Dear BC Members, The Accountability & Transparency Forum's time and location has changed: *Mon, Oct.24, 10:00-11:15 in the Chapiteau (tent). * Participants will be briefed on how ICANN is implementing the Accountability & Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Recommendations, and will have an opportunity to discuss with the Board and GAC representatives the key deliverables and end-goals. These include: ·Providing better access to, and insight into, Board decisions; ·Improving the process for selecting ICANN Directors; ·Improving access to, and understanding of, the review mechanisms for Board decisions; ·Helping advance the effectiveness of the GAC and its interaction with the Board; and ·Increasing the transparency and accountability of the processes ICANN uses to gain public input and develop policy. Summaries <http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/atrt-implementation-summary-22oct11-e...> of ATRT implementation can be found on the Accountability & Transparency webpage <http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/overview-en.htm>. Remote participation <http://dakar42.icann.org/node/26849> is available. The draft forum agenda includes: Draft Agenda 1. Opening Remarks - Steve Crocker 2. Presentation - Implementation Status Overview - ICANN Staff 3. Discussion/Q&A - Board Operations, Composition & Review of Decisions - Bruce Tonkin, Bill Graham, Ray Plzak, Cherine Chalaby 4. Discussion/Q&A - GAC Operations, Engagement, Interaction with Board - Heather Dryden, Manal Ismail 5. Discussion/Q&A - Public Input & Multilingual Access - Mike Silber 6. Discussion/Q&A - Miscellaneous & Measuring Success - Steve Crocker. -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat@icann.org