<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I&#39;ve written and discarded about 6 different messages in this thread.  They didn&#39;t all say the same thing.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We&#39;ve seen some procedural objections to the clarification, but virtually none that objected to the substance.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Trying to fix the plane in midair is a dangerous maneuver.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We seem to know what we mean and how this is supposed to work (as Becky says &quot;it&#39;s common sense&quot;), and we can fix the plane on the ground.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Trying to force the GAC&#39;s hand now (which was not really part of the original post) adds further unnecessary drama (esp. since there&#39;s no way that would happen before Marrakech).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The point is made.  <i>Les jeux sont faits.</i></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i><br></i></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Let&#39;s make sure this gets taken care of at the earliest appropriate time, without adding friction to the consideration of the proposal by the SO/ACs.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I&#39;m confident this will work out as it should.  It must and it shall.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i><br></i></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Matthew Shears <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" target="_blank">mshears@cdt.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <div>On 2/29/2016 9:28 PM, Steve DelBianco
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          <div>Agree with Keith’s clarification of intent.  That’s what
            I assumed we meant in sending this letter.</div>
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          <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>&lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>&gt;
          on behalf of Becky Burr &lt;<a href="mailto:Becky.Burr@neustar.biz" target="_blank">Becky.Burr@neustar.biz</a>&gt;<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, February
          29, 2016 at 3:13 PM<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Keith Drazek &lt;<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com" target="_blank">kdrazek@verisign.com</a>&gt;,
          Jordan Carter &lt;<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>&gt;<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>&quot;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&quot;
          &lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re:
          [CCWG-ACCT] Request for Clarification on Threshold Issue<br>
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              <div>Agree, in order to respect the non-unanimity
                principle, the thresholds must be revised if and when
                one of the 5 SO/ACs decides not to participate.  This is
                just a common sense reading of the Proposal.   </div>
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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%">J.
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                <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>&lt;Drazek&gt;,
                Keith Drazek &lt;<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com" target="_blank">kdrazek@verisign.com</a>&gt;<br>
                <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday,
                February 29, 2016 at 3:52 PM<br>
                <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Jordan Carter
                &lt;<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>&gt;<br>
                <span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>Accountability
                Community &lt;<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
                <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re:
                [CCWG-ACCT] Request for Clarification on Threshold Issue<br>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Agreed.
                        <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The intent (from my perspective) is
                        to clarify expectations and ensure the CCWG and
                        the Board are aligned on what happens to the
                        thresholds *<b>if</b>* an SO or AC chooses
                        non-participation and the number drops from 5 to
                        4. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">[This issue arose only because of our
                        tangential discussions on the GAC carve-out
                        threshold and the ambiguity of the word “may.”]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">If the Board can confirm concurrence
                        with our long-standing expectation of a
                        non-unanimity principle, then I’ll be
                        comfortable the issue is addressed.
                        <u></u><u></u></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 don’t see this requiring a
                        reopening of our report if we can otherwise
                        confirm a common understanding and ensure the
                        bylaw drafters have instructions consistent with
                        that view.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Separately, the GAC can further
                        clarify its intent during or after Marrakech,
                        but at least we’ll have common understanding on
                        the structural impact of that decision. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Keith<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>
                        [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
                        <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jordan Carter<br>
                        <b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 29, 2016 3:04 PM<br>
                        <b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
                        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Request for
                        Clarification on Threshold Issue<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Hi all<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">In three versions of the
                          proposal from this group the GAC has been a
                          decisional participant. I firmly agree with
                          what Thomas said, that is what our proposal
                          says and that is how it has to remain.<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">We haven&#39;t demanded any
                          SO/AC has to say they are in. We have just
                          said that we take them out if they insist.<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">Anything else would be an
                          utter travesty at this point and undermine our
                          process.<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">On the point raised by the
                          letter that started this thread, I only
                          re-state my view that IF the list of
                          decisional participants changed, THEN the
                          thresholds would have to change, BECAUSE we
                          cannot have a situation where formal total
                          unanimity is required to exercise community
                          powers.<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">cheers<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">Jordan<u></u><u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">On 1 March 2016 at 07:27,
                          Robin Gross &lt;<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>&gt;
                          wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal">Unless the GAC can reach
                            a consensus and decide to be “in&quot; the EC, it
                            would have to be considered “out” of the
                            EC.  If GAC can’t decide to accept this new
                            role and its responsibility, we have no
                            place on insisting that it does accept this
                            change in its role and responsibility.  We
                            can’t leave loose ends like this in our
                            report without expecting disastrous results
                            - we must have certainty about what we are
                            proposing.<span><span style="color:#888888"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color:#888888">Robin</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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                                        <p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 29,
                                          2016, at 10:07 AM, Phil Corwin
                                          &lt;<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" target="_blank">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>&gt;
                                          wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">+1.
                                                The GAC needs to decide
                                                whether they want to be
                                                in or out of the EC, and
                                                the decision time is
                                                now.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">If
                                                the GAC can’t reach a
                                                consensus on something
                                                that basic then trying
                                                to use the
                                                accountability measures
                                                with them in the EC will
                                                be like trying to drive
                                                a car with the parking
                                                brake engaged.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:navy">Philip
                                                    S. Corwin, Founding
                                                    Principal</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:navy">Virtualaw
                                                    LLC</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:navy">1155 F
                                                    Street, NW</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:navy">Twitter:
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:navy">&quot;Luck is
                                                      the residue of
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                                                      Rickey</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a></span> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On

