<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://96/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Good evening:<div><br></div><div>May I say that I would support the advice of the lawyers regarding Question 29.</div><div>I have served in the past as a member of the GAC and as a member of NomCom.</div><div><br></div><div>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The balance of power between the operator interests on the Board and the independent NomCom appointments is a critical factor in establishing the credibility, indeed the acceptability, of ICANN itself as a self-regulating global entity. The power to remove Directors appointed by NomCom is clearly a sensitive issue in this context. </div><div><br></div><div>Whether NomCom members have a vote or not, is in practice a secondary consideration. </div><div><br></div><div>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The fundamental balances within the ICANN structure have to be maintained, whether or not they have been explicitly addressed in the CCWG and CWG drafts.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Indeed there are other instances which demand attention in this respect, e.g. SCWG.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Christopher Wilkinson</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On 12 Apr 2016, at 14:06, "Schaefer, Brett" <<a href="mailto:Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org">Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p class="e083c3ac-b378-40af-bb25-de9d401d50ad" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; "></p><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Co-chairs,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I am opposed to this decision on Q29 for several reasons:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The GAC does not vote for NOMCOM directors, and should not have a vote in their removal.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">It is inconsistent with how the CCWG draft treats individual SO/ACs with respect to their appointed directors. The SO/ACs voting on NOMCOM directors should have similar exclusive authority over their removal.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The CCWG proposal is silent on this matter, we should not be inserting new powers for the GAC into the bylaws when they are not explicitly included in the CCWG draft.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I am also opposed procedurally.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">On the Board removal of directors discussion, we were told that even though legally the EC had to approve the removals, that the CCWG draft was silent of this, so we could not create a new power for the EC that would infringe on Board powers in the current bylaws. Therefor the approval had to be a rubber stamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Here, the CCWG proposal is silent on whether the GAC should have a vote on removing NOMCOM directors. The current bylaws specifically do not give the GAC any vote on the approval or removal of NOMCOM directors. But we are told that we must grant them such authority even though there is no legal requirement for it as we know from the power of individual SO/AC to remove their appointed directors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">How are these two interpretations consistent? Either we add new powers for the EC on Board decisions to remove directors or we do not add new powers for the GAC on removing NOMCOM directors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Brett<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="e083c3ac-b378-40af-bb25-de9d401d50ad" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; "></p><hr align="left" width="200"><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(0, 75, 141); font-weight: bold; ">Brett</span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(0, 75, 141); font-weight: bold; "></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(0, 75, 141); font-weight: bold; ">Schaefer</span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "><br>Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs</span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "></span><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; "><br>Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy</span><br><font color="#58595b" size="2">The Heritage Foundation<br>214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE<br>Washington, DC 20002</font><span style="font-size: x-small; color: rgb(88, 89, 91); "><br>202-608-6097</span><br><font color="#004b8d" size="2"><a href="http://heritage.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 75, 141); text-decoration: none; ">heritage.org</a><br><span style="font-size: x-small; "></span><span style="font-size: x-small; "></span><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></font><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:accountability-<a href="mailto:cross-community-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Mathieu Weill<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, April 12, 2016 2:54 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Accountability Cross Community<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[CCWG-ACCT] TR: [bylaws-coord] Requested clarification of Question 29; further clarification request for Question 7<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Forwarding also our lawyer’s clarification on Q29 (please note that the clarification on Q7 is redundant with the previous email).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Best<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Mathieu<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">De :</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>De la part de</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosemary E. Fei via bylaws-coord<br><b>Envoyé :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>lundi 11 avril 2016 21:43<br><b>À :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bylaws-coord@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">bylaws-coord@icann.org</a><br><b>Cc :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN-Adler; Daniel Halloran (<a href="mailto:daniel.halloran@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">daniel.halloran@icann.org</a>); Sidley ICANN CCWG (<a href="mailto:sidleyicannccwg@sidley.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">sidleyicannccwg@sidley.com</a>); Amy Stathos (<a href="mailto:amy.stathos@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">amy.stathos@icann.org</a>)<br><b>Objet :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[bylaws-coord] Requested clarification of Question 29; further clarification request for Question 7<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="FR"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dear Bylaws Coordination group:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Please see attached. All three counsels have signed off on these questions from counsel. Pdf versions to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Rosemary and Holly<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>_______________________________________________<br>Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org">Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>