Dear all,

We missed the deadline but let's try not to miss it by too much.

As Kathy observed it was earlier than before, and apparently we're
not the only ones to miss the deadline even though many did not.

But so far I've got only one question (from Ayden):

"How is the Board monitoring the performance of the Office of the
Ombudsman to ensure that harassment complaints filed are being
appropriately handled?"

If I've missed some please remind me.

In any case, we were asked to give them two questions. Surely there's
something else we want to ask them, too. Any suggestions would be
welcome.

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 03:39:16PM -0400, Kathy Kleiman ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> 
> Hi Tapani,
> 
> Isn't this weeks earlier than usual?  Many Working Groups, subteams,
> programs and other ICANN-related groups are holding meeting this week and
> many of us are jumping call to call. If we are the last of the great
> volunteers in the ICANN system (as so many others are now paid for their
> participation), let's ask for a bit more time to allow us time to think...
> and plan.
> 
> Best, Kathy
> 
> 
> On 9/28/2017 9:55 AM, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:
> > Reminder,
> > 
> > Deadline for these questions is tomorrow.
> > 
> > Tapani
> > 
> > On Sat, Sep 02, 2017 at 06:38:58AM -0400, Ayden Férdeline ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> > > Dear Tapani, all-
> > > 
> > > Just over a year has passed since a complaint of harrassment was reported to ICANN during the Marrakech meeting. Since then, the response has included the adoption of a new community anti-harrassment policy and amendments to the Expected Standards of Behaviour.
> > > 
> > > I am curious to hear from the Board as to how satisfied they are with the effectiveness of these measures, particularly in those instances where complaints have been filed with the Office of the Ombudsman, as the complaints procedure outlines. As the Board may recall, community opinions differed over whether the Ombudsman was best placed to deal with such complaints, with some thinking that a committee of trained human resource professionals would be better positioned to examine cases, provide determination, and, where necessary, call for remedial action.
> > > 
> > > My question is thus, how is the Board monitoring the performance of the Office of the Ombudsman to ensure that harassment complaints filed are being appropriately handled? Thank you.
> > > 
> > > Best wishes,
> > > 
> > > Ayden Férdeline
> > > [linkedin.com/in/ferdeline](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline)
> > > 
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: Questions to the Board in ICANN60
> > > > Local Time: 1 September 2017 7:55 PM
> > > > UTC Time: 1 September 2017 18:55
> > > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > 
> > > > Dear all,
> > > > 
> > > > As usual we"ll be meeting with the Board in Abu Dhabi, and they"ve
> > > > asked us to submit two (2) questions for them as soon as possible but
> > > > no later than 29 September.
> > > > 
> > > > Suggestions would be appreciated.
> > > > 
> > > > (The Board will also ask us questions. I"ll post them separately
> > > > as soon as they"re finalized.)
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Tapani Tarvainen