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* Interisle's "own extensive knowledge of ICANN, the RSSAC, and the DNS root server system."<ref name="finalreport2" />  

* Interisle's "own extensive knowledge of ICANN, the RSSAC, and the DNS root server system."<ref name="finalreport2" />  

Interisle subjected this data to a structured qualitative analysis<ref>[https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2092/3904 For a primer on structured qualitative analysis, see Herz, Peters, & Truschkat: "How to Do Qualitative Structural Analysis: The Qualitative Interpretation of Network Maps and Narrative Interviews;" Forum: Qualitative Social Research, Vol. 16 No. 1, January 2015]</ref> and presented its findings in an initial Assessment Report to ICANN.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-02-27-en RSSAC2 Review: Assessment Report Published - ICANN announcement, February 27, 2018]</ref> The draft assessment report was the topic of meetings between members of RSSAC's Review Work Party and Interisle's consultants.<ref>[https://participate.icann.org/p2zrcgd41jl/ Recording of RSSAC Review2 Work Party, February 15, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/ACCRSSAC/RSSAC+Work+Party+Meetings The RSSAC Work Party Meetings Archive] lists a meeting on February 20, intended to cover feedback provided by the RWP. However, a recording is presently not available.</ref>

Interisle subjected this data to a structured qualitative analysis<ref>For a primer on structured qualitative analysis, see [https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2092/3904 Herz, Peters, & Truschkat: "How to Do Qualitative Structural Analysis: The Qualitative Interpretation of Network Maps and Narrative Interviews;" Forum: Qualitative Social Research, Vol. 16 No. 1, January 2015]</ref> and presented its findings in an initial Assessment Report to ICANN.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-02-27-en RSSAC2 Review: Assessment Report Published - ICANN announcement, February 27, 2018]</ref> The draft assessment report was the topic of meetings between members of RSSAC's Review Work Party and Interisle's consultants.<ref>[https://participate.icann.org/p2zrcgd41jl/ Recording of RSSAC Review2 Work Party, February 15, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/ACCRSSAC/RSSAC+Work+Party+Meetings The RSSAC Work Party Meetings Archive] lists a meeting on February 20, intended to cover feedback provided by the RWP. However, a recording is presently not available.</ref>

The Assessment Report listed a total of forty-two findings in response to the issues and questions posed by ICANN.<ref name="assessment">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-review-assessment-report-22feb18-en.pdf RSSAC Review - Assessment Report for Public Consultation]</ref> Of these, Interisle identified eight principal findings, which they highlighted in the report and its executive summary<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-review-assessment-report-exec-summary-22feb18-en.pdf]</ref> of the assessment:

The Assessment Report listed a total of forty-two findings in response to the issues and questions posed by ICANN.<ref name="assessment">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-review-assessment-report-22feb18-en.pdf RSSAC Review - Assessment Report for Public Consultation]</ref> Of these, Interisle identified eight principal findings, which they highlighted in the report and its executive summary<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-review-assessment-report-exec-summary-22feb18-en.pdf]</ref> of the assessment: