<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Ch-Chairs,</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">I
understand that people start to bargaining what the results of poll in brining
another issue </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Quote</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">“Therefore, we
respectfully request that the current text in Annex 1 and Annex 2 be edited to
replace “may” with “shall” and add an additional explanatory clause:</span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt"> “The thresholds
presented in this document were determined based on this assessment. If fewer
than five of ICANN’s SOs and ACs agree to be decisional Participants, these
thresholds for consensus support <span>shall</span>
be adjusted <span>to prevent the need for
unanimous support among the decisional Participants to exercise any of the
seven Community powers</span>. Thresholds may also have to be adjusted if ICANN
changes to have more SOs or ACs.”</span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Unquote</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">First of all, while there may be a need to review
the above text but we should <span> </span>be clear
not to mixed up a general issue ( likelihood <span> </span>of fewer than x number of SO/(AC participating
in decision making ) by the specific carve-out concept <span> </span>in regard with Board Recall as specified in in
paragraph 72 of <span> </span>Recommendation 2 which
was settled. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Consequently, whatever adjustment we make for Annexes 1 and 2 ,that
should specifically expect Paragraph 72</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Secondly, the structure proposed </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Quote <span> </span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">“</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">If</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt"> fewer than five of ICANN’s SOs and ACs agree to be decisional
Participants, these thresholds for consensus support </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">shall</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">be adjusted <span>to prevent the need
for unanimous support among the decisional Participants to exercise any of the
seven Community powers</span>.”</span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Does not seems to be consistent the<i> “conditional structure *</i>Rule</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">i.e use of the conditional part in present tense
must be followed by future tense in the response( following <span> </span>part ) of the conditional clause.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Example</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">If </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">you come late I </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">will</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt"> not wait for
you </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">It is never said </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">If </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">you come late I </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">shal</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">l not wait for
you</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">This is an important basic and fundamental issue to
be respected.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Thirdly, There seems to be another <span> </span>action we did in rush <span> </span>when the added text to Annexes 1&amp; 2 was
ahgreed. Please note comments from Bruce.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">While we need to carefuzll study what to do , we may
not be able to fix it in a virtual call.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Perhaps that should be put on the agenda of physical
meeting with a full review of any possible scenario out of that.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Regards</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:12pt">Kavouss </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

</font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-02-28 9:31 GMT+01:00 Dr Eberhard W Lisse <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:epilisse@gmail.com" target="_blank">epilisse@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Dear Co-Chairs,</div><div><br></div><div>Can we please do the call to discuss the unfinalizing of the refinalized Final Proposal on Monday, please? On Tuesday I am busy and this is something I don&#39;t want to miss.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>el</div><div><br>-- <div>Sent from Dr Lisse&#39;s iPad mini 4</div></div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On 27 Feb 2016, at 22:03, Drazek, Keith &lt;<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com" target="_blank">kdrazek@verisign.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>






<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Hi Thomas, Mathieu and Leon. I’m submitting the following on behalf of the undersigned members/participants from the GNSO:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">---------------------------------------------<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Dear CCWG-Accountability Chairs,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">We are very concerned with the response of the Board to the request for clarification regarding the need to adjust the thresholds for the Empowered Community
 to exercise its powers if the number of decisional participants is less than 5 SOACs. Currently the text in Annex 1 and 2 regarding this possibility is ambiguous:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:2.25pt;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">“The thresholds presented in this document were determined based on this assessment. 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.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">In our view, there is no question that the thresholds
<i>must</i> be adjusted if there are fewer than five decisional participants. We have acknowledged repeatedly and operated under the assumption that there should not be a requirement of unanimous support for the Empowered Community to exercise its powers. Yet,
 if there are less than five decisional participants, unless the thresholds are adjusted it would require unanimous support for the Empowered Community to:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Symbol;font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Reject a proposed Operating Plan/Strategic Plan/Budget;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Symbol;font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Recall the entire Board of Directors; and<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Symbol;font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Reject an ICANN Board decision relating to reviews of IANA functions, including the triggering of any PTI separation process.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">These powers are central to ensuring that ICANN remains accountable to the Empowered Community. This matter is too critical to the primary purpose of the CCWG-Accountability
 proposal to remain unclear. As the Board has noted in its own formal comments, “Leaving this issue for future consideration raises the potential for renegotiation of the community thresholds.  This potential for renegotiation adds a level of instability and
 a lack of predictability.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Although it has a superficial resemblance to the recent debate over thresholds in the GAC carve-out, we believe it is fundamentally different. There is a great
 distinction between an SO or AC <b><i>choosing</i></b> to not participate, and an SO or AC being
<b><i>blocked</i></b> from participation in a specific instance, as was the case in the case of the GAC carve-out. We were willing to accept a unanimous threshold for Board recall in the unique circumstances of the GAC carve-out, where the GAC was blocked from
 participation, but we believe firmly that if any SO or AC <b><i>elects</i></b>, whether through a conscious decision or an inability to decide, to not participate, then the non-unanimity principle must be upheld.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">However, as we saw with the debate over the thresholds in the GAC carve-out, this could be a contentious issue. It is far better to resolve this matter now
 (and during the drafting of bylaws), prior to the official transfer of the proposal to NTIA, than to delay it when it could have significant negative ramifications on the transition through a failure to resolve it during the implementation phase.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Therefore, we respectfully request that the current text in Annex 1 and Annex 2 be edited to replace “may” with “shall” and add an additional explanatory clause:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">“The thresholds presented in this document were determined based on this assessment. If fewer than five of ICANN’s SOs and ACs agree
 to be decisional Participants, these thresholds for consensus support </span><b><i><span style="color:red;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">shall</span></i></b><span style="color:red;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">
</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">be adjusted
</span><b><i><span style="color:red;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">to prevent the need for unanimous support among the decisional Participants to exercise any of the seven Community powers</span></i></b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">.
 Thresholds may also have to be adjusted if ICANN changes to have more SOs or ACs.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Signed,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Phil Corwin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Steve DelBianco<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Keith Drazek<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">James Gannon<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Robin Gross<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Ed Morris<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Brett Schaefer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Greg Shatan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Matthew Shears<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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