Hello all, The notes, recordings and transcripts for WS2 SO/AC Accountability Subgroup Meeting #9 – 13 October 2016 will be available here: https://community.icann.org/x/fAi4Aw A copy of the notes may be found below. Thank you. With kind regards, Brenda Brewer MSSI Projects & Operations Assistant ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Notes: 1. Welcome - Opening Remarks 2. Review (brief) of last call #8 3. Discussion Topics a) Second Review and Discussion on Draft text of questions to be sent to SO/ACs - Review of the designated community members - noted that this has been captured in the Google doc according and lists groups according to the bylaws. The document is located at Our Google Doc is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WTRZZJ9B3Q6BHP6AlDHmoiep8NeshNpomBNM4bBXYpA/edit?ts=57ba7a43[docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1WTRZZJ9B3Q6BHP6AlDHmoiep8NeshNpomBNM4bBXYpA_edit-3Fts-3D57ba7a43&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=kbiQDH54980u4nTPfwdloDLY6-6F24x0ArAvhdeDvvc&m=LGsOI7Fq29Nl8-K4wpMvtflt78FjRDiwJxiRQCWZrFY&s=joM1uhl-NWI0YFn5y-xqIDOtT--oRZs-MmFZ2SOLbvw&e=> - Raised some concerns over the questions drafted as they may be difficult to answer for some groups, as there is a need to understand the terminology i.e. what does it mean to participate. - Might be a need to consider to customize the questions based on the SO/AC. It may be a better solution to provide a prefix to the questions so that the group can respond as it applies to them. Customizing questions may make the responses hard to collate and if a questions does not apply, then the organization does not need to reply. there is also a need to have fee text questions too. It should be noted that each question should be interpreted in the context applicable to that AC/SO. - May need to revisit the use of the term designated community and explain what we mean when using that term. Might be a better approach to use a clear description from the bylaws as to the community and who they represent. - Need to also look at if each group is accountable to the global stakeholder community - Need to look at restated questions prepared by Giovanni and consider approach to take with the revisions b) Reviewing the paper provided by staff on SO/AC accountability - Discussion of the contents of the staff report, it was noted that the staff report does not go into a deep dive as to the SO/AC accountability documents and procedures that exist today. - can consider asking the SO.AC Chairs if their support staff cold provide each groups accountability documents Agreed to use Giovanni's version of the questions with revisions to be made based on today's discussion 4. AOB Next call scheduled for 20 October at 0500 UTC Documents Presented · WS2-ACSO_AccountabilityDRAFTcommunityQuestions4Comment.pdf<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/62392444/WS2-ACSO_Accountab...> · SO_ACAccountabilityWS2StaffPaper28Sept2016.pdf<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/62392444/SO_ACAccountabilit...>