Dear ICANN Community members: In advance of the ICANN meeting in Costa Rica, I would like to call your attention to the progress that has been made on efforts to advance ICANN's accountability and transparency, specifically implementation of the Accountability & Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Recommendations. Status reports on ICANN's ATRT-related work are posted on ICANN's Accountability & Transparency web page<http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability>. For your convenience, links to recent highlights are included below: * At a glance: ATRT Implementation Status<http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/atrt-implementation-glance-summary-24feb12-en.pdf> * ATRT Implementation Summary<http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/atrt-project-list-workplans-24feb12-en.pdf> * WHOIS Community Review Team Seeks Public Comments<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-en.htm> * Action on ATRT Recommendations 15, 16, 17: Public Comment Processes<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> * Action on ATRT Recommendation 5: Board Compensation<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#3> You are invited to share any input you may have about these activities at the public forum<http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29713> in Costa Rica. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need additional information. Regards, Denise Denise Michel ICANN Advisor to the President & CEO denise.michel@icann.org<mailto:denise.michel@icann.org> PS Staff can be available to answer questions about ATRT implementation, or to provide a more in-depth briefing for their group in Costa Rica if needed. Just drop me an email if there is interest.