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</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">Dear
Steve,</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">Yesterday
in my message to one of the colleagues, I referred to as not only a highly reputable,
experienced <span> </span>and highly qualified <span> </span>technical and administrative <span> </span>personality but also as a highly qualified
Diplomat.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">I am very
much delighted and appreciative for the Wise Advice that you have provided even
though some of us were referring to the Board with some strong words.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">Your reconciliatory
approach to calmly, smoothly and patiently as well as correctly address the
critical issue before us <span> </span>is highly
appreciated.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">I
believe we should not focus on GAC situation rather on principle, fairness, and
wisdom.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">Some of
us may be emotional at this stage, some others may be frustrated and some
angry. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 6.75pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:middle"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt"><font face="Calibri">None of these
feelings would contribute to the satisfactory resolution of case.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><em><font color="#000000">Some of our CCWG quoted from Annexes 1& 2 the following:</font></em></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#000000">Quote</font></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><em>"If fewer than five of ICANN’s SOs and ACs agree to be Decisional Participants, these thresholds for consensus support may be adjusted. Thresholds may also have to be adjusted if ICANN changes to have more SOs or ACs.”</em></div></font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt">Unquote</div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#0000ff">Yes but this does not apply to the spill of the Board.</font></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#000000">Imagine a case that only 3 SO/AC invoke the Board Spill ,are we saying that according the above general text which was <strong><font color="#741b47">added in harsh to cover other case than Board SPILL,ACCORDING TO THE ADJUSTMENT RULE TWO SO/AC are sufficient to Spill the Board.</font></strong></font></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><strong><font color="#741b47">It is totally unrealistic that in an organization with SO//AC two communities would be able to do so which could invoolve some sort of destabilization of the entire ICANN.</font></strong></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><strong><font color="#741b47">Consequently in the two annex we must add the following:</font></strong></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#741b47"><strong>Except for the case of Board recall, </strong><em>"If fewer than five of ICANN’s SOs and ACs agree to be Decisional Participants, these thresholds for consensus support may be adjusted. </em>Thresholds may also have to be adjusted if ICANN changes to have more SOs or ACs.”</font></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#741b47">This is important to be also discussed on Tuesday 23 Feb. Call</font></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#741b47">Kavouss </font> </div></div>