<div dir="ltr"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:103%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:104%;letter-spacing:0.1pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt"><br></span></span></div><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:103%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:104%;letter-spacing:0.1pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt"><br></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:103%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt"><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:104%;letter-spacing:0.1pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt"><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Dear Bruce,</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Please find
the following citations from the Board's comments (just <span> </span>as few examples) on CCWG 3d proposals</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">see belows</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">I</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">ntroductory Part </span></b></font></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"> “<i>The Board will
have to consider whether
its concerns were addressed
and </i></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><i><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">whether the final
recommendations (including the
specifics within those recommendations)
</font><span style="color:red">are in the
global public interest” </span></font></span></i></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Recommendation
1 </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Part A</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">“With regard
to Paragraph 55, bullet
4, on the community
involvement in defining the
public interest, the
Board supports that
the development of
a definition of the
“global public interest”
should involve the full
community, including the
Board. That is aligned
with the work that
is already underway and
consistent with the strategic
plan. The language suggested
by the CCWG for
the Articles of Incorporation
should be modified, however,
to reflect that once
developed, the organization
will be guided by
a clear definition of
global public interest. The
suggestion that </font><span style="color:red">“global public interest”
<span> </span></span><font color="#000000">should be
left to “interpretation” </font><span style="color:red">could lead to </span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">unpredictable
and conflicting results, and
the Board sees an important
role in helping to
define the global public
interest as it relates
to ICANN’s Mission</span><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">” “ </font></span></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">
</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">PART C</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font size="3"><i><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">To reinforce the
importance of the concerns
raised above, should the
Board’s comments not be
directly addressed, the Board
would have to consider,
as specified in the
16 October 2014 resolution,
</font><span style="color:red">whether it believes
the specifics of the
recommendation meet the
global public interest *
</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Recommendation
5</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">“the
Board would have to
consider, as specified in
the 16 October 2014
</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"> resolution,
</font><span style="color:red">whether it believes
this recommendation meets
the public interest
and whether </span><font color="#000000"> there would
be a need to
initiate a formal dialogue
with the CCWG over
the proposed edits to
the Mission Statement.
The Board’s concerns
could be addressed in
other ways”. </font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Recommendation
7</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">“</font><i><font color="#000000">To reinforce the
importance of the concerns
raised above, should the
Board’s comments not be
directly addressed, the Board
would have to consider,
as specified in the
16 October 2014 resolution,
</font><span style="color:red">whether it believes
the specifics of this
recommendation meet the
global public interest
</span><font color="#000000">and whether there
would be a need
to initiate a formal
dialogue with the CCWG
over the timing of
addressing the human rights
issue. Set forth here
is a proposal that
would address the Board’s
concerns. </font></i></span><font color="#000000"><i>The Board’s concerns
could be addressed in
other ways</i>. ““ </font></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Recommendation
12</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><i><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Include the principles
that were included
in the Board’s October
2014 resolution on
consideration of Work Stream
1 efforts, including: a
requirement for consensus
recommendations; dialogue </font><span style="color:red">if the Board believes
that any of the
recommendations </span></font></span></i></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font size="3"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red"> are not
in the global public
interest; requirement </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">that a 2/3 vote
of the Board is
required to reject any
recommendation after consultation;
and agreement that
the Board will not
change the consensus recommendations
on its own. </font></span></i></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">In these
Examples the Board expressed its desire to change, revise, modify or replace certain
