[CCWG-ACCT] what the Board is objecting to here -

Phil Corwin psc at vlaw-dc.com
Fri Feb 19 21:03:19 UTC 2016


Actually, I believe that it was just prior to the Dublin meeting, four months ago, that the Board rejected the Member model that would have given the ICANN community the full accountability powers available under California law.

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From: Paul Rosenzweig
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 3:30 PM
To: 'Seun Ojedeji'
Cc: 'Kavouss Arasteh'; 'Greg Shatan'; accountability-cross-community at icann.org; 'Becky Burr'; 'Thomas Rickert'; Phil Corwin
Subject: RE: [CCWG-ACCT] what the Board is objecting to here -


Dear Seun

With respect, you are wrong.  This topic is only live now because 10 months ago the Board rejected the Member model (which in my view was far superior) which required change to the Designator model.  I am quite serious that if the Board thinks this is a bad decision they are quite literally unravelling the entire skein of compromises.  A cardinal rule of negoatiations is that nothing is agree to until everything is agreed to.

As for critiquing the Board – I think Ed Morris said it precisely right.

And as for “a number in the community” – nobody doubts that.  But, as you are well aware, it was but a small vocal miniority and the overwhelming majority on the last call said precisely the opposite.  That is why the Chairs were about to find a consensus view.  There is no doubt at all that this is but an effort by that minority to upset the  consensus.

When you participate in a negotiation the process is as important as the substance.  And it is imperative that when a process foul occurs, the yellow card be shown..

Paul

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From: Seun Ojedeji [mailto:seun.ojedeji at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 3:23 PM
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Subject: RE: [CCWG-ACCT] what the Board is objecting to here -


On 19 Feb 2016 9:04 p.m., "Paul Rosenzweig" <paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com<mailto:paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>> wrote:
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>   What is painful, Seun, is to see the entire process which many of us have labored over for nearly 18 months thrown out the window because an isolated Board plays the trump card at the 11th hour.  That is not bottom-up development of policy ….
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SO: I think the statement above is not accurate. The topic that is being discussed right now is not opening up the 18months work, but discussing  an item that came up just this month.

Secondly I keep wondering why we always seem to refer to board stalling the process when indeed a number of the community already voiced their concern. I think it's a tactic that diverts attention and begs one's Sympathy unnecessarily. I will strongly suggest we focus on the issue instead.

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> From: Seun Ojedeji [mailto:seun.ojedeji at gmail.com<mailto:seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>]
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> Hi Becky,
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> FWIW, what you indicate below has been the understanding since the concern was raised by Bruce. Steve has also just reiterate the view as well.
> However, let it be on record that others(including myself) have always raised similar concern, which even predates Bruce's comment.
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> I have no idea what the goal of some in this process is anymore. If indeed the goal is to have an all inclusive and balanced MS that keeps the board accountable, then I don't think it should be difficult for anyone to be convinced that having 3 out of 7 SO/AC(yes because ICANN has more than 7 *distinct* community by structure) spill the entire board of an organisation like ICANN is not the right thing to do.
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> It's so painful that a few participants in the CCWG have become quite vocal in this process in a manner that tends towards intimidating others. It is my hope that the co-chairs will be careful to identify distinct views among the pool of traffic.
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> Regards
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> On 19 Feb 2016 7:56 p.m., "Burr, Becky" <Becky.Burr at neustar.biz<mailto:Becky.Burr at neustar.biz>> wrote:
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>> Just for the sake of absolute precision, I think the Board’s point is that the carve out – and hence the 3 SO/AC threshold – could apply where an IRP determines that the Board’s actions in response to GAC Advice contravene the Bylaws.  I think what worries the Board is that the notion that the Board could be recalled by 3 SO/AC combination for action that DOES NOT contravene the Bylaws.
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>> From: Paul Rosenzweig <paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com<mailto:paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>>
>> Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 at 1:15 PM
>> To: 'Phil Corwin' <psc at vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com<mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>, Kavouss Arasteh <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com<mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>>
>> Cc: 'Thomas Rickert' <thomas at rickert.net<mailto:thomas at rickert.net>>, Accountability Community <accountability-cross-community at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
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>> From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>]
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:52 PM
>> To: Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com<mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>; Kavouss Arasteh <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com<mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>>
>> Cc: Thomas Rickert <thomas at rickert.net<mailto:thomas at rickert.net>>; accountability-cross-community at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
>> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue
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>> Greg:
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>> Assuming that the new Board position is indeed a response to a minority position of a few GAC members, I am in full agreement that it “should serve as a warning to us all”.
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>> Indeed, it emphasizes exactly why the GAC should not be able to block the community’s ability to hold the Board accountable for implementing GAC consensus advice that the community feels is outside the scope of the Bylaws or Mission Statement.
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>> Best. Philip
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>> From:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org<mailto:From%3Aaccountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>] On Behalf Of Greg Shatan
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:38 PM
>> To: Kavouss Arasteh
>> Cc: accountability-cross-community at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>; Thomas Rickert
>> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue
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>> It is alarming that a few GAC members could seek to undo a carefully balanced compromise.  And even more alarming that those few GAC members could so quickly trigger a Board intervention.
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>> The carve-out is balanced against the concerns of other stakeholders with regard to (i) the proposed supermajority threshold for Board rejection of GAC advice and (ii) the GAC's overall role as a decisional participant in the Empowered Community, rather than its traditional advisory capacity.  The carve-out itself underwent a compromise, requiring the Community to go through an IRP before exercising the power of Board recall.
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>> When one pulls on one end of a compromise, the other end tends to move as well.
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>> Do other stakeholders need to send countervailing warnings?  Will the Board respond as quickly? Do we want to find out?
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>> I think this extraordinary response to a minority report should serve as a warning to us all.
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>> Greg
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>> On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Kavouss Arasteh <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com<mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Please kindly confirm and acknowledge recipt of wanrning message
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>> Regards
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>> 2016-02-19 18:10 GMT+01:00 Kavouss Arasteh <kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com<mailto:kavouss.arasteh at gmail.com>>:
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>> Dear Co-chairs
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>> You have seen the concerns of 11 Governments which would certainly be echoed by other gouvernements soon.
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>> This is an ALARMING SITUATION ,
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>> If there is no consensus means there is no consensus ,
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>> We could not favour one community in disfavouring another one.
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>> Perhaps it was hoped that the people could join the consensus but it does not come up as such
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>> If a mistake has occurred we should repair it .
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>> Howmany times we have changed our concept from Voluntry Model to Sole member from Sole Member to Sole designator .
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>> THE ISSUE IS CRITICAL
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>> Pls do not rush to publish the report as being sent to the chartering organization just hold on for few more days untill your 26 feb. calls
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>> Try to find out some solution including going back to the initial stage of REC. 11 without no carve-out and with two options of simple majority and 2/3 theshold  and rediscuss that.
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>> You can not ignor the growing concerns of several governments and would certainly be further grown up soon
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>> Regards
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