<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div>All, </div><div>please find below our note to the Advisors as discussed during the previous CCWG call.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Thomas</div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Von: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net" class="">thomas@rickert.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Datum: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">23. Dezember 2015 um 22:31:46 MEZ<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">An: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:ccwg-advisors@icann.org" class="">ccwg-advisors@icann.org</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Betreff: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[CCWG-Advisors] question regarding Global Public Interest</b><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear Advisors,</span><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3" class=""> </font><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">as you will have noted, the I</span><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">CANN Board has filed comments on our 3rd draft report a few days back (attached). Our group thanks the Board for these comments, <span style="text-indent: -24px;" class="">some of which can be addressed during the implementation of our work.</span></font></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm;" class=""><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">However, there are a few ar</font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">eas where the Board has raised concerns with respect to the Global Public Interest.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">These are:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Recommendation #1: Establishing an Empowered Community for Enforcing Community Powers</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Recommendation #4: Ensuring Community Engagement in ICANN Decision-making: Seven New Community Powers</span> <br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Budget & start plan</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Recommendation #5: Changing Aspects of ICANN’s Mission, Commitments and Core Values</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Recommendation #6: Reaffirming ICANN’s Commitment to Respect Internationally Recognized Human Rights as it Carries Out its Mission</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Recommendation #12: Committing to Further Accountability Work in Work Stream 2</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">In its resolution of October 16th, 2014, the Board had clarified that it would test whether final recommendations are in the Global Public Interest.</span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We have asked the Board to provide information on what definition of the Global Public Interest it has used and what the rationale for their current assessment of our recommendations is. The answer to that question is still pending.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">However, we are reaching out to you now as we want to understand better the impact of Global Public Interest as we continue to work on our final recommendations. Our plan is to offer explanations in our final report where we speak to the Global Public Interest and why we are of the opinion that our recommendations in their final form are in the Global Public Interest.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We would therefore appreciate your input at your earliest convenience on</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">suggested definition(s) of the Global Public Interest that our group could use;</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">2. which of the recommendations in our 3rd report, if any, give raise Global Public Interest concerns according to your assessment; and</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">3. how you suggest we can resolve the Global Public Interest issues, which are identified.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you very much, kind regards and a great holiday season,</span> <br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Mathieu Weill, Léon Sanchez, Thomas Rickert</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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