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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=308073120-05022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Mike,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=308073120-05022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I didn't assume they were claiming to be representative of
individual users but rather that they are individual users. All our motion
asked for was invidual users.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=308073120-05022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=308073120-05022009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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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>Mike
Rodenbaugh<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
council@gnso.icann.org<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'ALAC Working List'<BR><B>Subject:</B>
RE: [council] Motion on Individual Users in the GNSO.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Mary,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks to you and
Bill for volunteering, but could you please describe why you believe you two
are ‘representative’ of individual users?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-Mike
R.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Mary Wong<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:53
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
council@gnso.icann.org; Alan Greenberg; Chuck Gomes<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> ALAC Working List<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [council] Motion on
Individual Users in the GNSO.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Everyone,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The NCUC would like to express
its thanks to those members who have worked on the motion and the various
activities that accompany it. We believe the question of individual user
engagement is, like public participation, an important and vital part of the
ICANN model and process. The NCUC is also fully committed to contributing to
processes and models, going forward, that will facilitate individual user
participation (non-commercial and otherwise) in the GNSO and other aspects of
ICANN work.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">As such, the NCUC would like to
nominate two of its Councillors, viz. myself (Mary) and Bill Drake, to
serve as user representatives to assist in creating a useful and
representative recommendation to the Board in this
respect.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Mary (for the
NCUC)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Tahoma
color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Mary W S
Wong</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Professor of
Law<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Franklin</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Pierce</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Law</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Two White
Street</SPAN></FONT></st1:address></st1:Street><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Concord</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">,
<st1:State w:st="on">NH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">03301</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">USA</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Email: <A
href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Phone:
1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Webpage: <A
href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Selected writings available
on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A
href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><BR>>>> "Gomes,
Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com> 2/3/2009 8:19 PM
>>><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Avri and
all,</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We need
to very quickly "</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">identify some user representatives, especially individual
users, who would be willing to work with the ALAC and At-Large community to
develop a recommendation regarding the Board’s request</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">". Does the
NCUC have any recommendations? Should we seek some volunteers from the
GA list? Can anyone recommend an individual user?</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Alan Greenberg<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, February 02, 2009 4:20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
council@gnso.icann.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B>
ALAC Working List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[council] Motion on Individual Users in the
GNSO.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">At 29/01/2009
05:42 PM, Glen de Saint Géry wrote:<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Motion 4<BR>Motion
re: Individual Users in the
GNSO<BR>=======================================<BR>Motion proposed by Chuck
Gomes seconded by Bill Drake with friendly amendments by Alan Greenberg
<BR>Whereas: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">On 11 December
2008, the ICANN Board approved Resolution 2008-12-11-02 seeking a
recommendation on how to incorporate the legitimate interests of
individual Internet users in the GNSO in constructive yet non-duplicative
ways and requesting that the recommendation should be submitted no later
than 24 January 2009 for consideration by the Board.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">In an email
message to the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName>
list dated 20 January 2009, the ICANN Vice President, Policy Development
clarified that the11 December Resolution is an effort to help the Board
identify a strategic solution that balances ALAC/At-Large and GNSO
opportunities for all user and registrant stakeholders.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The Working
Group on <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName>
Restructuring Report sent to the ICANN Board of Directors on 25 July 2008
recommended that the Non-Contracted Party/User House would be open to
membership of all interested parties that use or provide services for the
Internet, with the obvious exclusion of the contracted parties and should
explicitly not be restricted to domain registrants as recommended by the
BGC and that such recommendation was made in response to the suggestion of
the ALAC Liaison to the Council. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName> Chair previously
contacted the ALAC Chair and the GNSO ALAC Liaison to discuss this topic.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The potential
members of the two <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName>
Non-Contracted Party Stakeholder Groups have been tasked with submitting
proposed Stakeholder Group Charters to the ICANN Board prior to the Board
meeting on 6 March 2009. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Resolve:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The Council
requests the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName> ALAC
Liaison in consultation with the ALAC Chair to:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
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<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Determine
whether the ALAC and At-Large community have any concerns with regard to
the recommendation that membership in the Non-Contracted Party/User
