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Dear ICANN Community 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-en.pdf> 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.
Regards,
Denise
Denise Michel
ICANN
Advisor to the President & CEO