Board Readiness Small Team 2023-2024

Zoom Recording

Attendance

1. Project goal discussion
2. Discussion of general approach that will include
   1. Consideration of the staff report
   2. Understanding whether improvements in Board readiness can be made and how to develop 
3. Meeting cadence, timing and other admin issues

Slides

Zoom Recording

Attendance

Zoom Recording

Attendance

1. Draft letter to ICANN Board
2. Discuss who to interview
3. Discuss questions for interview

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

**CANCELLED**

Zoom Recording

Attendance

Zoom Recording

Attendance

• Letter to Board (send Friday)
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1741YZ6sA-b_Y4_602fpFqRC0XIXR9_gft6J2DlJl4/edit
• Letter to PDP members (send today)
  [attached to email]
• Question review: to EPDP members
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ULSdj8WH2P-xvfs5KHlrQO14uj7GgH6uYD0d3IlG6Jc/edit
• EPDP member selection
  [attached to email]
• Immediate timeline

oFirst interviews 9 Oct (Kurt, Thomas)

oEPDP interviews commence week of 14 Oct

• Interviewer selection
• First interview planning

Zoom Recording

Attendance

• Status of interview invitations (spreadsheet attached)
• Update to interview questions and interviewee information packet. These are reflected in amendments to the document at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ULSdj8WH2P-xvfs5KHlrQO14uj7GgH6uYD0d3IlG6Jc/edit?tab=t.0 [docs.google.com] 
• Pilot interview of Kurt. I have not selected an interviewer but am hopeful someone will raise her/his hand. We can pause the meeting to provide time for everyone but me to prepare for a bit. 

Zoom Recording (n/a)

Attendance

1. Conduct test interview with Thomas

2. Review of (Kurt’s) interview from a process standpoint

3. Status of responses to our invitations

4. Review slides for GNSO Council update

Zoom Recording

Attendance

1. Prep for the Thomas interview 
2. Review of the information packet that is to be sent to the interviewees,  (Footnote 1 below)
3. Methodology for arranging the interviews. (Footnote 2 below)
4. Interview of Thomas

Zoom Recording

Attendance

1. Debrief and Lessons Learned from Interview with Thomas
   1. Read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hu8NF4OnHIXD8yiUxoV_Zamgxk8X7RZGKFSnM8qeqik/edit?tab=t.0 [docs.google.com]
   2. Substance: What did we learn? 
   3. Process: Should we amend questions or approach?
2. Information packet ready for mailing to EPDP Phase I interviewees (attached)
   1. Cover email
   2. Packet
   3. Should we set up interviews for Istanbul (talk me down from the tree, but I say yes!)
3. Remaining items to send other information packets
   1. Refreshers: EPDP Phase II; SubPro
   2. Invitees: SubPro
4. What to do about those not responding to invitations
5. Status: Board Participation