Dear All, Please find a set of questions the ATRT2 prepared in anticipation of their Durban interactions. Please note that the ATRT 2 welcomes any input the GNSO may have. The questions were prepared to help focus attention on particular areas of interest. The ATRT2 looks forward to their session with the GNSO scheduled for Sunday, 14 July - 12:00-13:00. 1. The ATRT2 is seeking to engage an Independent Expert to assess whether the GNSO PDP process is effective for developing gTLD policy within ICANN's multi-stakeholder environment. In your view, is the GNSO PDP working well, and if not, what needs to be done? Comments are welcome during the ATRT2 face-to-face meeting in Durban, and we are also seeking to identify people or groups that are interested in providing input to the Independent Expert. 2. The multi-stakeholder model presumes we can get substantive involvement from all stakeholders, including those who do not have financial interests at stake. Is that being achieved effectively, and if not, what does ICANN need to change to be able to do it effectively? 3. There has been a lot of discussion, and some ATRT1 recommendations, related to the Public Comment process. Do you think the process to receive comments is working well, and if not, what needs to be done to fix or change it? For the comments that are received, do you feel that those requested by PDP Working Groups, Staff and the Board are effectively taken into account in ultimate decisions? 4. Do you believe that ICANN's organization of Advisory Committees and Support Organizations and their respective internal organizations are effective in achieving ICANN's multi-stakeholder goals, and if not, how should things be changed? 5. Do you have any comments with regard to ICANN's implementation of the recommendations of the three earlier AoC Review Teams - Accountability & Transparency, WHOIS, and Security, Stability & Resiliency? 6. Do you have concerns about ICANN's overall transparency and accountability, or related issues that are specific to your group? For more information on ATRT 2 activities: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40176025 Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>