and drumming
up participation via the GNSO website or in other ways?</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b style><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Public comments</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> – fewer from individuals than a few years ago, and
more from groups already in the process (constituencies, etc.) and also from
outside organisations, typically companies or trade associations. So, on the
face of it, some improvement in the numbers of organisations getting involved
in commenting. Is it a problem that we have fewer individuals commenting? Maybe
it’s a sign of a maturing model, but are we at risk of losing enthusiasm and
expertise?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Fig. 19 on page
40 of the report is <i style>horrifying</i>. It
shows that on our most recent PDPs – Fast flux, IRTP Part C, PEDNR, Thick
Whois, IGO-INGO, IRTP Part B and UDRP Lock – we had ZERO input from the
entirety of Asia Pacific, Latin America / Caribbean and the continent of
Africa. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">(Jonathan
mentioned on the last Council call that the GNSO should, in part, look at doing
important, valuable and compelling work – should we look harder at prioritizing
and working on issues of importance to non-North America / European players?)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">On the plus side,
60% of interviewees thought the public comments part of the PDP is accountable
and transparent. Though about half of people thought this part of the process
was effective – can we as a Council do more to discuss the substantive issues
raised in public comments??</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Also worrying, in
terms of our relevance and mandate: half of the interviewees thought PDP
outcomes reflected the public interest and ICANN’s mandate. Half emphatically
did not.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">On the whole ‘PDP
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wide variance in time taken. </span></p>
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