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==ATRT1 Process and Findings==
The call for volunteers for ATRT1 was published on January 11, 2010.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/call-for-applicants-11jan10-en.pdf Call for Volunteers], January 11, 2010</ref> The review team determined that an independent expert would be useful, and issued a request for proposals in June 2010.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2010-06-02-en ICANN.org - Request for Proposals], June 2, 2010</ref> In August 2010, the team selected the [[Berkman Center for Internet and Society]] as its independent expert for ATRT1.<ref name="update">[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/accountability-and-transparency-review-team--selection-of-independent-expert-and-update-on-atrt-review-10-8-2010-en ICANN.org - Selection of Independent Expert and Update on ATRT Review], August 10, 2010</ref> They also divided into topic-driven working groups focusing on:
#Board performance;
#GAC Role in decision-making;
#Community and stakeholder engagement; and
#Independent review of board decisions.<ref name="update" />

===Public Comment Process - Questions to the Community===
The review team composed a list of questions for the community<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/community-questions-18may10-en.pdf Affirmation of Commitments - Questions for the Community], May 18, 2010</ref> and published them for public comment. Twenty-eight responses were received.<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/atrt-questions-2010/pdfW0ZU92FBG5.pdf Staff Report on Public Comment Process], August 10, 2010</ref> 

===Berkman Center Findings===
The Berkman Center's report to the review team was submitted in October 2010.<ref name="bcreport">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/review-berkman-final-report-20oct10-en.pdf Berkman Center Report - Accountability and Transparency at ICANN], October 20, 2010</ref> The report offered three summary findings:
#ICANN's performance regarding transparency is currently not meeting its potential across all areas reviewed and shows deficits along a number of dimensions. It calls for clearly defined improvements at the level of policy, information design, and decision making.
#ICANN has made significant process in improving its public participation mechanisms gets high marks regarding its overall trajectory in this regard. Remaining concerns about the practical impact of public participation on Board decisions are best addressed by increasing visibility and traceability of individual inputs, in order to clarify how these inputs ultimately factor into ICANN decision-making processes.
#ICANN's greates challenge ahead, despite significant recent efforts, remains corporate and Board governance. Proposed measures identified in this report aim to increase efficiency, transparency and accountability within the current context and in the absence of standard accountability mechanisms.<ref name="bcreport" />

===ATRT1 Draft Recommendations===
The review team consolidated the Berkman Center findings, along with the comments to its questions, and drafted a set of proposed recommendations for public comment.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-recommendations-20oct10-en.pdf ATRT1 - Proposed Recommendations], October 20, 2010</ref> The report presented the research results of each working group, as well as findings from the Berkman Center and review and analysis of the responses to the community questionnaire.

Fifteen total comments, from thirteen commenters, were received on the draft recommendations.<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/atrt-draft-proposed-recommendations/pdf2AXdrMUJSL.pdf Summary of Public Comments], December 15, 2010</ref>