<html><body><div>I'm not sure I am ready to jump on to the unanimous bandwagon on this one. Conferring with my Constituency peers.</div>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=228233219-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So we are sayiing "we unanimously partially support the recommendation"? Sounds a little confusing to me. At the same time, note that in my response to Philip just sent a couple minutes ago, I suggested "Qualified Support". I think it may be an improvement to say "we unanimously support a recommendation with qualifications".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Avri Doria<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 26, 2007 10:11 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Council GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] Draft reply Council on GNSO reform<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I thought that the partial support meant that we, as a group, had reservations that were expressed in the included statements.</DIV>
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<DIV>In the preface we say the the level os support an unanimous. So partial support does not refer to the level of support in the council but rather to the degree to which we unanimously support the recommendation as written in the BWG draft.</DIV>
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<DIV>On 26 nov 2007, at 15.57, Gomes, Chuck wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks again Philip. This is looking very good in my opinion, but I still have a four areas of concern.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><U>3. All policy is developed in working groups in place of task forces of Council.</U></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I still don't understand what positive elements in the current task force model would be excluded in a working group model. I would appreciate some explanation here. For the moment at least, I think we should say "Support", not "Partial Support". I have no problem emphasizing the need to include flexibility in the WG model but do not support the suggestion to include 'task forces'.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><U>3.2 Steps to improve effectiveness/ efficiency: proposals for running working groups.</U></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Why only "Partial Support" for this? I think we should say "Support".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><U>4.1b Amend the bylaws to clarify the limited set of “consensus policies” upon which the GNSO may make change.</U></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I think we should say "Support", not "Partial Support".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><U>5.2 Steps to improve effectiveness. </U></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><U>The monitoring / oversight role of Council.</U> </SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=457014614-26112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Why only "Partial Support" for this? I think we should say "Support".</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [<A href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" target=_blank _onClick="Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=owner-council%40gnso.icann.org');; return false;">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Gomes, Chuck<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Philip Sheppard; Council GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] Draft reply Council on GNSO reform<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [<A href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" target=_blank _onClick="Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=owner-council%40gnso.icann.org');; return false;">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Philip Sheppard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Council GNSO'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council] Draft reply Council on GNSO reform<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>As agreed on yesterday's Council call, I promised to draft a short paper as a "straw man" listing those recommendations on GNSO reform that may be supportable by Council as a whole.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>Given the deadline is submission by 30 November I thought I'd better get a move on.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>Not surprisingly those listed are ones seeking:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>- improvements in policy development and timeline flexibility,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>- improvements in communications,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>- improvements in outreach</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>- greater support for constituencies.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>I have left out proposals on structural change suspecting we will have differing views.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>On working groups, I am proposing a partial support, suspecting we mostly feel they will work for much policy work, but that tying our hands to have ONLY working groups for EVERY issue before us would be too inflexible. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>I hope I have captured areas of potential agreement. Your first comments please by <STRONG>November 25</STRONG> after which time I'll edit a proposed final version.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671574813-21112007>Comments can be as simple as - "yes I/we support" or can be proposals to strike one of the proposed areas of agreement. In that case, a word of explanation would be good to share.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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