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==Final Report==
==Final Report==
Westlake submitted its final report on September 15, 2015.<ref name="finalrep" />
Westlake submitted its final report on September 15, 2015.<ref name="finalrep" /> The total number of recommendations in the final report remained steady at thirty-six. However, in response to public comment, many of the recommendations were substantially changed or refined. An overview of the changes follows.
===Changed Recommendations in the Final Report===
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| Review the level, scope and targeting of financial assistance to ensure volunteers are able to participate on a footing comparable with those who participate in GNSO as part of their profession.
| Reduce or remove cost barriers to volunteer participation in WGs.
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| Explore a tailored incentive system to increase the motivation of volunteers. (For example, this may include training & development opportunities or greater recognition of individuals).
| Introduce non-‐financial rewards and recognition for volunteers.
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| 5
| Continue initiatives that aim to reduce the barriers to newcomers.
| During each WG self-assessment, new members be asked how their input has been solicited and considered.
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| That ICANN evaluate one or more alternative decision support systems and experiment with these for supporting WGs.
| That the GNSO Council evaluate and, if appropriate, pilot a technology solution (such as Loomio or similar) to facilitate wider participation in WG consensus‐based decision making.
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| 22
| That the GNSO should review and implement a revised training and development programme encompassing:<br />− Skills and competencies for each Council member<br />− Training and development needs identified<br />− Training and development relevant to each Council member<br />− Formal assessment system with objective measures<br />− Continual assessment and review.
| That the GNSO Council develop a competency-based framework, which its members should utilise to identify development needs and opportunities.
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| That the GNSO Council and SGs and Cs adhere to the published process for applications for new constituencies. That the ICANN Board in assessing an application satisfy itself that all parties have followed due process. Subject to the application meeting the conditions, the default outcome should be that a new Constituency is admitted.
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| That all applications for new constituencies, including historic applications, be published on the ICANN website with full transparency of decision-making.
| That the GNSO Council and SGs and Cs adhere to the published process for applications for new constituencies. That the ICANN Board in assessing an application satisfy itself that all parties have followed due process. Subject to the application meeting the conditions, the default outcome should be that a new Constituency is admitted. That all applications for new constituencies, including historic applications, be published on the ICANN website with full transparency of decision-making.
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| That new members of WGs and newcomers at ICANN meetings be surveyed to determine how well their input is solicited and accepted by the community, and that the results be published and considered by the GNSO Council at its next meeting.
| That SOIs of GNSO Council Members and Executive Committee members of all SGs and Cs include the total number of years that person has held leadership positions in ICANN.
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| That ICANN define “cultural diversity” and that relevant metrics (encompassing geographic, gender, age group and cultural, possibly by using birth language) be monitored and published.
| That ICANN define “cultural diversity” (possibly by using birth language); and regularly publish this along with geographic, gender and age group metrics, at least for the GNSO Council, SGs, Cs and WGs.
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==References==
==References==
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