House would be open to individual Internet users in addition to domain
name registrants and, if so, to communicate those concerns to the
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName> as soon as
practical <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The ALAC and
At-Large continue to support having users (which includes registrants)
involved in the Non-contracted Party/User House of the GNSO. Our initial
reply to the Board is appended below. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<UL type=disc>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level2 lfo5"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Determine
whether the ALAC and At-Large community would like the GNSO to identify
some user representatives, especially individual users, who would be
willing to work with the ALAC and At-Large community to develop a
recommendation regarding the Board’s request that could be forwarded to
the appropriate groups for their consideration in developing a
stakeholder group charter and to the Board for action on GNSO
improvement recommendations. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">We are most
certainly interested. As noted in our initial response to the Board, we are
committed to responding to the Board by February 20. Our intent is to try to
reach some common ground with the GNSO-names individuals. To the extent that
we do or do not meet this goal, our response to the Board will note
it.<BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">If in either case
the ALAC or At-large community do not accept this proposal the GNSO council
may reconsider the issue. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<UL type=disc>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Provide weekly
progress reports to the Council list regarding the above.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The Council
directs the Council Chair to: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
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<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Apologize to
the Board that it failed to meet the Board established deadline of 24
January <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Inform the
Board that the GNSO: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL>
<UL type=disc>
<UL type=circle>
<UL type=square>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level3 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Is awaiting
information from the ALAC. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level3 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Is willing
in cooperation with users to identify user representatives, especially
individual users, who would be willing to work with the ALAC and
At-Large community to develop a recommendation.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level3 lfo8"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Will
promptly consider next steps and respond to the Board as quickly as
possible after requested information is received from the ALAC as well
any recommendation that may be developed by the ALAC and At-Large
community. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The motion passed
unanimously by voice vote <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><BR>*Letter from the Chair
of the ALAC to the Chair of the Board of ICANN*<BR><BR>I write to you today
in connection with ICANN Board Resolution 2008-12-11-02.<BR><BR>Whilst the
resolution asked that a recommendation on the modalities for including
Individual Internet users in the GNSO should be presented to the board by
24^th January, the various parties have been unable to conclude work in the
timeframe provided. Considering that much of the available time between
11^th December and 24^th January was over the festive season, I'm sure you
and the other board members will understand that whilst we are working on
the question, as volunteers during a major family holiday we have had less
time for this issue than would otherwise be the case.<BR><BR>With respect to
At-Large we are also very busy with new gTLDs, the ALAC Review, and the
organisation of the At-Large Summit; the Board's request really couldn't
have come at a worse time.<BR><BR>Nevertheless we are working on the
question. I have had discussions with Avri Doria, <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName> Chair, on how to convene the various
interested parties and I compliment her efforts to encourage constructive
work on this question. Unfortunately the modalities for joint work by all
interested parties has in itself proven controversial enough that no meeting
of that kind has taken place yet, it does appear that things are moving in a
positive direction and that discussions of a suitably representative nature
will be forthcoming.<BR><BR>In the meantime, At-Large has convened a
regionally-balanced ad-hoc working group and we have committed to having a
considered response not later than 20^th February, irrespective of what
efforts involving broader interests is able to produce.<BR><BR>What we can
say to you at this point is the following:<BR><BR> * At-Large
and ALAC does not believe that the answer to
individual<BR> Internet user participation in the
GNSO requires -- or is even<BR> well-served -- by
simply inserting the At-Large community's<BR>
structures into the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. In fact,
we<BR> believe that would be both confusing to the
community and quite<BR>
counterproductive.<BR> * The concept of opening the GNSO to
"users" instead of<BR> "registrants" was included in
the Report of the Working Group on<BR>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">GNSO Council</st1:PersonName> Restructuring at the
instigation of the ALAC. We<BR> remain convinced
that the GNSO must include meaningful<BR>
participation for those speaking on behalf of individual
Internet<BR> users within both the commercial and
non-commercial stakeholder<BR> groups. But to be
clear, our definition of "user" includes<BR>
registrants.<BR> * "meaningful participation" in this context
means that those<BR> engaged on behalf of individual
Internet users must feel that<BR> their voices are
influential and effective and equal to the
voices<BR> of other groups in their Stakeholder
Group. Without this, there is<BR> no chance that new
players can be drawn into the GNSO community.<BR> * We have seen
the draft NCUC petition and charter for the
NCSG,<BR> held a meeting with members of the NCUC
during the ICANN Cairo<BR> meeting to discuss it and
we continue to evaluate the proposal.<BR> Without
prejudice to that proposal, we believe that the
ultimate<BR> structure of the NCSG must provide a
place where all voices and<BR> views can be heard on
the questions of the day, and where the<BR>
structures of the NCSG ensure that no voice is disenfranchised
and<BR> in particular that individual personalities
are unable to impose<BR> their views on others. Just
as "takeover" is an issue within ICANN<BR> as a
whole, it is also an issue within a SG.<BR><BR>Whilst I know that the above
is not all that you hoped to receive from us this month, I hope that you
will find it useful and we look forward to concluding our work on this
question, as soon as possible.<BR><BR>Of course if you or your colleagues
require clarification on any of the above, I, our ALAC Executive, and
the Working Group established for this topic, remain at your
service.<BR><BR><BR>Kindest regards,<BR><BR>(Signed on behalf the ALAC
ad-hoc WG on NCSG : GNSO Improvements Implementation)<BR><BR>Cheryl
Langdon-Orr<BR>ALAC Chair
2007-2009<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>