<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear fellow councilors,<br><br></div>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.)<br>
<br></div>I hope this is useful.<br><br></div><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div>All the best, Maria<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>ATRT2 Report –
section on GNSO PDP</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>The problem:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">GNSO PDP is weak when it comes to resolving strong views and
financial interests. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>Background research</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Staff paper on improving the PDP is in the works</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>Community input</b></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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>Interconnect Report
Findings</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PDPs mostly done by North Americans and Europeans</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most active participants are paid to be there</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</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Culturally, PDP and WG process very Western culturally and
English language based</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>ATRT2 Findings</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Growing sense that professional facilitators are needed to
help resolve difficult issues, although it may not suffice</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Current model is based on email and conference calls, but
F2F is more effective</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. <span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Board is part of the problem: Board deadlined PDPs don’t
always create good policy.<span style> </span>Or Board says
it wants a policy and decides its own response in the meantime, or Board nullifies
outcomes of a PDP.<span style> </span>This creates distrust
that some in the PDP are not committed to it and will undermine outcome by
lobbying Board or GAC.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style>ATRT2 Draft New
Recommendations</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ICANN should:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fund facilitators and draft guidelines for when they can be
used</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Provide funding for more F2F meetings</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Work with community to make PDP faster, to attract more
people</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The GAC should:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With the GNSO, find ways to input to WGs and to GNSO Council
on draft PDP reports </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Board and GNSO should:</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</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </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”.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A step should be added to the PDP process where those
unhappy with staff comment summary can respond. <span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div>