<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">All,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As promised at the last meeting of the diversity sub-group please find below and attached the document prepared by Fiona and Rafik on this topic.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Bernard Turcotte</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ICANN Staff Support to the CCWG-Accountability-WS2</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">For Fiona and Rafik.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><u>DIVERISTY SUB-GROUP<span></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><u>PAPER ON OFFICE OF DIVERSITY PUBLIC COMMENTS<span></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Preamble:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">The Diversity sub-group presented a report for public
comments that presented diversity at </span><span style="font-size:11pt">ICANN<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white"> identified by a number of elements by which diversity may be
characterized, measured and reported. The report was informed by feedback
from ICANN Supporting Organization(SO)/Advisory
Committee (AC)/groups through a Diversity Questionnaire. In the report the
Sub-group proposes a number of recommendations by which </span>ICANN<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white"> may define, measure, report,
support and promote diversity. It also indicated that there was a lack of consensus
on the establishment on an office of diversity and sought to receive public
comments on the position of the office of diversity. <span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Summary of Responses
from Public Comments:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Total of 15
comments<span></span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">6 had no comments
on an office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">3 supported an
office of diversity or a panel<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">3 supported an
office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">3 rejected the
notion of an office of diversity.<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Breakdown by major
categories<span></span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">7 SO/ACs/Board
(those which will have to approve the WS2 final report):<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">4 had no
comments<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">3 Rejected the
notion of an office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
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</ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">2 Governments:<span></span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">1 had no
comments on an office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">1 supported an
office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">6
Individuals/Associations:<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">1 had no
comments on an office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">3 supported an
office of diversity or a panel<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">2 supported an
office of diversity<span></span></span></li>
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</ul>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Summary of
Positions relating to the OOD from Public Comments:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-ColorfulList-Accent11CxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Establishment of
an office of diversity or a panel similar to what is proposed in the Ombuds
recommendations.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Establishment of
an office of diversity<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Rejection of an
office of diversity in favour of staff performing this work. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Required
Actions:<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Sub-group on diversity does not have one solid
position from the public comments but has instead received a number of options
that need to be discussed further and weighed in order to determine how
oversight of diversity can be pursued. <span></span></span></p>
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