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<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><FONT face=Arial>All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><FONT face=Arial>To move the Conflict of
Interest discussion along, I have taken the liberty of drafting a policy based
on the ICANN Board Conflict of Interest Policy. It is attached, as is
an affirmation/disclosure form, for your consideration. It is structured
as follows:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<OL>
<LI><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><FONT face=Arial>Everybody is obligated to
disclose any financial interest with respect to any entity or individual with
which ICANN has or is negotiating a transaction, contract, dispute, or
other arrangement. That is very broad, and essentially requires us
to articulate our economic relationships with ICANN, registries,
registrars, applicants, etc. Most of these relationships will have
nothing to do with the work of the Review Team, but will provide the "cards on
the table" transparency Peter referenced.</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=126500622-30042010></SPAN><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial>All such disclosures would be distributed to members of the Review
Team, and made publicly available along with the RT's other
materials.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial>Any member of the RT may ask the Chair (or the Vice Chair if the
potential conflict relates to the Chair) to convene a meeting (or portion of a
meeting) to discuss whether or not a financial interest disclosed by a member
of the team constitutes a conflict of interest.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial>If, following such discussion, the other members of the RT believe
that the financial interest may adversely impact the disclosing member's
ability to act fairly and independently and in a manner that furthers the
independence, integrity, fairness, and objectivity of the work of the RT, that
member will not vote on or participate in deliberations by the RT with respect
to the matter.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></LI></OL>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial>I suspect that this is somewhat more elaborate than we actually need,
but I am conscious of the underlying motivations. I thought the
easiest way to avoid spending more time than necessary debating the adequacy of
any policy we adopt was to start from the form that ICANN has adopted for
itself. Inasmuch as my participation in the Review Team is likely Mr.
Beckstrom's motivation for raising this matter, I will forward my own
affirmation/disclosure in advance of our meeting on
Wednesday.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial>Best,</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=126500622-30042010><SPAN
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face=Arial>Becky</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>