<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://37/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Well, NO! Actually Minus whatever it takes.<div><br></div><div>If a few of you wish to gratuitously create an international incident, before the transition has evan started, then that is your affair.</div><div>This WG is clearly not competent, professionally or diplomatically to address this issue.</div><div><br></div><div>The relevant negotiation is within the GAC itself, and that - I gather - will be difficult enough.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>CW</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On 19 Feb 2016, at 22:14, "Schaefer, Brett" <<a href="mailto:Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org">Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">+2<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><hr align="left" width="200"><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(0, 75, 141); font-weight: bold; ">Brett</span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(0, 75, 141); font-weight: bold; "></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(0, 75, 141); font-weight: bold; ">Schaefer</span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "><br>Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs</span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "></span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "><br>Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy</span><br><font color="#58595b" size="2">The Heritage Foundation<br>214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE<br>Washington, DC 20002</font><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); "><br>202-608-6097</span><br><font color="#004b8d" size="2"><a href="http://heritage.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 75, 141); text-decoration: none; ">heritage.org</a><br><span style="font-size: x-small; "></span><span style="font-size: x-small; "></span><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></font><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:accountability-<a href="mailto:cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Salaets, Ken<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, February 19, 2016 3:49 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">+1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>James Gannon<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, February 19, 2016 1:21 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Paul Rosenzweig <<a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a>>; 'Phil Corwin' <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>>; 'Greg Shatan' <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>; 'Kavouss Arasteh' <<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'Thomas Rickert' <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">thomas@rickert.net</a>>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Unless the GAC can present us with a consensus objection or some form of wholesome proposal reflecting the full breath of membership of the GAC I think we need to move forward noting the objections of the 11 GAC members.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The board is free to vote against our proposal. Do not let this 11th hour rush to push the CCWG into a corner move us from our long and hopefully fruitful journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">-James<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Paul Rosenzweig <<a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a>><br><b>Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Friday 19 February 2016 at 6:15 p.m.<br><b>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>'Phil Corwin' <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>>, 'Greg Shatan' <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>, 'Kavouss Arasteh' <<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>'Thomas Rickert' <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">thomas@rickert.net</a>>, "<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">+1</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Paul Rosenzweig</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); ">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">O: +1 (202) 547-0660</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">M: +1 (202) 329-9650</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Phil Corwin [<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, February 19, 2016 12:52 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>; Kavouss Arasteh <<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">thomas@rickert.net</a>>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Carve-out issue</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=""> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Greg:</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Assuming that the new Board position is indeed a response to a minority position of a few GAC members, I am in full agreement that it “should serve as a warning to us all”.</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Indeed, it emphasizes exactly why the GAC should not be able to block the community’s ability to hold the Board accountable for implementing GAC consensus advice that the community feels is outside the scope of the Bylaws or Mission Statement.</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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And even more alarming that those few GAC members could so quickly trigger a Board intervention.</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The carve-out is balanced against the concerns of other stakeholders with regard to (i) the proposed supermajority threshold for Board rejection of GAC advice and (ii) the GAC's overall role as a decisional participant in the Empowered Community, rather than its traditional advisory capacity. The carve-out itself underwent a compromise, requiring the Community to go through an IRP before exercising the power of Board recall.</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">When one pulls on one end of a compromise, the other end tends to move as well.</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Do other stakeholders need to send countervailing warnings? Will the Board respond as quickly? Do we want to find out?</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">I think this extraordinary response to a minority report should serve as a warning to us all.</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Greg</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=""> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Kavouss Arasteh <<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Please kindly confirm and acknowledge recipt of wanrning message<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); ">Kavouss</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=""> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">2016-02-19 18:10 GMT+01:00 Kavouss Arasteh <<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Dear Co-chairs<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">You have seen the concerns of 11 Governments which would certainly be echoed by other gouvernements soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">This is an ALARMING SITUATION ,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">If there is no consensus means there is no consensus ,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">We could not favour one community in disfavouring another one.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Perhaps it was hoped that the people could join the consensus but it does not come up as such<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">If a mistake has occurred we should repair it .<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Howmany times we have changed our concept from Voluntry Model to Sole member from Sole Member to Sole designator .<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">THE ISSUE IS CRITICAL<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Pls do not rush to publish the report as being sent to the chartering organization just hold on for few more days untill your 26 feb. calls<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Try to find out some solution including going back to the initial stage of REC. 11 without no carve-out and with two options of simple majority and 2/3 theshold and rediscuss that.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">You can not ignor the growing concerns of several governments and would certainly be further grown up soon<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); ">Kavouss</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=""> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=""><br>_______________________________________________<br>Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org" style="color: purple; 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