Thanks for this, Nacho. 

H Everyone: 

I’ve held off sending a new version, not want to compete for your attention with that required for the extraordinary Council session. 

I propose amending Recommendation 2, which is a list of items aiming to ensure that the Board and PDP share information and goals. In the initial version, the items are listed in random order. The revision organises them according to where they occur in the PDP timeline. I think this paints a clearer picture of how the recommendations would work in practice. The timing is indicated in the initial version but it is harder to follow. 

There are no changes to the substance of the recommendations, nor are there any changes to the recommended timing. The recommendations are reordered. 

I’ve attached a PPT & PDF with the two sets of wording, original on the left and new on the right. I found this layout the easiest for comparing the wording. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I’ll have the completed redline (with some typos fixed) and a cover email for the session out to the Council in the next couple days, after you have had a chance to ask any questions. 

Thanks and best regards,

Kurt



On 6 Oct 2025, at 6:57 pm, Nacho Amadoz <nacho@amadoz.cat> wrote:

Hi all, 

Regarding point 1, we (well, I, but representing Council leadership :) ) suggested during the Council meeting that any clarifications or edits could be sent to the Council list or included in the presentation, since the report was already issued. 

Typos or rewrites can be issued to any report after it is published and delivered, but we have discussed this in a Leadership call taking into account the current deviation from the initially estimated deadlines. Therefore, If the changes are not critical, we (Leadership) think it is more appropriate to have them handled via a message or during the presentation.  

Notwithstanding this, if the Small Team would like to issue a revised version, there should be (1) adequate time for all small team members to review and approve the changes before the report is reissued; and (2) adequate time for the Council to review the new report so that they can come prepared to discuss in Dublin.

Thanks

Nacho

El 2 oct. 2025, a les 5:16, Justine Chew via Gnso-board-readiness-smallteam <gnso-board-readiness-smallteam@icann.org> va escriure:

Hi Kurt,

1. I would support release of a revised version that improves on readability and does not change the recommendations.

2. Agreed. It is up to the Council to decide how to implement (assuming there are no objections to the recommendations, of course).

Kind regards,
Justine



On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 10:24, kurt kjpritz.com <kurt@kjpritz.com> wrote:
Hi Justine: 

Thanks for responding. 

1. I have a revised version where a corrected a couple typos and reorganised recommendation 2 to make it clear when each of those recommendations fall within the PDP timeline. I am told by ICANN staff that since the report is ‘final,’ we cannot make corrections or improvements. It would be great to get some support from you guys for releasing the revised version.  In any case, I will offer it up in some form. 

2. I think it is up to the Council where to place the implementation duties so they might occur with some alacrity. To me, the SCCI is a study & recommend body, more than an implementing body, but maybe they can undertake both roles. I don’t think the SCCI to replace the judgment of the 21 people interviewed or of this team in distilling recommendations from the findings. There are several reasons for that. 

Can chat more about these if you want. 

Thanks again & best regards,

Kurt



On 2 Oct 2025, at 12:00 pm, Justine Chew via Gnso-board-readiness-smallteam <gnso-board-readiness-smallteam@icann.org> wrote:

Hi Kurt,

Thanks for this, I only have 2 questions at this point:

1. Is the 3 Sep version of the report the final copy? I seem to recall that you were making improvements to the earlier copy(?) and have lost track of which version is the "authoritative" one.

2. On the implementation planning, to what extent might we need/want to consider the role of the SCCI? 

Kind regards,
Justine



On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 13:19, kurt kjpritz.com via Gnso-board-readiness-smallteam <gnso-board-readiness-smallteam@icann.org> wrote:
Hi Everyone: 

I hope everyone is doing well. 

Rumour has it (think Adele) that we will have 45 minutes to present and discuss our Recommendations in the Council Working Session in Dublin. Let me know what you think of this agenda. While I think the agenda speaks for itself: 

  1. The first item is intended to inspire the Council to read the report and conserve time for other items. 
  2. The second item is intended to provide clarifications and fill in the blanks where the report is not clear. (I’ve re-written one section that was screaming for clarity.)
  3. The third item is intended to maintain momentum and implement some changes and improvements. 

I’m largely through preparation of a slide deck. I’d especially appreciate advice on the last agenda item. How can we set up an implementation discussion to encourage timely adoption and implementation of recommendations?

Thanks everyone - agenda below: 

Kurt


AGENDA

 

Board Readiness Report

 

      I.         Take questions on Methodology & Findings (10-15%)

 

We’ve reviewed the Methodology in earlier sessions. Much of the material in the Findings will be restated in the Recommendations (although the language in the Findings is somewhat blunter and more straightforward). We ask the Council members to read and prepare questions in advance. 

 

     II.         Review of Recommendations (55-65%)

 

The team developed six sets of Recommendations. We’ll briefly review each and stop for questions after each. We think the most meaningful Recommendations are toward the front, so it will be ok to spend more time on them. 

 

   III.         Implementation Planning (25-30%)

 

Discuss areas that the Council might pursue to achieve timely implementation. These might include: 

a.     A briefing for the Board as they have certain responsibilities

b.     An effort to revise existing procedures and Guidelines

c.     Building a revised PDP timeline, including resource requirements

d.     Staffing the effort to accomplishing the above – this might be GNSO only, GNSO and staff, or GNSO, staff and Board

e.     Set a completion target

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