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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sorry Marilyn, but the gNSO did, in fact, lay down a marker on this .. and it is unwise to disregard that. <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><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Paul Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>O: +1 (202) 547-0660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>M: +1 (202) 329-9650<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=9">Link to my PGP Key</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.rsaconference.com/events/us16?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=speakers-us2016"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=578 height=87 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.png@01D16B19.E9A40510"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Marilyn Cade [mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 19, 2016 1:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> Paul Rosenzweig <paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com>; 'Steve Crocker' <steve.crocker@icann.org>; 'Mathieu Weill' <mathieu.weill@afnic.fr>; 'León Felipe Sánchez Ambía' <leonfelipe@sanchez.mx>; 'Thomas Rickert' <thomas@rickert.net><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Icann-board ICANN' <icann-board@icann.org>; 'Accountability Community' <accountability-cross-community@icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Paul, I am a participant on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I am also a part of the GNSO, as a member of the BC.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I am not sure that there is a single GNSO view.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Each Constituency will have to discuss and determine.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I am studying all options. And I am not laying down any marker.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>After all, if I had, or anyone else had, back in 1998, ICANN would not even exist.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We have done pretty well by not laying down markers but just stumbling in the right <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>direction.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Let's keep up that effort. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I know all of you who have done so much work are tired and worn out.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>BUT, there is so much progress. It is amazing. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Let's not lose our willingness to keep up the right direction at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>> From: <a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:steve.crocker@icann.org">steve.crocker@icann.org</a>; <a href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a>; <a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>; <a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net">thomas@rickert.net</a><br>> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 12:41:05 -0500<br>> CC: <a href="mailto:icann-board@icann.org">icann-board@icann.org</a>; <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out<br>> <br>> Just to lay down a marker, so that silence is not taken as assent, this<br>> proposal from the Board is completely unacceptable to me and I suspect to<br>> most if not all of the gNSO.<br>> <br>> Right now I am so angry at the Board's last minute interference that if I<br>> say anything further it will be far too intemperate. <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> Paul Rosenzweig<br>> <a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a> <br>> O: +1 (202) 547-0660<br>> M: +1 (202) 329-9650<br>> VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739<br>> Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066<br>> Link to my PGP Key<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Steve Crocker [<a href="mailto:steve.crocker@icann.org">mailto:steve.crocker@icann.org</a>] <br>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 11:28 AM<br>> To: Mathieu Weill <<a href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a>>; León Felipe Sánchez Ambía<br>> <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>>; Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net">thomas@rickert.net</a>><br>> Cc: Steve Crocker <<a href="mailto:steve.crocker@icann.org">steve.crocker@icann.org</a>>; Icann-board ICANN<br>> <<a href="mailto:icann-board@icann.org">icann-board@icann.org</a>>; Accountability Community<br>> <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br>> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out<br>> <br>> CCWG Colleagues,<br>> <br>> The Board has a serious and continued concern about the issues being raised<br>> that may result in the reduction of the GAC’s ability to participate in<br>> community decision making. This is most noticeable in the question of<br>> thresholds for board removal, however this is not an issue about removal or<br>> even thresholds, it is one part of the community being (or perceiving that<br>> it is being) sidelined. The Board’s concerns with this issue are not about<br>> Board removal, but about maintaining the balanced multistakeholder model. <br>> <br>> The Board is against any changes to the long established equilibrium and<br>> fairness among the different stakeholders within ICANN. The Board has long<br>> supported a threshold of four participants for Board removal in the ultimate<br>> escalation method proposed by the CCWG. Selecting one portion of the ICANN<br>> community and removing them from the equation - just through the ability to<br>> say that the community is unhappy with the acceptance of GAC advice that is<br>> within ICANN’s bylaws - raises significant concerns about how the<br>> multistakeholder model, and the ultimate stability of ICANN as an<br>> organization, can be maintained. This carved out exception undercuts the<br>> established role of governments within the multi stakeholder process, and<br>> could introduce new issues with the acceptance of ICANN’s model undermining<br>> the work of the CCWG. <br>> <br>> We understand that there are concerns with this path from within other parts<br>> of ICANN community, including members of the GAC and ALAC. The best course,<br>> in our opinion, would be a careful and objective discussion of the whole<br>> matter of how advice from ALL parties is appropriately considered within<br>> ICANN. If there is a graceful way to remove this matter from the immediate<br>> pressure of the deadline of submitting this proposal and make it a priority<br>> matter for either the implementation phase or Work Stream 2, we think there<br>> will be a solution which is genuinely good for everyone.<br>> <br>> We encourage you to share the CCWG’s proposal with the Chartering<br>> Organizations while the dialog on this outstanding point continues.<br>> <br>> Thank you,<br>> <br>> Steve Crocker<br>> Chair, ICANN Board of Directors<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org">Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org</a><br>> <a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community</a><br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org">Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org</a><br>> <a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>