GAC Early Awareness of and Engagement in GNSO Policy development activities Survey

The objective of this survey is to assess the awareness of and deemed usefulness of existing mechanisms and tools to promote GAC early awareness of and engagement in GNSO policy development activities. The feedback provided via this survey will feed into the discussions of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group on GAC Early Engagement in Policy Development Processes.

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* 1. How familiar are you with the following existing mechanisms?

	Unfamiliar	Somewhat familiar	Familiar	Very familiar
GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents)	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Unfamiliar	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Somewhat familiar	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Familiar	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Very familiar
Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en)	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Unfamiliar	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Somewhat familiar	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Familiar	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Very familiar
Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting)	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Unfamiliar	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Somewhat familiar	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Familiar	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Very familiar
GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf)	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Unfamiliar	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Somewhat familiar	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Familiar	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Very familiar
Announcements from GNSO Secretariat	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Unfamiliar	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Somewhat familiar	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Familiar	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Very familiar
Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Unfamiliar	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Somewhat familiar	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Familiar	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Very familiar
Participation in GNSO Working Groups	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Unfamiliar	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Somewhat familiar	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Familiar	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Very familiar

Other (please specify)

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* 2. For those mechanisms that you rated somewhat familiar - very familiar, please rate its usefulness.

	Not familiar, so not able to assess	Not useful	Somewhat useful	Useful	Very useful
GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents)	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Not familiar, so not able to assess	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Not useful	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Somewhat useful	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Useful	GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents) Very useful
Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en)	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Not familiar, so not able to assess	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Not useful	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Somewhat useful	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Useful	Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en) Very useful
Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting)	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Not familiar, so not able to assess	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Not useful	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Somewhat useful	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Useful	Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) Very useful
GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf)	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Not familiar, so not able to assess	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Not useful	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Somewhat useful	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Useful	GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf) Very useful
Announcements from GNSO Secretariat	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Not familiar, so not able to assess	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Not useful	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Somewhat useful	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Useful	Announcements from GNSO Secretariat Very useful
Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Not familiar, so not able to assess	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Not useful	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Somewhat useful	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Useful	Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups Very useful
Participation in GNSO Working Groups	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Not familiar, so not able to assess	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Not useful	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Somewhat useful	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Useful	Participation in GNSO Working Groups Very useful

Other (please specify)

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* 3. For all of those that you have rated less than very useful, please indicate how this mechanism can be improved to achieve the 'very useful' rating.

GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (See https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents)

Policy Update (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en)

Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting)

GNSO Background Briefings (see for example http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf)

Announcements from GNSO Secretariat

Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups

Participation in GNSO Working Groups

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* 4. Are there any other ways in which existing mechanisms should be revised, or new mechanisms created to promote early awareness of and engagement in GNSO policy development activities?