<html><head></head><body lang="es-ES" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How upgrade from an observer status to a participant status?</div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carlos Vera</div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Isoc Ecuador</div> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="display:initial"></div> <div style="font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Enviado desde mi smartphone BlackBerry 10.</div> <table width="100%" style="background-color:white;border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; font-family: Tahoma, 'BB Alpha Sans', 'Slate Pro'; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><b>De: </b>Bernard Turcotte</div><div><b>Enviado: </b>domingo, 14 de agosto de 2016 09:34</div><div><b>Para: </b>Greg Shatan</div><div><b>CC: </b>accountability-cross-community@icann.org</div><div><b>Asunto: </b>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Clarifying the Observer Role in the Subgroups</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(186, 188, 209); border-top-width: 1pt; font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><br><div id="_originalContent" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Greg et al.,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Answers inserted in your questions below but it is important to note the the role of Observers was meant to be just that:</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 10:50 PM, Greg Shatan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Co-Chairs and Staff,<div><br></div><div>We need some clarification of the Observer role in the Subgroups. </div><div><br></div><div>Conceptually, are the Observers essentially "spectators" or do they have the ability to participate in some fashion?</div><div><br></div><div>Specifically:</div><div><br></div><div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">1. Will Observers get call invitations?</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">No - in part this is because there is no way to distinguish between Observers and Participants on teleconferences or in Adobe - as such if Observers were to participate in these there would be no point in having the differentiation between Observers and Active Participants. It is however important to note that there is no restrictions on who can be an Active Participant or an Observer and that people can join either or switch between them at any time. I will copy below the published definitions of these here to remind people of the difference between these two:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style=""><ul><li>As an active participant who wishes to engage in the day-to-day discussions of the particular topic. Each active participant is expected to spend at least 3-5 hours per week on sub-group work and will have posting rights to the mailing list.</li><li>As an observer who wishes to follow the topic discussion but not actively participate at the sub-group level. Observers are not expected to spend time on sub-group work and will not have posting rights to the mailing list.</li></ul></div></div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">2. Can Observers join Adobe Connect and/or phone bridge for the call?</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">That is up to the rapporteurs for that group as staff will not police this - but again since calls are being recorded, transcribed and notes taken it was felt observers would not be deprived of any information.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">3. If yes, can Observers speak and/or write in the chat, or are they required to be silent/non-participating?</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">As noted above there is no automated way of , and staff will not police, enforcing any limitation on Observers in Adobe, as such there is nothing which would prevent them from fully participating.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">4. Do Observers receive the mailing list posts along with everyone else?</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Yes.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">5. Will Observers have posting rights to the email list?</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">No.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Hope this helps.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Cheers</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">B.</div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Clarification of these specific issues as soon as possible will be most helpful to the functioning of the Subgroups.</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Thank you.</span></font></div><span class=""><font color="#888888"><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Greg</span></font></div>
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