<div dir="ltr">Hi Sivasubramanian,<div><br></div><div>This comes as something out of the blue in the sense that the CCWG has been actively discussing a wide range of Work Stream 1 proposals that have been clearly signalled in writing for weeks and weeks now.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you have some concrete proposals about the sorts of items before this CCWG and its Working Parties that you believe *should* be part of Work Stream 1 (pre-transition)?</div><div><br></div><div>That would be very helpful input, as soon as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>I think the CCWG at its meeting in Istanbul will need to resolve its pitch to the community as to what should be in WS1 and WS2....</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>Jordan</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 March 2015 at 13:54, Sivasubramanian M <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com" target="_blank">isolatedn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Hello</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I was not present for the Legal Sub Team call <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52891852" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52891852</a> on 10th March and have not listened to the recording either. This comment is based on the Introductory section of the Meeting Notes, which might not be points discussed at length during the Sub Team meeting, quoted below, and raised here as a point to consider by the whole group:</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Notes: 2. Brief Discussion:<br></font><ul style="margin:0px;line-height:19.0476188659668px"><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">WS2 - no need to be in place before transition takes place but needs to take place post transition. </font></li></ul><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.0476188659668px"><br></span>Three items need to be put in place as part of WS1. </font><ul style="margin:0px;list-style-type:disc"><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Recalling members of the ICANN board of directors.</font></li></ul><ul style="margin:0px;list-style-type:disc"><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Community empowerment over ICANN’s management.</font></li></ul><ul style="margin:0px;list-style-type:disc"><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Limiting the scope of ICANN’s activity. </font></li></ul></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><div><ul style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:19.0476188659668px"><li style="list-style-type:none;background-image:none"></li></ul><div><span style="line-height:19.0476188659668px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">One of the several proposals for Work Stream 2 was based on the rationale that pre-transition changes to the Accountability framework is minimal with major improvements to discussed and carried out on an ongoing basis post transition. </font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">With almost zero discussion on Work Stream 2, without even the formation of work stream 2, it is highly undesirable to think of such changes to the Accountability framework as the inclusion of provisions to recall members of the Board, limiting the scope of ICANN's activity or even Community empowerment over ICANN management. </font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Within a well-considered and larger Accountability environment such changes could be effected in phases, in tune with a larger and clearer blue print, but without even a beginning on such a blue print, it is unwise to think of the changes as proposed for WS1. These provisions, if included pre-transition and in a rush, could prove counter productive.</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I would propose the bare minimal improvements to the Accountability framework, if such improvements are to be made in a rush. At best, WS 1 could discuss such changes but leave it for implementation post transition, after more elaborate thinking.</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Sivasubramanian M</font></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><span style="line-height:19.0476188659668px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy" target="_blank">Sivasubramanian M</a></div></div></div>
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