parts of <span> </span>a given Recommendations<i> .</i></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">However, it
made an ULTIMATUM that, if such changes, modifications, replacement and ... are
not accepted ,it WILL <span> </span>REJECT <span> </span>THESE TEXTS <span> </span>ON THE GROPUND THAT THEY ARE
INCONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC INTERTESTS ?<br>
Since the board is not sure what would be the interpretation of public
interest see below</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">“Global
public interest” should be
left to “interpretation” could
lead to unpredictable and
conflicting results, and the
Board sees an important
role in helping to
define the global public
interest as it relates
to ICANN’s Mission”</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">How ,on the
one hand clearly specifies that there is no clear and agreed definition for “GPI”
and .on the other hand makes a recourse to the undefined definition and
intimidate that should the CCWG does accept Board’s suggestion it will VETO
THEM on the ground that they are inconsistent with “GPI”?</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">May you
please clarify the matter?</font></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" size="3">Kavouss </font></span></div><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<br></font></p></span><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p></span><p style="margin:0cm 12.3pt 0pt 41pt;line-height:103%"><br></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><em>
</em></font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-12-30 14:44 GMT+01:00 Roelof Meijer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl" target="_blank">Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Chris, Nigel,<br>
<br>
Let me get this clear: you guys can¹t participate in the calls in January<br>
because you¹re both on a boat trip?<br>
<br>
And Nigel wants to abandon the boat because Chris is in too? I can<br>
understand that, but would have expected it to be the other way around<br>
(not meaning the boat abandoning Nigel)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Roelof<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 30-12-15 13:03, "<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> on<br>
behalf of Nigel Roberts" <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><br>
on behalf of <a href="mailto:nigel@channelisles.net">nigel@channelisles.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
>I'm very personally in the same boat.<br>
><br>
>I have attempted to add some value to the process, but in view of the<br>
>nature (probably by design) of the proposed work-plan, I'm on the point<br>
>of abandoning all but the most superficial of participation.<br>
><br>
>I'm sure others are in this boat with me ...<br>
><br>
>On 30/12/15 11:28, Chris Disspain wrote:<br>
>> Hi Mathieu,<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks for this. Do you have a proposed topic agenda yet. I won¹t be<br>
>> able to make all the calls (and I expect others will be in the same<br>
>> boat) so it would helpful to have an overarching agenda for the calls as<br>
>> soon as possible. Apologies if this has been sent already and I have<br>
>> missed it.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Chris<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>> On 30 Dec 2015, at 20:50 , Mathieu Weill <<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dear Kavouss, Dear Paul, All,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Some of you have raised concerns about the work plan and the decision<br>
>>>to<br>
>>> schedule two calls a week, announced in my 24th December email.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Participants to our meeting #73 will remember that this issue was<br>
>>> discussed during that call<br>
>>> (<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56986612" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56986612</a>).<br>
>>>Key<br>
>>> take away was the need for plenary discussions rather than multiplying<br>
>>> subgroups.<br>
>>><br>
>>> While we certainly recognize the different views expressed about the<br>
>>> timeline for delivering our final report, we are also trying to<br>
>>>organize<br>
>>> our calls in a manner that enables inclusive and informed debate about<br>
>>>the<br>
>>> comments received. 24 hours of calls in January "only" represent two<br>
>>>hours<br>
>>> of discussions per recommendation (leaving aside other types of issues<br>
>>> that we dedicate time on during our calls). Two hours to fully<br>
>>>understand<br>
>>> concerns and find a way forward that is acceptable to all.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We hope that, by using a topic based agenda and providing a thorough<br>
>>> analysis of the comments received ahead of the call, we can make the<br>
>>>best<br>
>>> use of everyone's time during these calls, so that they can remain<br>
>>>driven<br>
>>> by the willingness to understand each of the concerns in good faith and<br>
>>> find common ground, as we have demonstrated in the past that our group<br>
>>>can<br>
>>> do.<br>
>>><br>
>>> If needed and desired within the group, we might have to rely on<br>
>>>intensive<br>
>>> days (possibly on a week end) as some of you suggested, but we are<br>
>>>aware<br>
>>> of the challenges of such an approach and would like to avoid that as<br>
>>>much<br>
>>> as possible.<br>
>>><br>
>>> As a follow up to the discussion that took place during our meeting<br>
>>>#73,<br>
>>> we will put these proposals for discussion during our next meeting, on<br>
>>> January 5th, and look forward to your further contributions and<br>
>>> suggestions.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best regards,<br>
>>> Leon, Thomas & Mathieu<br>
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