ATLAS II Groups Reports
ATLAS II Thematic Group Reports
| Thematic Group | Report |
|---|---|
Thematic Group 1: The Future of Multi-Stakeholder Models | |
Thematic Group 2: The Globalization of ICANN | |
Thematic Group 3: Global Internet: The User Perspective | |
Thematic Group 4: ICANN Transparency and Accountability | What worked well: The topics did generate lots of discussion, including some disagreement, which generated further, constructive dialogue. I found splitting the group into smaller groups, with each group reporting back meant everyone was actively involved in the discussions and debates.
What worked less well - the actual venue, in that it was one small room without a lot of room for different groups to hold their discussions. But that is simply what was available, so we made the best of it. (as one does)
What really made life a bit more difficult was that the reporter (Alan) simply had too much on his plate and wasn’t there a lot of the time. My session experts were also not there. Avri didn’t attend at all - which she had already telegraphed, and Hong wasn’t there for close to half the time. In future, if people put hands up, they should commit to being there. Chester was a huge help - he stepped in and was an excellent reporter.
Yes people were engaged - splitting people into smaller groups really helps with engaging people. Some people did have other meetings to go to, but enough stayed around (or came back when they could) so that there was real involvement - which is my suggestion for participation on the day (that, and making sure those who are supposed to be reporters/moderators etc can attend for most if not all of the discussion).
I’m not sure how to improve participation before hand - up for discussion
As to time pressures - accountability and transparency was a big topic. We tried to deal with both, but we took time defining the task, agreeing on terminology and then were pressed for time to come up with recommendations.
In future, possibly better defining (or confining) topics may help. |
Thematic Group 5: At-Large Community Engagement in ICANN |
