The GNSO Review Supplementary 360 Assessment 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

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The 360 Assessment will be live from 27-October-2014 23:59 UTC to 10-November-2014 23:59 UTC.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

GNSO serves an important function – it is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.^[1]

The review{2] is part of ICANN’s 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 ICANN’s bottom-up multi-stakeholder model.

Make your voice heard. Here is how.

	Interested SOs/ACs	Interested Individuals
GNSO Review Working Party	� Appoint an observer -gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org � Follow the work here � Send your comment to gnso-review-dt@icann.org	� Follow the work here � Send your comment to gnso-review-dt@icann.org
360 Assessment	Encourage your members to take part in the online 360 Assessment – to be announced	Take part in the online 360 Assessment – to be announced
Independent Examiner	Provide feedback to independent examiner – contact information to be announced	Provide feedback to independent examiner – contact information to be announced
Public Comment	Public comment period in November-December 2014 – to be announced	Public comment period in November-December 2014 – to be announced
Structural Improvements Committee	Provide feedback here	Provide feedback here
Staff	Provide feedback –larisa.gurnick@icann.org	Provide feedback –larisa.gurnick@icann.org

[1] Article X of ICANN Bylaws provides further detail.

[2] ICANN’s Bylaws require that its structures, including the GNSO, be reviewed on a five-year cycle. According to the Bylaws, the goal of the review is “to 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.”

Regards,

Matt Ashtiani

Strategic Initiatives Manager

ICANN

12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300

Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA