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<div>Also lending my support.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>&lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>&gt; on behalf of &quot;Mueller, Milton L&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu">milton@gatech.edu</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday 4 February 2016 at 2:23 p.m.<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>&quot;Burr, Becky&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz">Becky.Burr@neustar.biz</a>&gt;, Kavouss Arasteh &lt;<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>&gt;, &quot;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&quot;
 &lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;, Mathieu Weill &lt;<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>&gt;, Thomas Rickert &lt;<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net">thomas@rickert.net</a>&gt;,
 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía &lt;<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Aresteh proposal to resolve Recommendation 1 and 11 issues<br>
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<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Burr, Becky<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 3, 2016 6:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kavouss Arasteh &lt;<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>&gt;;
<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>; Mathieu Weill &lt;<a href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a>&gt;; Thomas Rickert &lt;<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net">thomas@rickert.net</a>&gt;;
 León Felipe Sánchez Ambía &lt;<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Aresteh proposal to resolve Recommendation 1 and 11 issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Thank you Kavouss for this suggested approach. &nbsp;We have all been working very hard and in good faith for over a year to develop a consensus proposal. &nbsp;My understanding is that this is designed
 to resolve all open issues in Recommendation 1 and 11. &nbsp;I am supportive of this package deal, as described below (the description below was also included in Kavouss’ email). &nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;">I</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">&nbsp;appreciate
 the collaborative spirit we have brought to the table and hope we can use our Dedicated Rec. 11 call tomorrow to reach consensus!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">1.&nbsp;Modify&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:#3366FF">Rec #1/Annex 1</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:#3366FF">Rec
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Add the following to the end of Paragraph 23 in&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:#3366FF">Rec #1/Annex 1</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">:&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">The GAC may not, however, participate as a decision maker in the Empowered Community’s consideration of the exercise a community power for the purpose of challenging or blocking the
 Board’s implementation of GAC Advice. In such cases, the GAC remains free to participate in community deliberations in an advisory capacity, but its views will not count towards or against otherwise agreed thresholds needed to initiate a conference call, convene
 a Community Forum, or exercise a specific Community Power.&nbsp; This carve out preserves the ICANN Board’s unique obligation to work with the GAC try to find a mutually acceptable solution to implementation of GAC Advice supported by consensus (as defined in Rec.
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Modify the Table in&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:#3366FF">Rec. #2/Annex 2</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;to reflect this carve out and add the following
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<p><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:black">The CCWG-Accountability also recommends that in a situation where&nbsp;</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;;color:#3366FF">the GAC may not participate as
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 requirement is not intended to create any presumption or modify the standard applied by the Board in reviewing GAC Advice.&nbsp;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">J. Beckwith Burr</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#3366FF"><br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Kavouss Arasteh &lt;<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 4:56 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Accountability Community &lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;, Becky Burr &lt;<a href="mailto:becky.burr@neustar.biz">becky.burr@neustar.biz</a>&gt;, Mathieu Weill &lt;<a href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a>&gt;,
 Thomas Rickert &lt;<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net">thomas@rickert.net</a>&gt;, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía &lt;<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>&gt;<br>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Dear Esteemed and respectful &nbsp;CCWG Colleagues</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;First of all, allow me to share the following thought with you:<br>
We are in a crucial time for the CCWG requiring to act in a coordinated &nbsp;manner &nbsp;on the upcoming Devoted Calls with the aim of assisting the CCWG &nbsp;in finalizing Recommendation 11,including some adjustments in Recommendation 1 &nbsp;which enable CCWG to assemble
 the Supplementary Report. This Report needs to be &nbsp;issued &nbsp;well in advance of the Marrakech meeting if the overall timeline for IANA stewardship transition is to be maintained. Given that the CCWG is working hard to agree a compromise in the current round
 of virtual meetings,</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">I wish to reiterate what I mentioned at various occasions that we need to be pragmatic and tolerable, to be more open to any possible set of solution with a view to find a compromise and not&nbsp;merely
