FYI &A ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-29-en ------------------------------ Initial Report on Data & Metrics for Policy Making 29 July 2015 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 29 July 2015 *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes *Purpose (Brief):* This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the Initial Report from the GNSO's Working Group (WG) on possible recommendations for the use of Data and Metrics for Policy Making. The WG's intent is to develop solutions that will improve the way in which consensus policies are developed and help ensure that the most critical registrant, registry, and registrar issues are addressed by evolving the culture to better informed, fact-based policy development and decision-making. *Public Comment Box Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/data-metrics-policy-making-2015-07-29-...