August 2025 - Gnso-board-readiness-smallteam

Google Docs for Board Readiness
by John Emery Aug. 25, 2025

Aug. 25, 2025

Hello Board Readiness Small Team, As requested, I have made a google doc for the findings and the recommendations. All of the documents can be found in the Draft Report folder of the Board Readiness google drive here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NqqklKsOg3sGMLf7uB2AG_4UrZFwqo_U?us… First, we have the objectives, methodology, questions, and interview list here (a new link than the one distributed during the call in chat): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l8Eb9frc8A7sw-_zKyLVkoepyABLPLME7EKIYcy… Second, we have the draft findings document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ARNvNcIe6LmbgKoTPQMxvdOHHSPJf-Vb9pfiR-G… Third, we have the draft recommendations document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1923YYdzQZZyIEkp7WdW608LCKskhAx_lCBOnLYw… I have also taken the action item to reach out to the interviewees to determine if they want their name redacted from the report, reiterating that the recording and notes will not be included. All the best, John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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**REMINDER** Meeting Invitation | Board Readiness Small Team | Tuesday, 26 August 2025 13:00 UTC
by Julie Bisland Aug. 25, 2025

Aug. 25, 2025

Dear all, Please see the join information below for the Board Readiness Small Team call taking place on Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 13:00 UTC for 60 minutes. **If you are unable to attend, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> to note your apology (avoid sending to the team mailing list). Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96611661142?pwd=K2VpaHlzNkNuY1J6YzRYcW1sd0VjUT09 Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: Z4B3SUR!U& One tap mobile +16699006833,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: 0505103780 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/actl7q9Q9B Wiki space: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/PKWfBg Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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Board Readiness recommendations ver 2
by kurt kjpritz.com Aug. 25, 2025

Aug. 25, 2025

Hi Team: I’ve made edits to the Recommendations, mostly for clarity. However, I (figuratively) tore up and rewrote the section on team composition. I took onboard the suggestions to explicitly discuss needed expertise, both on the team and in the chair. I also remained neutral on the open vs representative model. I don’t feel that we have a sense of the causal connection between team composition and Board readiness. As with the Findings, I downloaded the doc and made edits in Word. I have attached redline and clean version. For our meeting Tuesday, let’s review the docs in this format. I plan to scroll through them unless you have a better idea (to which I am completely open). Let me know if you think a review of clean or redline versions would be more helpful. Read them beforehand if you can. This is probably our last meeting as a group prior to publication. If someone see a reason to delay publication for the September meeting, now is the time to raise that concern. I think there can be valid reasons so if you see one, it will no doubt be helpful to the quality of our product. I will try to put together a management summary prior to our meeting. I also edited the “our process” doc in the google app if you want to take a look. Best regards, Kurt

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Post call | Board Readiness Small Team | Wednesday, 20 August 2025
by Terri Agnew Aug. 20, 2025

Aug. 20, 2025

Dear all, Please use link below to access the attendance and the zoom recording link on the small team wiki page, 2025 Meetings tab, for the Board Readiness Small Team call held on Wednesday, 20 August 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Small Team Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/dAAGG Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ABixIspS2gziUk9PVA Thank you! Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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Meeting Invitation | Board Readiness Small Team | Tuesday, 26 August 2025 13:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew Aug. 20, 2025

Aug. 20, 2025

**Reminder, 27 August has been rescheduled, please make sure your calendar is updated. See information below for next scheduled meeting. Dear all, Please see the join information below for the Board Readiness Small Team call taking place on Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 13:00 UTC for 60 minutes. **If you are unable to attend, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> to note your apology (avoid sending to the team mailing list). Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96611661142?pwd=K2VpaHlzNkNuY1J6YzRYcW1sd0VjUT09 Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: Z4B3SUR!U& One tap mobile +16699006833,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: 0505103780 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/actl7q9Q9B Wiki space: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/PKWfBg Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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Board Readiness Small Team call
by ICANN Policy Calendar Aug. 20, 2025

Aug. 20, 2025

Meeting: Board Readiness Small Team call Date/time: Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 13:00 UTC for 60 minutes Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96611661142?pwd=K2VpaHlzNkNuY1J6YzRYcW1sd0VjUT09 Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: Z4B3SUR!U& One tap mobile +16699006833,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: 0505103780 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/actl7q9Q9B Wiki space: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/PKWfBg

