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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=406330209-26092008><STRONG>Background</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=406330209-26092008>On yesterday's call
I used the word crazy to describe a part of the debate I heard around the agenda
item on abusive practices and the request for an issues
report.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=406330209-26092008>My apologies again
for being late to the meeting as my day job responsibilities intervened.
However, I would like to clarify what I meant.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=406330209-26092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is my burden to
have been a member of <SPAN class=218223109-26092008> C</SPAN>ouncil
for some time and thus have a certain institutional memory. I also helped write
the current PDP (and advised strenuously against putting it in the bylaws so
that we could fine tune it every quarter).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>What is
crazy then?</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use the term in
the sense of unsound. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Crazy
1</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>A Council member
requests that before an issues report we have a pre-issues report to determine
if the issue is in scope.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>BUT the PDP
</FONT><A href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2> tell<SPAN class=218223109-26092008>s </SPAN>us in 2e that one
key element of the issues report itself is:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>"the
opinion of the ICANN General Counsel regarding whether the issue proposed to
initiate the PDP is properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and
within the scope of the GNSO."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Crazy
2</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even after the
Council member has requested this and in advance by e-mail no staff member
intervenes to explain this.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Crazy
3</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Chair of the
meeting does not rule the motion out of order.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Crazy
4</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>We debate on
whether policy staff are sufficiently resourced to act on our
request.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is NOT
the job of Council to micro-manage staff. We request what we
want.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>It IS the job
of the <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vice
President, Policy Development</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>to manage policy
staff and tell Council when we need to make priority
choices.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Crazy
5</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the same light we
start to negotiate with staff on the timelines in the knowledge that we all know
the PDP timelines are hopeless (and as mentioned above ill-advisedly enshrined
in the bylaws). </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Council should make
its request.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then Staff should
advise on the art of the possible with respect to the request and other
requests. Then if necessary we advise on priorities.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008></SPAN><SPAN
class=406330209-26092008></SPAN><SPAN class=406330209-26092008></SPAN><SPAN
class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>As we move forward to revise
PDP etc lets us bear the above in mind.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial size=2>And lets please
empower our professional staff to advise, to act, to counsel and to
guide.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=406330209-26092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Philip </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>