Dear all, On behalf of Matt Ashtiani, Strategic Initiatives Manager at ICANN, I'm posting the information below and attached on the GNSO Supplementary Assesment.
The GNSO Review Supplementary 360 Assessment <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-27-en> is underway and we would like to make you and your community members aware of it. This Supplementary Assessment will provide survey takers with a mechanism to give valuable input into the GNSO's Working Groups. The GNSO Working Groups are one of the cornerstones of the ICANN Policy Development process, proving input on them is vital to a successful Review.
I have attached the English PDF of the survey (translations will be available shortly) and I have added some general information about the overall process below, please share this information with your community members.
Information about the GNSO Review GNSO Supplementary 360 Assessment Now Open: http://bit.ly/GNSOworkinggroup360
The 360 Assessment will be live from 27-October-2014 23:59 UTC to 10-November-2014 23:59 UTC.
<https://community.icann.org/display/GR2/GNSO+Review+2014+Background+Informat... on+Workspace> <https://community.icann.org/x/XZLhAg> Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) <https://community.icann.org/x/zbXhAg>
GNSO serves an important function it is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.[ <applewebdata://7E080BE2-597E-475B-BA96-879C70132C8F#_ftn2> 1 <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2012-02-25-en#/X> ] The review{2 <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2012-02-25-en> ] is part of ICANN¹s commitment to continuous improvement, accountability and transparency. It uses mechanisms and measures to maintain public confidence in the viability, reliability and accountability of ICANN. The purpose of the review is to evaluate organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, acknowledge areas that are working well, identify areas that need improvement and affect needed changes. The quality, validity and acceptance of the GNSO Review and the resulting improvements depend on relevant and useful feedback from a diverse and representative group of people. This is the cornerstone of ICANN¹s bottom-up multi-stakeholder model. Make your voice heard. Here is how. Interested SOs/ACsInterested Individuals GNSO Review Working Party· Appoint an observer - <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org· Follow the work <https://community.icann.org/display/GR2/GNSO+Review+2014+Working+Party+Works... ace> here <https://community.icann.org/x/X5LhAg> · Send your comment to <mailto:gnso-review-dt@icann.org> gnso-review-dt@icann.org · Follow the work <https://community.icann.org/display/GR2/GNSO+Review+2014+Working+Party+Works... ace> here <https://community.icann.org/x/X5LhAg> · Send your comment to <mailto:gnso-review-dt@icann.org> gnso-review-dt@icann.org 360 AssessmentEncourage your members to take part in the online 360 Assessment to be announcedTake part in the online 360 Assessment to be announced Independent ExaminerProvide feedback to independent examiner contact information to be announced Provide feedback to independent examiner contact information to be announced Public CommentPublic comment period in November-December 2014 to be announcedPublic comment period in November-December 2014 to be announced Structural Improvements CommitteeProvide feedback <https://forms.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/contact> here <https://forms.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/contact> Provide feedback <https://forms.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/contact> here <https://forms.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/contact> StaffProvide feedback <mailto:larisa.gurnick@icann.org> larisa.gurnick@icann.org Provide feedback <mailto:larisa.gurnick@icann.org> larisa.gurnick@icann.org
[1] <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2012-02-25-en#/X> Article X <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2012-02-25-en#/X> of ICANN Bylaws provides further detail.
[2] ICANN¹s <http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws> Bylaws <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2012-02-25-en> require that its structures, including the GNSO, be reviewed on a five-year cycle. According to the Bylaws, the goal of the review is ³to determine (i) whether that organization has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure, and (ii) if so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness.²
Regards,
Matt Ashtiani
Strategic Initiatives Manager
ICANN
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA