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**Starting in 15 minutes | Meeting Invitation | Board Readiness Small Team | Wednesday, 20 August 2025 12:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew Aug. 20, 2025

Aug. 20, 2025

**Starting in 15 minutes **If you are unable to attend, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> to note your apology (avoid sending to the team mailing list). Dear all, Please see the join information below for the Board Readiness Small Team call taking place on Wednesday, 20 August 2025 at 12:00 UTC for 60 minutes Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96611661142?pwd=K2VpaHlzNkNuY1J6YzRYcW1sd0VjUT09 Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: Z4B3SUR!U& One tap mobile +16699006833,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: 0505103780 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/actl7q9Q9B Wiki space: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/PKWfBg Thank you. Kind regards, Julie Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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REMINDER | Doodle | Board Readiness Small team | week of 25 August 2025
by Terri Agnew Aug. 20, 2025

Aug. 20, 2025

**REMINDER: please complete the doodle – 4 have completed ( Justine, Susan, Jennifer & Prudence). Dear BR ST, Please complete the doodle to schedule the Board Readiness Small team for the week of 25 August 2025. Doodle: https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/dRBgLJ0d Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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Board Readiness - Initial docs
by Kurt Pritz Aug. 20, 2025

Aug. 20, 2025

Hi Team: Here is a start on the documentation for our report. For our discussion later today and during the next week. Welp, our work took somewhat of a negative turn after the first set of interviews. What was, when talking about registrations data: "Board rejection and the subsequent, constructive back and forth discussion with the community is a sign of a healthy organisation,” became, when talking about SubPro: "he Board approach, in particular with the obsessive need to have absolute discretion to make final decisions over everything, ... erodes the Multi-stakeholder Model.” I think the new docs probably reflect that turn. There are three docs: The Findings notes, which are interview statements attributed to the interviewee: not for publication, but for our reference. The added material is in red font. A new Findings doc. For publication. The added material is in red font. What’d I miss or mischaracterise? A redline Recommendations doc - the redline being the change from last time to this. You can see I have provided explanation or rationale to readers can (try to) make sense of our recommendations. A clean version of the same Recommendations doc. Plenty to discuss here. Usually, I would review this work several more times before releasing it. So, sorry. Team and staff: Please do not share with co-workers. Talk to you soon. Kurt Kurt Pritz • Strategic Planning Board Washington DC - London - Moscow - Beijing +1 (310) 400 4184 • kp(a)art.art <mailto:kp@art.art> • www.art.art <http://www.art.art/> <https://www.facebook.com/ArtDomains/> <https://twitter.com/Art_Domains> <https://twitter.com/Art_Domains> <http://instagram.com/artdomains> <http://instagram.com/artdomains> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1NRfywnkcjLyolb4zbVReeRiU4tZle9f> ***CAUTION *** This email - unless otherwise stated - is strictly confidential and intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and/or info(a)art.art <mailto:info@art.art> immediately and then delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient you are not authorised to disclose, copy, distribute, print, retain or redistribute this message or its attachments. Although this message is believed to be free of any viruses we advise that you carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachments. No responsibility is accepted by .ART for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of .ART. .ART is the trading name of UK Creative Ideas Ltd.

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Meeting Invitation | Board Readiness Small Team | Wednesday, 20 August 2025 12:00 UTC
by Julie Bisland Aug. 19, 2025

Aug. 19, 2025

**If you are unable to attend, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> to note your apology (avoid sending to the team mailing list). Dear all, Please see the join information below for the Board Readiness Small Team call taking place on Wednesday, 20 August 2025 at 12:00 UTC for 60 minutes Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96611661142?pwd=K2VpaHlzNkNuY1J6YzRYcW1sd0VjUT09 Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: Z4B3SUR!U& One tap mobile +16699006833,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,96611661142#,,,,*0505103780# US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 966 1166 1142 Passcode: 0505103780 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/actl7q9Q9B Wiki space: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/PKWfBg Thank you. Kind regards, Julie Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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