[council] Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Final Report & Recommendations

[James M. Bladel]

Nailed it.  Thanks, Mikey!

J.


From: Mike O'Connor <mike at haven2.com<mailto:mike at haven2.com>>
Date: Friday, February 21, 2014 at 9:33
To: Mike O'Connor <mike at haven2.com<mailto:mike at haven2.com>>
Cc: Thomas Rickert <rickert at anwaelte.de<mailto:rickert at anwaelte.de>>, James Bladel <jbladel at godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel at godaddy.com>>, Klaus Stoll <kdrstoll at gmail.com<mailto:kdrstoll at gmail.com>>, "Reed, Daniel A" <dan-reed at uiowa.edu<mailto:dan-reed at uiowa.edu>>, GNSO Council List <council at gnso.icann.org<mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>>
Subject: Re: [council] Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Final Report & Recommendations

hi again - this is a slightly newer new version.  i decided to break up the paragraph a little bit, that's all.  here's the way i did it

The ATRT2 report documents how a very small group of dedicated volunteers carry an extraordinary proportion of the working-group load and correctly identifies this as a major concern.  We note that simply increasing the pool of people aware of and in some way engaged with ICANN should not be viewed as the goal.  Ultimately what is needed is a larger and more diverse group of active and effective volunteer participants in PDP working groups.

Although outreach is an important part of the effort and crucial for bringing new volunteers to ICANN, the path to this goal should not end at simply recruiting a large diverse group of people.  Rather, there needs to be a clear and well-supported progression for community volunteers to gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to broaden the ranks of active PDP participants and leaders.

We support reversing the current trend of too little focus on the recruiting, development and support of capable volunteer policymakers while increasingly following the expedient path of hiring expert panels, expanding staff and hand-picking "community representatives" through opaque "selection committees."


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