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After a series of rounds of hypothesis testing and data collection, JAS submitted a draft version of its findings, analysis, and recommendations to selected individuals within the ICANN community for feedback.<ref name="draftfr" />
After a series of rounds of hypothesis testing and data collection, JAS submitted a draft version of its findings, analysis, and recommendations to selected individuals within the ICANN community for feedback.<ref name="draftfr" />
===Draft Final Report===
===IE Draft Final Report===
Following receipt of feedback from the limited-distribution draft, JAS published its Draft Final Report for public comment on February 16, 2009.<ref name="dashboard" /> The IE's draft final report identified three core themes within their findings:
Following receipt of feedback from the limited-distribution draft, JAS published its Draft Final Report for public comment on February 16, 2009.<ref name="dashboard" /> The IE's draft final report identified three core themes within their findings:
* Lack of organizational clarity and charter;
* Lack of organizational clarity and charter;
We observe that this is an accurate characterization of SSAC's current views on perceived or actual conflicts of interest; in practice, we find little to no formal attention to the issue.<ref name="draftfr" /></blockquote>
We observe that this is an accurate characterization of SSAC's current views on perceived or actual conflicts of interest; in practice, we find little to no formal attention to the issue.<ref name="draftfr" /></blockquote>
Despite the perceptual issues, the importance and quality of the SSAC's work was universally acknowledged. The executive summary of the draft final report stated that the SSAC was "functioning, functioning well, and filling a relevant purpose."<ref name="draftfr" /> In addition, the report called out the community's appreciation and respect for the SSAC's handling of the [[Verisign#Site Finder Service|Verisign Site Finder]] situation.<ref name="draftfr" /> The draft report offered thirty-four recommendations to improve organizational and communication clarity inside the SSAC and in cross-community work, address gaps in formalized policy or procedures within the SSAC, and generally alleviate the "growing pains" experienced by the SSAC in the first years of its existence.<ref name="draftfr" />
Despite the perceptual issues, the importance and quality of the SSAC's work was universally acknowledged. The executive summary of the draft final report stated that the SSAC was "functioning, functioning well, and filling a relevant purpose."<ref name="draftfr" /> In addition, the report called out the community's appreciation and respect for the SSAC's handling of the [[Verisign#Site Finder Service|Verisign Site Finder]] situation.<ref name="draftfr" /> The draft report offered thirty-four recommendations to improve organizational and communication clarity inside the SSAC and in cross-community work, address gaps in formalized policy or procedures within the SSAC, and generally alleviate the "growing pains" experienced by the SSAC in the first years of its existence.<ref name="draftfr" />
===Public Comment on Draft Final Report===
JAS presented its findings and recommendations in a workshop session at [[ICANN 34]] in Mexico City.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/mexico2009/node/2662.html ICANN 34 - SSAC Review Workshop]], March 5, 2009</ref> The comments receieved at the session were largely from current or former members of the SSAC, and expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the value and clarity of the findings and recommendations.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/mexico2009/files/meetings/mexico2009/transcript-ssac-review-05mar09-en.txt ICANN 34 Archive - Transcript, SSAC Review Workshop], March 5, 2009</ref>
In addition to the session in Mexico City, two written comments were received on the draft report during the public comment period. [[Hiro Hotta]] expressed admiration for the SSAC and suggested that diverse viewpoints might even further improve the SSAC's abilities. [[ISOC]] submitted a statement in agreement with many of the recommendations, particularly the implementation of a conflicts of interest policy, and emphasizing focus on SSAC's core mission as an advisory committee.<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/ssac-review-jas/ SSAC1 Listserv Archive - Comments on IE Draft Final Report], March 20 - April 22, 2009</ref>
===IE Final Report===
JAS submitted its final report on May 15, 2009.<ref name="dashboard" /> The final report acknowledged the comments received, as well as feedback from the RWG and other sources in the time between the draft final report and the final report.<ref name="iefinal" />[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac-review-final-15may09-en.pdf SSAC1 Review - IE Final Report], May 15, 2009 (PDF)</ref> JAS noted that the feedback and input had resulted in several changes and refinements, including a stronger focus on the big picture issues presented by the data, and the simplification of some of the more heavily detailed recommendations in favor of addressing those big picture issues.<ref name="iefinal" /> The findings and recommendations of the final report were largely the same.
===Public Comment on the IE's Final Report===
The final report received only one substantive written comment, which encouraged the SSAC to work more closely with other constituencies and "improve its overall transparency."<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/ssac-final-jas/msg00000.html SSAC1 Listserv Archive - Comment of Michele Neylon on the IE Final Report], June 29, 2009</ref>
==Review Working Group Reports==
After receipt of the IE's final report, the SSAC membership engaged in a self-assessment exercise, resulting in a report to the RWG in June 2009<ref name="wgdraft">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac-review-wg-draft-report-18sep09-en.pdf SSAC1 - Draft Report of the RWG], September 18, 2009</ref> During [[ICANN 35]] in Sydney, the RWG discussed the final report from JAS as well as the SSAC self-assessment report, and began to formulate proposals for the implementation of improvements recommended in each report.<ref name="wgdraft" />
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