<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear All,</div><div>Rationale is a general term </div><div>Could someone kindly describe what does it mean or what is its scope of application in the context of ICANN by providing some practical example</div><div>See also below</div><div><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><h3><span name="Tom Dale">Tom Dale</span> </h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><div><span><img title="ATT00001.txt" alt="Pièces jointes " src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></span><span title="18 janvier 2016 à 09:57" id=":1nz" alt="18 janvier 2016 à 09:57">09:57 (Il y a 7 heures)</span><div tabindex="0" style="outline:0px"><span><img alt="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></span></div></div></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"><div tabindex="0"><img alt="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div><div tabindex="0" id=":1n1"><img alt="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><div><span>À <b><span dir="ltr" name="Finn">Finn</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Mark">Mark</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Olga">Olga</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Jorge.Cancio">Jorge.Cancio</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Julia">Julia</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Sabine.Meyer">Sabine.Meyer</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Pedro">Pedro</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Suzanne">Suzanne</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Alice">Alice</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="Pär">Pär</span></b>, <b><span dir="ltr" name="gac">gac</span></b>, <span dir="ltr" name="moi">moi</span> </span></div><div><img id=":1no" alt="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div tabindex="-1" id=":1np"></div><div id=":1o1"><div id=":1o2" style="overflow:hidden"><div></div><div><div></div><div><div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear All</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">In any discussion of Advisory Committees (including GAC) providing a rationale for their advice, you may wish to note the GAC report to the Board of 8 May 2015 (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/schneider-to-crocker-08may15-en.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>) in which the following response to a relevant ATRT2 Recommendation was provided:</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><b><span lang="EN-US">ATRT2 Recommendation 6.3. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">ATRT2 recommends that the Board work jointly with the GAC, through the BGRI, to facilitate the GAC developing and publishing rationales for GAC Advice at the time Advice is provided. Such rationales should be recorded in the GAC register. The register should also include a record of how the ICANN Board responded to each item of advice.</span> </div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>GAC Response</b>: Being Implemented. The rationale for GAC advice in Communiqués has been made clearer through continuous improvement of the wording of the Communiqué itself, including attachments where appropriate; holding of open meeting sessions as the default; and publication of transcripts and Minutes.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3">The rationale for other GAC advice in the form of inter-sessional correspondence is made as clear as possible in the correspondence itself.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3">The GAC Register of Advice could be made clearer and more accessible and this is being addressed.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3">GAC Open Forums at face-to-face meetings are an opportunity for the community to seek further clarification from GAC on processes.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3">The GAC will:<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US">· </span><span lang="EN-US">Continue working with ICANN staff to improve the GAC Register of Advice, including a record of how the ICANN Board responded to each item of advice.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US">· </span><span lang="EN-US">Ensure that the GAC website review addresses the intent of this recommendation.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US">· </span><span lang="EN-US">Consider further options for explaining its advice at face-to-face meetings and in writing.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US">Regards</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US"><span>Tom</span> <span>Dale</span></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"><span lang="EN-US">ACIG GAC Secretariat</span></font></p></div></div></div></div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-01-18 17:17 GMT+01:00 Steve DelBianco <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" target="_blank">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Mathieu Weill <<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr" target="_blank">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, January 18, 2016 at 3:10 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>, Mike Chartier <<a href="mailto:mike.s.chartier@intel.com" target="_blank">mike.s.chartier@intel.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>"<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] DOCUMENT - Rec 11 - GAC Advice (first reading)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Good catch indeed. Precisely the point of our first reading exercise.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">So we will add this to recommendation 11 agenda item tomorrow.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">I will note that the current annex includes a related recommendation :
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Insert a mention for all ACs: “The AC will make every effort to ensure that the advice provided is clear and supported by a rationale.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>De la part de</b> Greg Shatan<span><br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> lundi 18 janvier 2016 05:30<br>
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<b>Cc :</b> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
</span><b>Objet :</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] DOCUMENT - Rec 11 - GAC Advice (first reading)<u></u><u></u></span></p><span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Good point and good catch. This should not have been overlooked.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 9:52 PM, Chartier, Mike S <<a href="mailto:mike.s.chartier@intel.com" target="_blank">mike.s.chartier@intel.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">I think this is another illustration of how we need to be careful in documenting the process for handling comments (other than the Boards). For Recommendation 11 several commenters offered the proposal to add a requirement for GAC advice
to be accompanied by a rationale. Given the general acceptance of proposals for rationales in other areas, I would have thought it would have at least been given a note in the prep document.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Look forward to discussing on Tues.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] DOCUMENT - Rec 11 - GAC Advice (first reading)</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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