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Yes, that was my understanding as well.<br>
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Matthew<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 26/11/2015 17:43, Phil Corwin wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">With
all respect, I believe there was substantial consensus and
no objection on the call to accepting my suggestion that the
last sentence of the first paragraph be clarified to
eliminate any ambiguity as to which GAC advice would require
an effort to find a mutually acceptable solution, as
follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
lang="FR"> respect to such
<b>consensus </b>advice, the Governmental Advisory
Committee and the ICANN Board will try, in good faith and
in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually
acceptable solution. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
lang="FR">Absent such clarification, this sentence could be
read as imposing that duty in regard to any GAC advice
transmitted to the Board, regardless of whether it was
supported by consensus. Even with this clarification, the
Board would still have to duly take into account any GAC
advice, as per the first sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Twitter:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">"Luck
is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey</span></i></b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mathieu Weill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] TR: ST18 breathrough text<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
lang="FR">Dear Colleagues,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">During
the call today, we found a common way forward on the ST18
recommendation, based on joint inputs from Denmark and Keith
Drazek.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This
is intended to clarify the actual text that will be
presented as our proposal on the Draft Report.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank
you all of you for your contributions to this significant
step forward.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best
and happy thanksgiving to all our US friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mathieu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="FR">De :</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="FR"> Steve DelBianco [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>]
<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> jeudi 26 novembre 2015 17:03<br>
<b>À :</b> ACCT-Staff; Thomas Rickert; Mathieu Weill;
León Felipe Sánchez Ambía; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; Becky
Burr; Jordan Carter<br>
<b>Objet :</b> ST18 breathrough text <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR">Here’s what we need in the 3rd report:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR">Article XI, Section 2, Item 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR">j. The advice of the Governmental Advisory
Committee on public policy matters shall be duly taken
into account, both in the formulation and adoption of
policies. In the event that the ICANN Board determines
to take an action that is not consistent with the
Governmental Advisory Committee advice, it shall so
inform the Committee and state the reasons why it
decided not to follow that advice. Any GAC advice
approved by a full GAC consensus, understood to mean the
practice of adopting decisions by general agreement in
the absence of any formal objection, may only be
rejected by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Board.
With respect to such advice, the Governmental Advisory
Committee and the ICANN Board will try, in good faith
and in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually
acceptable solution. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR">The GAC has the autonomy to refine its
Operating Procedures to specify how objections are
raised and considered (for example, disallowing a single
country to continue an objection on the same issue if no
other countries will join in an objection). When
transmitting consensus advice to the Board for which the
GAC seeks to receive special consideration, the GAC has
the obligation to confirm the lack of any formal
objection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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