From: Alice Jansen [mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org] Sent: 22 August 2013 16:17 To: Jonathan Robinson Cc: Larisa B. Gurnick Subject: Note - Message from Brian Cute - ATRT2 Chair Dear Jonathan, Please note that the ATRT2 Chair - Brian Cute - has received a request for clarification from a SO/AC and has provided the following response: The question is: does your AC or SO have any facts to offer that show the need for a Recommendation regarding ICANN's management of it finances. Thanks, Very best regards Alice From: Alice Jansen <alice.jansen@icann.org> Date: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:34 PM To: Jonathan Robinson <jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com> Cc: "Larisa B. Gurnick" <larisa.gurnick@icann.org> Subject: Message from Brian Cute - ATRT2 Chair On behalf of Brian Cute - Chair of the Second Accountability & Transparency Review Team (ATRT2) Dear Jonathan, The Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2) continues to gather data to inform its Report and Recommendations that will be sent to the ICANN Board by December 31, 2013. Among the issues ATRT2 is reviewing is ICANN financials. Among the comments from some AC/SOs there have been requests for ATRT2 to look into ICANN financials including but not limited to e.g. traceability of projects in the budget and plans for the future budgets regarding the use of the turnover expected to be received from new gTLDs. Under the AoC, ATRT2 is required to issue Recommendations on a fact basis. As such, ATRT2 is interested to hear from your SO whether there are facts that would substantiate a Recommendation from ATRT2. ATRT2 will issue its draft Report and Recommendations for public comment by mid-October 2013. Inputs from the community on this, or other issues, should be received by mid-September to afford ATRT2 the opportunity to factor those inputs into its draft Report and Recommendations. Should your SO wish to offer any such inputs to the ATRT2, please send them to input-to-atrt2@icann.org by mid-September. Sincerely, Brian Cute Chair ATRT2