<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Legal Subteam and Counsel:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am forwarding the draft prepared by "Working Party 1" (WP1) on Community Empowerment and moving elements of the Affirmation of Commitments into the ICANN Bylaws. WP1 is meeting tomorrow, April 8 at 21.00 UTC.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">WP1 has requested that counsel review and comment on this. (Clearly, not all counsel -- some cost-effective subset of counsel.) This should be considered a "formal" request for counsel to act.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It would be most helpful to WP1 to have counsel (see parenthetical above) on tomorrow's call, and prepared to comment. Failing that (or in addition to that), written comments would certainly be helpful. By copy of this email, I am asking staff to invite counsel to the call, either now or after counsel has identified the team (or person) for this call.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Note that WP1 is in "sprint" mode and is also meeting Friday (17.00) and Monday (20.00). I am not expecting that counsel would be present on those calls unless it seems necessary based on tomorrow's call.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">After this email, I will forward an email with comments on this draft from Mathieu Weill.</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_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jordan Carter</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 7:48 PM<br>Subject: [WP1] First Draft: WP1 content for Comment report on community powers & AOC<br>To: "<a href="mailto:wp1@icann.org" target="_blank">wp1@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:wp1@icann.org" target="_blank">wp1@icann.org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear WP1 colleagues,<div><br></div><div>Attached in PDF and .docx the first draft of the content we have prepared over the weekend to put in the Public Comment report.</div><div><br></div><div>It covers community powers and AOC incorporation.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course this is not yet perfect - we've done what we can in the very tight timeframe to get first draft material together. Thanks to those drafting team members who were able to set some time aside and add comments and thoughts to the draft. Not everybody had the chance to due to some document access issues, so I am sure our next iteration will be even better.</div><div><br></div><div>This will be the main subject of our WP1 call on 8 April.</div><div><br></div><div><b>I would welcome and encourage comment or discussion on the list before the meeting, as well as at the meeting.</b> We won't prepare an updated version of this until after the WP1 call Wednesday, which will take the discussion on the call into account.</div><div><br></div><div>I will send this to the co-chairs and asking Leon to advance discussion / consideration with the lawyers.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Staff - </b>please add this on the Wiki in the appropriate place.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div>Jordan<span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive <br><b>InternetNZ</b><br><br>04 495 2118 (office) | <a href="tel:%2B64%2021%20442%20649" value="+6421442649" target="_blank">+64 21 442 649</a> (mob)<br><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a> <br>Skype: jordancarter<br><br><i>A better world through a better Internet </i><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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