                                                      Behalf Of </b>Mueller,
                                                    Milton L<br>
                                                    <b>Sent:</b> Monday,
                                                    February 29, 2016
                                                    10:12 AM<br>
                                                    <b>To:</b> Martin
                                                    Boyle; Kavouss
                                                    Arasteh; Bruce
                                                    Tonkin<br>
                                                    <b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
                                                    <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                                    [CCWG-ACCT] Request
                                                    for Clarification on
                                                    Threshold Issue<u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">This
                                                discussion is an example
                                                of the absurdity of
                                                making participation in
                                                the empowered community
                                                (EC) optional. You were
                                                all warned about this
                                                months ago. The
                                                boundaries of the EC
                                                need to be fixed and
                                                completely unambiguous.
                                                You must be either in or
                                                out. There should be no
                                                “oh, today I think I am
                                                part of it but tomorrow
                                                I may not be.” It should
                                                not be determined on a
                                                case-by-case basis.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">My
                                                understanding is that
                                                all 3 SOs are part of
                                                the empowered community,
                                                as is ALAC. My
                                                understanding is that
                                                GAC has not decided
                                                whether it is in or out.
                                                But once it does decide,
                                                it should be in or out,
                                                full stop, for all cases
                                                except the narrow carve
                                                out related to GAC
                                                advice.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">If
                                                the individual entities
                                                who are in the EC (ACs
                                                and SOs) do not support
                                                a vote to spill the
                                                board, reject an IANA
                                                review decision, etc.
                                                they are voting against
                                                it, full stop. They are
                                                not “unable to cast a
                                                vote.” So a lower
                                                threshold never means
                                                that there is a chance
                                                that one SO or AC can
                                                make the decision. The
                                                threshold only changes
                                                based on whether GAC is
                                                in or out.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">--MM</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a></span> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On

                                                  Behalf Of </b>Martin
                                                Boyle<br>
                                                <b>Sent:</b> Sunday,
                                                February 28, 2016 3:09
                                                PM<u></u><u></u></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-GB">Kavouss
                                                  makes a good point: 
                                                  if views are so
                                                  divided in the SO/ACs
                                                  that many are not able
                                                  to cast a vote, there
                                                  is an indication that
                                                  something is wrong.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><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><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> [</span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">] <b>On

