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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The notes, recordings and transcripts for CCWG Accountability WS2 <b>Diversity Subgroup Meeting #12</b> – 17 February 2017 will be available here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/wpzRAw">https://community.icann.org/x/wpzRAw</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> A copy of the notes may be found below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brenda Brewer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MSSI Projects & Operations Assistant <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#333333">Action Items</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Will send a revised version of the questionnaire to the mailing list and will target to present the final agreed text to the next <br>
Plenary (March) for discussion and approval </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:22.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#333333">Notes (including relevant portions of chat):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">1. Welcome and review of the agenda, and items for the upcoming work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">2. Review of Actions items<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">Three pending action items<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">1.Office diversity on the mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">2. Getting documentation about Global Enrollment from Chris Grift<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">3. More feedback on Global Account project feedback - pending input<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">3. Review of Draft Report: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1ziy7NDZZd9bW08HOxY-2DCYUx3qQdno5i9Rqp4fOJtAT0_edit&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=kbiQDH54980u4nTPfwdloDLY6-6F24x0ArAvhdeDvvc&m=0B4XW7LuIBf_aJm3tdSVTzq317vKcmmjjMXSSyBl0ZM&s=uSpPfs7njiawNYQs6X1JnF1pkmYr-rjJ-mONNTS8BOg&e="><span style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ziy7NDZZd9bW08HOxY-CYUx3qQdno5i9Rqp4fOJtAT0/edit[docs.google.com]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Issues list - Open Items<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">Reviewed text from the mailing list exchanges and comments noted in the draft report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted exchange on the list regarding definitions need for diversity and skills. Discussed the text from the email list exchanges - Avri version noted - "Ensuring <br>
that ICANN is open to diverse participation is essential to fulfilling the range of skills and experience necessary for ICANN. If an original assessment of candidates <br>
is not sufficiently diverse to fulfill the skill, experience and diversity requirements necessary, then efforts need to be redoubled until diversity is achieved."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Discussion on diversity as another to skills rather than as part of the skills and experiences - it is essential and the three are equivalent - diversity, skills and <br>
experience are a set<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- From the chat - there appears to be support for this approach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Section titled as Elements of Diversity, this is what we are seeking in terms of diversity in skills and age, etc. problem could be in diverse set of <br>
skills to contribute to the work - the way its currently expressed may have confused the intent of the text.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted that diversity comes in second unless its required, example bylaw regarding the Board. Should not subordinate one thing to the others in the set<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- May move the proposed text to another section and add more details to avoid more confusion <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Example noted SSAC - seeks to have diversity in the skill set and experiences of its members. Quite important to note that skills are an important part <br>
of diversity in order to fulfill their role<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Need to try and get different profiles - Text trying to highlight we are looking for skills sets and not against any other form of diversity. Need to have a <br>
commitment to have diverse profiles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Have one proposal from Avri and have consensus to add to the document, with opportunity to make further comments on the mailing list as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- <b>avri doria: </b>i did not use the words hand in glove, but i think that is the intent of a interenrated set of elements that all need to met.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Another issue noted - gender, one section of the text has approach to gender as a binary. Intention is to allow self-identification rather than binary <br>
gender identification. Facebook example noted of having over 50 categories for reporting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Need to continue this discussion and look at investigate best practices in better ways for itself gender identification, will continue investigation as ICANN <br>
appears to ave a binary approach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted <b>FIONA ASONGA: </b>We could recommend that ICANN figure out how to accommodate the gender diversity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Need to provide flexibility in how people define themselves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Need to look at diversity in how its handled in NonCom and other areas where people are appointed to roles within ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted <b>avri doria: </b>i think that if other is included and lots of people start to check it, then it may be worth digging deeper someday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Another area noted for discussion - Age.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted that diversity of age means having all generations included older generation and the young<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Recommendations and suggestion section needs text added. Please have exchange on the mailing list so this can be developed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"> - Finalizing questionnaire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Need to finalize the questionnaire - previously called for consensus on the text but there are two questions that need to be clarified before <br>
releasing the questionnaire to the SO/ACs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Need what Elements of diversity that are important in order to propose wording.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">Noted <b>Mathieu Weill: </b>Which, if any, of these elements of diversity are relevant to your SO/AC/group? Are there any additional elements of diversity not listed that are important to your SO/AC/group? If so, please provide details of these. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Discussion on rewording and possible merging of the questions with the use of the term important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Changing wording from relevant to important, acceptable, however there are two aspects to the question/additional elements of diversity that need to be <br>
considered as a particular group may have other elements of diversity that are "important"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">- ACTION ITEM - Will send a revised version of the questionnaire to the mailing list and will target to present the final agreed text to the next Plenary (March) for discussion and approval </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"> - Diversity office discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted <b>RAHMOUNI Dalila: </b>For the recommendation to create a permanent diversity office in Helsinki, which has received many supporters in our <br>
subgroup, I believe that this structure should be seen as an asset to help refine the work of the subgroup Once the WS2 is finished. propose to <br>
include it in the report, in item 4. "A permanent structure to enhance diversity: the Office for Diversity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Broader discussion and needs to occur between the Ombuds group on this suggestion and recommendation as to where it needs to be located - Ombuds or Complaints<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Noted <b>avri doria: </b>i do not think you want to put diversity in complaints. or legal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">avri doria: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">of course i am not sure complaints belonged in legal either, but that is another story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">- Not talking about implementation - leave that to ICANN staff to consider but do need to focus on the elements that are need to be part of the Diversity Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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