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    + 1 agree Steve <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/23/2016 4:15 PM, Steve DelBianco
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        <div>I support Brett’s request for an explicit commitment.
           Whether that commitment is given or not, Brett’s point should
          be noted as an ASSUMPTION of the CCWG in our report Annex 2.</div>
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          <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>&lt;<a
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          on behalf of "Schaefer, Brett" &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org">Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org</a>&gt;<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tuesday, February
          23, 2016 at 8:57 AM<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:el@lisse.NA"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:el@lisse.NA">el@lisse.NA</a></a>"
          &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:el@lisse.NA">el@lisse.NA</a>&gt;,
          "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:nigel@channelisles.net">nigel@channelisles.net</a>"
          &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:nigel@channelisles.net">nigel@channelisles.net</a>&gt;,

          "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>"
          &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re:
          [CCWG-ACCT] Poll results<br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73,
                  125);">As I mentioned in the call last night, before
                  any final announcement is made, I would hope that we
                  could get explicit clarification and commitment from
                  the Board that, if the GAC cannot decide or chooses
                  not to become a decisional participant, that the Board
                  would support lowering the thresholds for exercising
                  all EC powers to avoid the requirement for SOAC
                  unanimous support to exercise those powers.
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73,
                  125);">I am concerned that the Board’s position on the
                  GAC carve-out reference Board recall, could/would be
                  equally applied to the above situation. I believe now,
                  before a final decision is made, is the time to
                  clarify that matter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73,
                  125);">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  125);">Brett
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <span style="font-size:x-small; color: #004B8D; font-weight:
              bold; ">Brett</span><span style="font-size:x-small; color:
              #004B8D; font-weight: bold; "></span><span
              style="font-size:x-small; color: #004B8D; font-weight:
              bold; ">Schaefer</span><span style="font-size:x-small;
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              Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International
              Regulatory Affairs</span><span style="font-size:x-small;
              color: #58595B; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "></span><span
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              normal; font-style: italic; "><br>
              Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for
              National Security and Foreign Policy</span><br>
            <font size="2" color="#58595b">The Heritage Foundation<br>
              214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE<br>
              Washington, DC 20002</font><span style="font-size:x-small;
              color: #58595B; "><br>
              202-608-6097</span><br>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
                        font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span
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                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>
                      [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                      <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dr Eberhard W Lisse<br>
                      <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 8:41 AM<br>
                      <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:nigel@channelisles.net">nigel@channelisles.net</a>;
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">
                        accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
                      <b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Poll results<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Without even bothering to register as
                Participant.<br>
                <br>
                el<br>
                <br>
                On 2016-02-23 15:36, Nigel Roberts wrote:<br>
                &gt; I'm also puzzled as to how Board Members, and the
                CEO, can simply pitch<br>
                &gt; up and pitch in, late in the game.<br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt; On 23/02/16 13:27, Edward Morris wrote:<br>
                &gt;&gt; Disagree.<br>
                &gt;&gt; There are formal requirements for participating
                in the CCWG.<br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt; There are indeed<br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt;&gt; It's a minimal requirement, but a necessary one<br>
                &gt; The fact that the requirement is minimal is no
                excuse for dispensing<br>
                &gt; with it extrajudicially. In fact, it's no excuse at
                all, since if it is<br>
                &gt; minimal, anyone who wanted to be Participant has a
                very low hurdle.<br>
                &gt; <br>
                &gt; No gerrymandering, please.<br>
                [...]<br>
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                -- <br>
                Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician &amp;
                Gynaecologist (Saar)<br>
                <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:el@lisse.NA">el@lisse.NA</a>
                / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell)<br>
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