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ICANN Accountability & Transparency Forum

Date: 
Mon 24 Oct 2011 - 10:00 - 11:15
Room: 
Chapiteau Tent

Session Leader: Denise Michel | Advisor to the President & CEO

Remote Participation - Low Bandwidth
Remote Participation - High Bandwidth
Overview

Participants will be briefed on 27 Accountability & Transparency (ATRT) implementation plans <http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/atrt-project-list-workplans-22jun11-en.pdf>  that involve a wide cross-section of ICANN's community, and will have an opportunity to discuss key deliverables, opportunities for public input, and end-goals.

ICANN's Board directed that implementation move forward on the Accountability and Transparency Review Team's broad-ranging recommendations. Much has been accomplished and much work lies ahead. This forum will help participants get up-to-speed on all of these efforts, and will enable them to ask questions and offer input on completed and planned improvements. For example:

To provide better access to, and insight into, Board decisions, ICANN provides a wealth of Board meeting information <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/>  online, including briefing materials, expanded minutes, and rationale statements for Board resolutions, as well as conditions for redaction <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/board-briefing-materials-guidelines-21mar11-en.htm>  of posted material. Are you finding these useful?

To help advance the effectiveness of the Governmental Advisory Committee and its interaction with the Board, ICANN increased funding to support government participation in the GAC and multilingual access, and the Board-GAC Joint Working Group <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/board-gac-jwg-final-report-07jul11-en.htm>  recently issued proposed improvements for public comment. Do you have additional suggestions?

To improve the processes ICANN uses to gain public input and develop policy, ICANN's Bylaws have been translated into multiple languages, and ICANN's Public Comment Webpage <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/>  has been redesigned. Is the new structure easier to use and more effective?

These are just some examples of ATRT-related activities. You can find more detailed information on ICANN's Accountability & Transparency web page <http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/overview-en.htm> .

Agenda Details:
  • Opening Remarks – Board Chair, Steve Crocker
  • Presentation, ATRT Implementation – Staff, Denise Michel
  • Public discussion, questions & answers on:
    • Board Operations, Composition & Review of Board Decisions – Discussion Leaders, Board Members Bruce Tonkin (BGC Chair), Bill Graham, Ray Plzak, Cherine Chalaby
    • GAC Operations, Engagement, Interaction with Board – Discussion Leaders, GAC Chair, Heather Dryden and GAC Member, Manal Ismail
    • Public Input and Multilingual Access – Discussion Leader, Board Member, PPC Chair, Mike Silber
    • Measuring Success, Miscellaneous Issues – Discussion Leader, Board Chair, Steve Crocker

Hand-outs and Referenced Information: