Hi Everyone, As I recall, I has volunteered to try to suggest some alternate words for Section 6.2 at our last call, and other commitments over the last week have prevented me getting to this until now. Having said that, I also struggled to understand the intended meaning of the paragraph and so I am unsure whether the message has been correctly expressed in the new words. Original Paragraph: 6.2 Language: All languages should be possible to be represented in ICANN for the organization to position itself as a fully global multi-stakeholder entity. There is a need to improve the balance between the seven official languages at ICANN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. However, ICANN manages the IANA functions that offer IDN services to entities who do not use any of the seven official languages that ICANN supports, and it is especially important that ICANN improves its communication with this group of stakeholders so that they can be better engaged. Proposed New Paragraph: 6.2 Language: In an ideal world, ICANN should accommodate participation by individuals who speak any language for the organization to position itself as a fully global multi-stakeholder entity. In reality, the ability to support participation by individuals who speak the seven official United Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) should be deemed to be the minimum requirement. Better balance in providing support for some of these languages is desirable. Furthermore, as more IDN TLDs are delegated, it is important for ICANN to support services to entities associated with those languages outside these seven official languages and to improve its communication with this group of stakeholders so that they can be better engaged. Cheers, Julie On 27 Apr 2017, at 2:23 AM, MSSI Secretariat <mssi-secretariat@icann.org> wrote: Hello all, The notes, recordings and transcripts for CCWG Accountability WS2 Diversity Subgroup Meeting #20 – 26 April 2017 will be available here: https://community.icann.org/x/L9fRAw <https://community.icann.org/x/L9fRAw> A copy of the action items and notes may be found below. Thank you. With kind regards, Brenda Brewer, Projects & Operations Assistant Multistakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) <image001.png> Action Items: Drafting group – update Draft Report per comments at this meeting Sub-Group – Comment on the Draft Report. Sub-Group – Encourage SOACs to complete Diversity questionnaire Raw Captioning Notes Word doc <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64083759/0426ICANN1300UTC-R...> (Note that these are the unofficial transcript. Official transcript will be posted 2-3 days after the call) PDF <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64083759/Diversity_0426ICAN...> (Note that these are the unofficial transcript. Official transcript will be posted 2-3 days after the call) _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org <mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community <https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community>