                                                        Behalf Of </b>Kavouss
                                                      Arasteh<br>
                                                      <b>Sent:</b> 28
                                                      February 2016
                                                      17:32<br>
                                                      <b>To:</b> Bruce
                                                      Tonkin &lt;</span><a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">&gt;<br>
                                                      <b>Cc:</b> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
                                                      <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                                      [CCWG-ACCT]
                                                      Request for
                                                      Clarification on
                                                      Threshold Issue</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Accruing
                                                    to some established
                                                    rule ,out if seven
                                                    SO/AC, the minimum
                                                    would be simple
                                                    majority ( 4) bellow
                                                    that the process
                                                    does have no longer
                                                    any legal validity</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Ksvouss <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Sent from my iPhone</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  On 28 Feb 2016, at
                                                  00:02, Bruce Tonkin
                                                  &lt;</span><a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple" lang="EN-GB"></span></a><a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a><span lang="EN-GB">&gt;
                                                  wrote:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Hello
                                                      Keith,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">I
                                                      assume there also
                                                      needs to be some
                                                      lower limit of
                                                      participants that
                                                      applies to the
                                                      concept of “</span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">preventing

                                                        the need for
                                                        unanimous
                                                        support”.</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Taking
                                                      an extreme case,
                                                       what if only one
                                                      SO or AC “chooses”
                                                      to be part of the
                                                      decisional
                                                      process?   Every
                                                      decision taken
                                                      would be unanimous
                                                      by default.  </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">How
                                                      many participants
                                                      of the 7 SOs and
                                                      ACs makes a viable
                                                      Empowered
                                                      Community?  Should
                                                      it be 2, 3, or
                                                      4.   I hope we get
                                                      at least 4 out of
                                                      7 for it  to
                                                      genuinely
                                                      represent a
                                                      significant
                                                      portion of the
                                                      community.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">So
                                                      rather than “If
                                                      fewer than 5”, it
                                                      could be “If at
                                                      least 4”</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Bruce
                                                      Tonkin</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><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><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> [</span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">] <b>On

                                                          Behalf Of </b>Drazek,
                                                          Keith<br>
                                                          <b>Sent:</b> Sunday,
                                                          28 February
                                                          2016 7:04 AM<br>
                                                          <b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:purple"></span></a><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
                                                          <b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT]
                                                          Request for
                                                          Clarification
                                                          on Threshold
                                                          Issue</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi
                                                      Thomas, Mathieu
                                                      and Leon. I’m
                                                      submitting the
                                                      following on
                                                      behalf of the
                                                      undersigned
                                                      members/participants
                                                      from the GNSO:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dear
                                                      CCWG-Accountability
                                                      Chairs,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:2.25pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">“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.”</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt" lang="EN-GB">         </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Reject
                                                      a proposed
                                                      Operating
                                                      Plan/Strategic
                                                      Plan/Budget;</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt" lang="EN-GB">         </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Recall
                                                      the entire Board
                                                      of Directors; and</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt" lang="EN-GB">         </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Reject
                                                      an ICANN Board
                                                      decision relating
                                                      to reviews of IANA
                                                      functions,
                                                      including the
                                                      triggering of any
                                                      PTI separation
                                                      process.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.”</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">“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="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">shall</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">be

                                                      adjusted </span><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">to
                                                          prevent the
                                                          need for
                                                          unanimous
                                                          support among
                                                          the decisional
                                                          Participants
                                                          to exercise
                                                          any of the
                                                          seven
                                                          Community
                                                          powers</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">.
                                                      Thresholds may
                                                      also have to be
                                                      adjusted if ICANN
                                                      changes to have
                                                      more SOs or ACs.”</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Signed,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
                                                </div>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Phil
                                                      Corwin</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Steve
                                                      DelBianco</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Keith
                                                      Drazek</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">James
                                                      Gannon</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Robin
                                                      Gross</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Ed
                                                      Morris</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Brett
                                                      Schaefer</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Greg
                                                      Shatan</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Matthew
                                                      Shears</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                <b>InternetNZ </b><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                <a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc"></span></a><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a> | <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.internetnz.nz&amp;d=CwMGaQ&amp;c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&amp;r=62cJFOifzm6X_GRlaq8Mo8TjDmrxdYahOP8WDDkMr4k&amp;m=HgsFAetdfYKQD5rALEvDt7i1306eVVFSrQoQgsgY_No&amp;s=5k6BQwK9bfdClKWdn1VLg09NEBtlHQrQM16m74hJTi8&amp;e=" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.internetnz.nz" target="_blank">www.internetnz.nz</a> <u></u><u></u></p>
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