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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Many thanks Maria,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>All, please note that we are meeting with the ATRT2 in our second meeting GNSO Council meeting today. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>First we seat the new council, second we elect the chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Then we meet with the ATRT. Exiting councillors WELCOME to participate. It’s an open / public meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Maria Farrell [mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 20 November 2013 09:09<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] ATRT2 summary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear fellow councilors,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>With apologies for the time it's taken me to send this last part, here is a summary of the ATRT2 report on the GNSO PDP. (I'm afraid I ran out of time to summarise the rest of the report.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I hope this is useful.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Full text of the report is here: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/draft-recommendations-15oct13-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/draft-recommendations-15oct13-en.pdf</a><br><br>And the GNSO PDP part starts on page 59 of the report.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>All the best, Maria<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ATRT2 Report – section on GNSO PDP</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The problem:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>GNSO PDP is weak when it comes to resolving strong views and financial interests. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Background research</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Staff paper on improving the PDP is in the works<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Community input</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chairs and WG veterans stress need for F2F meetings, professional facilitators, Board involvement and for people were both for and against the Board issuing threats and deadlines. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Interconnect Report Findings</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PDPs mostly done by North Americans and Europeans<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Most active participants are paid to be there<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many participants dissatisfied with process, time it takes and feel it’s not worth while – one time only WG participation is typical<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Culturally, PDP and WG process very Western culturally and English language based<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ATRT2 Findings</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Growing sense that professional facilitators are needed to help resolve difficult issues, although it may not suffice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Current model is based on email and conference calls, but F2F is more effective<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board deadlines sometimes used to overcome intractable differences, but it’s not clear how to ensure people negotiate within PDP in good faith. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board is part of the problem: Board deadlined PDPs don’t always create good policy. Or Board says it wants a policy and decides its own response in the meantime, or Board nullifies outcomes of a PDP. This creates distrust that some in the PDP are not committed to it and will undermine outcome by lobbying Board or GAC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ATRT2 Draft New Recommendations</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ICANN should:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fund facilitators and draft guidelines for when they can be used<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Provide funding for more F2F meetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Work with community to make PDP faster, to attract more people<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The GAC should:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With the GNSO, find ways to input to WGs and to GNSO Council on draft PDP reports <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Board and GNSO should:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Start an initiative to increase participation from outside NA/Europe, non-English speaking, other cultures, people not funded by industry. Players<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Board should set procedures for what to do when the GNSO cannot come to a decision within the time, and state “under what conditions the Board believes it may alter PDP recommendations after formal Board acceptance”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A step should be added to the PDP process where those unhappy with staff comment summary can respond. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>