<div dir="ltr">Sam - <div><br></div><div>Not sure what you mean with your first two sentences but I see all three mechanism as good options, though model B) is maybe the most complex one. Additionally, Mechanism A) and even C) could always decide to work with another entity with regard to specific projects. Insofar Mechanism B) could survive in different forms in the future. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you, </div><div>Erika</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 3:46 PM Sam Lanfranco <<a href="mailto:sam@lanfranco.net">sam@lanfranco.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>Erika,</p>
    <p>Okay, when I make such observations, I am not like a dog with a
      bone. I don't hang on to them for dear lilfe. <br>
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    <p>After discussion, more evidence and logic, I can even vote
      against what I put on the table.</p>
    <p>Sam <br>
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    <div>On 12/18/2019 11:33 PM, Erika Mann
      wrote:<br>
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      Sam - let’s keep it as it is, the language reflects reality. We
      have a consensus call after the next Public Comment period and,
      hopefully by then, all members are going to have consulted with
      their constituents are are able to vote. 
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      <div>Kind regards,</div>
      <div>Erika <br>
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          <div id="gmail-m_8789746083499326047AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
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            On Dec 18, 2019, at 11:10 PM, Sam Lanfranco <<a href="mailto:sam@lanfranco.net" target="_blank">sam@lanfranco.net</a>>
            wrote:<font color="#800000">Colleagues, <br>
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              <p><font size="-1" color="#800000">With regard to the fact
                  that some of the rankings are close, and that nine of
                  twenty-three participants did not respond, I am not
                  sure of the best way forward here. Recommending
                  mechanism A and mechanism B, while not discarding
                  mechanism C yet, gives little guidance to our other
                  colleagues with regard to how our deliberations
                  assessed the relative strengths and weaknesses of the
                  three mechanisms. Is there any way to up the response
                  rate? Can we query to find out if poll absence was a
                  deliberate abstention or an oversight? <br>
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              <p><font color="#800000"><font size="-1">Sam L.</font> </font><font size="+3"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"></span></font></p>
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              <div>On 12/18/2019 1:55 PM, Marika
                Konings wrote:<br>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt">Sending
                        on behalf of the CCWG Co-Chairs<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Thank you for
                      those who participated in the indicative poll and
                      those who submitted comments on the most recent
                      draft of the proposed Final Report. Attached
                      please find the results of the indicative poll. As
                      summarized in the spreadsheet, fourteen members
                      out of twenty-three members responded. In
                      addition, eight participants provided their input.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">In response
                      to the question “Are you of the view that the CCWG
                      should only recommend one mechanism for ICANN
                      Board consideration, even if your preferred
                      mechanism does not come out as the preferred
                      mechanism of the CCWG overall?”, six members
                      indicated their preference to recommend the top
                      two ranked mechanisms to the ICANN Board, five
                      members indicated their preference to only
                      recommend 1 mechanism, two members indicated their
                      preference to recommend all three mechanism and
                      one member indicated no preference.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">In response
                      to the ranking, seven members recommended
                      mechanism A as their preferred mechanism, four
                      members ranked mechanism B as their preferred
                      mechanism and three members ranked mechanism C
                      first. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">After
                      reviewing these results, the leadership team
                      believes that the best path forward is to
                      recommend mechanism A and mechanism B in the
                      proposed Final Report, but the leadership team is
                      not discarding mechanism C (an ICANN Foundation)
                      yet. The attached revision to the proposed Final
                      Report includes updates based on the most recent
                      round of comments from members, as well as
                      revisions in line with the leadership team’s
                      suggested approach regarding the mechanisms. Note
                      that the report includes the following text: “As a
                      number of members did not participate in the
                      indicative survey it is possible that the outcome
                      could change as a result of further deliberations,
                      consideration of input received and consultations
                      by the members with their respective appointing
                      organizations.”</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:-webkit-standard,serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">The
                      leadership team proposes that the CCWG review the
                      poll results, suggested approach, and report
                      revisions <b>by the end of this week (Friday 20
                        December)</b> and that we open the public
                      comment forum on Monday 23 December (see proposed
                      announcement attached).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Thanks in
                      advance for your review.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Erika and
                      Ching<u></u><u></u></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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