 insist on the wishes, requirements and expectations of every single SO and AC but on the contrary make utmost efforts to satisfy ,to the extent practiceable and possible &nbsp;the entire community.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">We are aware of the sensitive elements of Recommendation 1 as well as those of Recommendation 11</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">We have made considerable progress to almost bring the views of the interested parties together.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">However, there are some more bits to be done. In ICT network connection, the Last kilometer or perhaps last hundred meters of the connection &nbsp;are sometimes more complex to &nbsp;compared with the entire
 network to provide an overall inclusive connection.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">We have succeeded to find workable solutions for many of these last kilometers in various area .It remains to finish that last kilometer which located in a rocky and mountainous area &nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">We need to also make out utmost effort to move forward from our current position which is different from each other and not rule out compromise as a backward step. Our role &nbsp;is to make concession
 towards each other position &nbsp;.We need to take every possible initiative to move forward to &nbsp;timely complete this proposal on enhanced accountability.&nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Frankly speaking and from a professional view point, and as a&nbsp;participant of CCWG and Liaison of ICG to CCWG, I think we should really be more open, constructively, objectively and efficiently</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">To this effect , I wish to suggest a package deal which needs to be accepted or rejected as a whole without being disintegrated/ decomposed .</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The Pack Deal is simple straightforward and practical</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Modify Recommendation 1 to add the language as proposed&nbsp; by Beckie<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Maintain the rest of Recommendation 1
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Accept the 60% threshold for GAC advice ,if to be rejected by the Board<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Maintain the rest of Recommendation &nbsp;11 Unchanged<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">No other&nbsp; discussion ,what so ever, on these two Recommendation<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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Package Deal</u> to the forthcoming CCWG scheduled to be held on 09 February with a note from Beckie indicating that this is a delicate balance ,a sensitive compromise and recommend to the CCWG to take it as it is<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">I have no intention of being presumptuous about this, and you are of course entirely free to reject my suggestions.&nbsp; Please note that my proposal requires a change to Recommendation 1
<u>and</u> a conforming change to <u>Recommendation 2</u>.&nbsp; To be consistent with our standard procedures, I suggest we conduct 1rst final readings of the compromise during our Dedicated Rec 11 calls (scheduled for 4 Feb and 8 Feb) and the 2nd final reading
 during our regular call on 9 Feb.&nbsp; Please note that I have also included Malcolm’s requested clarification regarding no changes with respect to presumptions or standard of review.&nbsp; I do not believe that this text is strictly necessary, but in the interests
 of getting everyone on board I think it makes sense to include it. &nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">1. Modify Rec #1/Annex 1 and Rec #2/Annex 2</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Add the following to the end of Paragraph 23 in Rec #1/Annex 1:&nbsp;
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<b><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The GAC may not, however, participate as a decision maker in the Empowered Community’s consideration of the exercise a community power for the purpose of challenging or blocking the Board’s implementation
 of GAC Advice. In such cases, the GAC remains free to participate in community deliberations in an advisory capacity, but its views will not count towards or against otherwise agreed thresholds needed to initiate a conference call, convene a Community Forum,
 or exercise a specific Community Power.&nbsp; This carve out preserves the ICANN Board’s unique obligation to work with the GAC try to find a mutually acceptable solution to implementation of GAC Advice supported by consensus (as defined in Rec. #11) while protecting
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Modify the Table in Rec. #2/Annex 2 to reflect this carve out and add the following language to cover situations that would otherwise require the support of four SOs or ACs:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The CCWG-Accountability also recommends that in a situation where the GAC may not participate as a Decisional AC because the community power is proposed to be used to challenge the Board’s implementation
 of GAC Advice and the threshold is set at four in support, the power will still be validly exercised if three are in support and no more than one objects.&nbsp;
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">2. &nbsp;&nbsp;Modify Recommendation 11 to reflect 60% threshold for rejection of GAC advice by Board, with note to drafters that supermajority requirement is not intended to create any presumption or modify
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Discuss and accept Recommendation 1 with change described above as first final reading;
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Discuss and accept Recommendation 2 with change described above as first final reading; and</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Discuss and accept Recommendation 11 with changes described above as first final reading.
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<b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">4. &nbsp;&nbsp;Submit the package deal to the CCWG for
<u>final consideration</u> (2</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">nd</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> final reading) at its conference call scheduled for
 9 February, noting delicate balance requiring compromise on all sides to reach consensus and recommending adoption “as is” (assuming consensus on Dedicated Recommendation 11 calls).&nbsp;
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