[bc-gnso] FW: ATRT Update - Informational post to BC - Input requested form Members

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The AoC/ATRT issue is a priority area for the CSG and BC and we will be 
discussing the status with the Board in the CSG discussions. I have continued 
to try to find the latest information available, and like many of you have been 
awaiting the publication of a report on the ATRT. 
Since we haven't seen the 'report',  I asked Staff for an update on the status 
on the ATRT -- the answer is:  

"The latest ATRT update is posted at the top of the "Accountability & 
Transparency" webpage:  http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/overview-en.htm 
and an updated report will be issued in Singapore.
This is still a little confusing:   see below. This may be the 'ATRT Report' 
referenced in the response. I will do all I can to verify that today with 
staff. However, I wanted to provide this information to you upon receipt.  
There is a sort of spreadsheet with a list of the 27 items available on the 
special webpage.  For the most part, it appears that the Staff are moving ahead 
with implementation plans and that  various Board committees have oversight 
responsibility. In our meeting tomorrow morning, we will take 10 minutes on 
this topic, in preparation for our discussion in the CSG on Tuesday before 
meeting with the Board. 
For those not here in Singapore, please send any comments to bc-private that 
you wish us to include in the BC prep. 


Marilyn CadeBC Chair
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ATRT Activities Update – June 2011At its January and March meetings, ICANN's 
Board affirmed the utility of the Accountability & Transparency Review Team 
(ATRT) report in advancing ICANN’s accountability and transparency and asked 
for Staff and community follow-up work. The Board also asked Board Committees 
and the Board-GAC Joint Working Group (JWG) to address specified ATRT 
recommendations and asked the Board Finance Committee to consider proposed 
FY2012 ATRT implementation funding as detailed by Staff.
Significant progress has been made on implementation of the ATRT "Board 
Governance, Performance & Composition" recommendations. A wealth of Board 
meeting information is now regularly posted: agendas, Board briefing materials, 
expanded Board minutes, rationale statements for Board resolutions, and 
resolutions. A significant amount of Board meeting information also is now 
posted in six U.N. languages, including resolutions, rationale, minutes and 
other key material relevant to Board resolutions. To support these postings, 
the template used to create Board papers has been revised, and a document was 
finalized and posted that sets forth conditions for redaction of Board briefing 
materials that are posted, along with explanation of timing of the postings. To 
address Board composition, the Nominating Committee has already taken voluntary 
steps to comply with some ATRT recommendations, including consulting with 
Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, and holding public 
consultations on skill set requirements and process improvements at the March 
ICANN meeting
Implementation work for ATRT recommendations relating to "Governmental Advisory 
Committee’s Role, Effectiveness and Interaction with Board" is in the early 
stages. Staff has provided proposed implementation plans and budgets to the GAC 
and JWG and is awaiting guidance on implementation. The Board Global Relations 
Committee has provided initial guidance on Recommendation 14 for increasing the 
level of support and involvement of governments.
Work is underway on implementation of the ATRT "Public Input & Public Policy 
Processes" recommendations. Two important items in this category will be posted 
shortly: the ICANN Bylaws, and the ICANN Language Services Policy and 
Procedures (guidelines for translation, interpretation, and other 
language-related services). This month a new, more streamlined draft design for 
ICANN’s Public Comment Webpages will be launched. This will be supported by 
internal staff templates to collect consistent information for each public 
comment and to report on closed comment periods. A draft stratification list – 
designed to direct the community’s attention to topics of interest – is under 
Staff review and will be reviewed by a focus group of community members next 
month. A process to collect and publish an annual list of “Upcoming Public 
Comments for 2011” was developed with the input from SO/AC leaders and ICANN 
Staff, and will be published this month.Staff also is working on implementation 
of the ATRT recommendations on "Review Mechanism(s) for Board Decisions." 
Initial improvements to the Reconsideration Request web page will be done in 
the near future, including the addition of status indicators for all Requests, 
and information on Boardaction arising out of the committee recommendations.