Re: [council] Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Final Report & Recommendations

["James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nailed it.  Thanks, Mikey!

J.


From: Mike O'Connor <mike@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Friday, February 21, 2014 at 9:33
To: Mike O'Connor <mike@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxx>>
Cc: Thomas Rickert <rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx>>, James 
Bladel <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>>, Klaus Stoll 
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Subject: Re: [council] Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 
2) Final Report & Recommendations

hi again - this is a slightly newer new version.  i decided to break up the 
paragraph a little bit, that's all.  here's the way i did it

The ATRT2 report documents how a very small group of dedicated volunteers carry 
an extraordinary proportion of the working-group load and correctly identifies 
this as a major concern.  We note that simply increasing the pool of people 
aware of and in some way engaged with ICANN should not be viewed as the goal.  
Ultimately what is needed is a larger and more diverse group of active and 
effective volunteer participants in PDP working groups.

Although outreach is an important part of the effort and crucial for bringing 
new volunteers to ICANN, the path to this goal should not end at simply 
recruiting a large diverse group of people.  Rather, there needs to be a clear 
and well-supported progression for community volunteers to gain the skills, 
knowledge and experience needed to broaden the ranks of active PDP participants 
and leaders.

We support reversing the current trend of too little focus on the recruiting, 
development and support of capable volunteer policymakers while increasingly 
following the expedient path of hiring expert panels, expanding staff and 
hand-picking "community representatives" through opaque "selection committees."