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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Stephanie,<br>
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Now that staff has spoken on the selection process, my opinion is
that we let that issue be put to rest. What we do have is the
Westlake Report and a general feeling (from reading it) that it
leaves a lot to be desired as a basis for any top-down ICANN board
action. <br>
<br>
My personal position here is to caution the Board to treat the
report simply as food for thought, and not act based upon it. I
caution the rest of the ICANN constituencies treat it the same
way. My view is that it is tactically unwise to slice and dice
pieces of it looking for things we like, or don't like, and make
proposals to the board. That is liable to be taken as more
legitimation of the report that it deserves. I would urge us to
say "<i>Okay, one more document for us to think about, as we
explore a bottom up process of proposed revisions to the GNSO</i>".
As well, we might want to go slow since ICANN is in the midst of
other major disruptive (positive or negative) activities around
the IANA transition, the accountability issue, WhoIS privacy, new
gTLDs, etc., and those will likely take centre stage for the next
while. <br>
<br>
Sam Lanfranco, Chair<br>
NPOC Policy Committee<br>
<br>
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On 28/09/2015 6:29 PM, Stephanie Perrin wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">For those who had questions re
Westlake and the bidding process, it was raised at GNSO. Here
is the answer.<br>
Stephanie Perrin<br>
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<td>[council] Follow up items from GNSO Council Meeting on
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<td>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:26:02 +0000</td>
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<td>Larisa B. Gurnick <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear members of
the GNSO Council,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I understand
that there were some questions raised at your meeting on
24 September in connection with the briefing on the GSNO
Review, and staff would like to provide additional
clarifying information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Competitive
Bidding Process and Selection of Independent Examiner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In connection
with the open competitive bidding process used to select
the independent examiner, a total of 7 proposals were
submitted. All bids were reviewed and evaluated for all
data responsive to the RFP, not just the low bid. Price
was one of many considerations. Bids received ranged from
less than $50,000 to over $1 million, with the lowest and
highest representing significant outliers. Westlake’s bid
pricing was in the median range when adjusting for the
significant outliers. Once all bids were evaluated,
Westlake was selected as the most qualified consultant
relative to, but not limited to, the following high level
selection criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">1) Understanding of the assignment <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">2) Knowledge and expertise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">a. Demonstrated experience in
conducting broadly similar examinations <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">b. Not-for-profit experience <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">c. Basic knowledge of ICANN <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">d. Geographic and cultural diversity,
multilingualism, gender balance <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">e. Suitability of proposed CVs <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">3) Proposed methodology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">a. Work organization, project
management approach, timelines <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">b. Suitability of tools and methods or
work <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">c. Clarity of deliverables <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">4) Flexibility, including but not
limited to meeting the timeline <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">5) Reference checks <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">6) Financial value <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">7) Conflict of Interest <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">=>
Additional information about the <a
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href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr14-en.htm"><span
style="color:#0563C1">RFP</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">=> GNSO
Review <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/zbXhAg"> <span
style="color:#0563C1">FAQs</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Staff is
available to provide the GNSO Council a more complete
overview of how the competitive bidding/RFP process
functions, including what information is required to be
kept confidential for the benefit of the process’
integrity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Review
Methodology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The methodology
used for the GNSO Review followed best practices and
professional standards for independence, proficiency and
due professional care. The current GNSO Review achieved
178 completed 360 Survey responses and 40 one-on-one
interviews, compared with an average of 71 survey
responses and 60 interviews for prior Organizational
Reviews. Information was collected through a variety of
means – online 360 Survey with quantitative and
qualitative aspects, one-on-one interviews that resulted
in twice as many individuals interviewed as originally
planned, extensive desk review of documents and in-person
observations during three ICANN meetings. Additionally,
Westlake participated in the majority of the 21 GNSO
Review Working Party calls and 23 public sessions held at
ICANN meetings and considered feedback provided by the
GNSO Review Working Party as well as by others through
formal public comment process and other feedback means.
</span>The Independent Examiner provided their rationale in
response to community feedback throughout the process<span
style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">(for
example, see</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> <a
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href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/56136596/GNSO%20Review%20Recommendations%20-%20changes%20from%20Draft%20to%20Final%20Report.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1443222114000&api=v2"><span
style="color:#0563C1">Comparison Chart</span></a>)</span><span
style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">=> Detailed
information on Review Methodology is included in the <a
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href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-15sep15-en.pdf"><span
style="color:#0563C1">Final Report</span></a>, Section
3 (pages 24-30).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for
your continued interest and support of this important
accountability mechanism.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri
Light",sans-serif">Larisa B. Gurnick<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director, Strategic Initiatives<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mobile: 1 310 383-8995<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Skype: larisa.gurnick<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar)
Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3
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blog: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com">http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com</a>
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