Chronology of ATRT Events

Event Date	Event Details
3 - 5 April 2019	ATRT3 Review Team first face-to-face meeting The third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) had its first face-to-face meeting in Los Angeles on 3 – 5 April 2019. The meeting archive and associated materials are available here.
20 December 2018	Members Announced for the Third Review of ICANN's Accountability and Transparency (ATRT3) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the selection of an 18-member team to conduct the third Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT3). The ATRT3 members were selected by the chairs of ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SO) and Advisory Committees (AC), based on nominations received through the SOs and ACs. In addition, the ICANN Board appointed Maarten Botterman to serve as member of ATRT3, at ICANN63 in Barcelona. The review is required under Section 4.6 of the ICANN Bylaws. The SO/AC chairs have agreed to seat all individuals that had been nominated by the various SOs/ACs.
25 October 2018	Appointment of Board Designee to the Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team Resolved (2018.10.25.14), the Board hereby appoints Maarten Botterman to serve as a member of ATRT3. Resolved (2018.10.25.15), the Board requests that ATRT3 adopt its Terms of Reference and Work Plan within 60 days of convening its first meeting, and submit these documents to the Board and to the leadership of the Supporting Organizations and the Advisory Committees, to confirm that the team's scope and timeline are consistent with the requirements of the ICANN Bylaws and ICANN community expectations.
5 Sep 2018 23:59 UTC	Next Steps On Reviews The purpose of this Public Comment was to provide further opportunity for consultation due to the limited number of comments received on the short-term and long-term options to adjust the timeline of reviews, and to confirm the way forward with the community, based on ICANN organization's understanding of the public comments, in coordination with the ICANN Board through the Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC).
14 May 2018 23:59 UTC	Long-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Reviews This public comment proceeding invited feedback on long-term options to provide more reasonable scheduling across ICANN reviews (Specific and Organizational), with the goal of meeting ICANN's accountability and transparency obligations in a more practical and sustainable manner.
14 May 2018 23:59 UTC	Short-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews Public comment proceeding proposed short-term options pertaining to current reviews to address the workload of the volunteer community and impact on ICANN resources. Specifically, the aim of this public comment proceeding was to invite feedback on options on whether and how to adjust the timeline for two Specific Reviews to alleviate existing strain on volunteer and ICANN resources. The two reviews for consideration for short-term options were the third Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT3) and the second Registration Directory Service Review (RDS-WHOIS2). On 5 June 2018, the RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team submitted a public comment to request that all RDS-WHOIS2 related options be removed from the Short-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Specific Reviews public comment proceeding.
December 2016	The CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs contacted the SO/AC Chairs, proposing a limited scope for ATRT3 as well as a reduced-size Review Team. They suggested that if the broader ICANN Community agrees with the proposal and rationale, the SO/AC chairs issue a public statement or letter to the ICANN CEO and Board Chair that explains why a limited scope is appropriate and indicate the level of support among the ICANN community for this limitation. ICANN organization is not aware of any collective community response to the CCWG-Accountability Co-Chair's note.
October 2016	The ICANN Board responded [PDF, 439 KB] that, "It is not up to the Board to dictate the scope of this important community review. While we share the concerns raised of avoiding duplication of resources, it is essential that the broader ICANN community have a voice in determining how the ATRT3 should be scoped in alignment with the Bylaws. The Board and the ICANN Organization stand ready to support the community's direction."
August 2016	The Co-Chairs of the Cross Community Working Group on ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) wrote [PDF, 118 KB] to the ICANN Board, presenting possible options of how to combine Work Stream 2 (WS2) efforts and the ATRT3 work, to avoid work duplication. The co-Chairs took this step because as the IANA Stewardship Transition was being completed, and the ICANN Community was engaged in WS2 to address remaining issues, many of the WS2 topics were related to issues expected to be addressed in the ATRT3, i.e. accountability and transparency.
January 2016	In response to concerns raised by The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) about delaying ATRT3 until July 2017, ICANN noted [PDF, 469 KB] that the Call for Volunteers to form the ATRT3 Review Team will be launched in January 2017.
July 2015	In response to community concerns about workload, the ICANN Board delayed the start of ATRT3 until July 2017 via Resolution 2015.07.28.09. Note that under the Affirmation of Commitments, reviews were on a shorter cycle.
June 2014	The ICANN Board of Directors accepted all twelve ATRT2 Recommendations and directed the President and CEO of ICANN, through his designee(s), to proceed with the implementation - Resolution 2014.06.26.14. For more information on the status of the implementation activities, please visit the ATRT2 Implementation Wiki.
December 2013	ATRT2 issued Final Report [PDF, 3.46 MB] and Recommendations
February 2013	ATRT2 Review Team announced
October 2012	Call for Volunteers for the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2)