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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=342043310-03072011>I agree,
too.</SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Von:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>Im Auftrag von
</B>Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Freitag, 1. Juli 2011
20:05<BR><B>An:</B> council@gnso.icann.org List<BR><B>Betreff:</B> [council]
Re: [soac-discussion] Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed
Public Comment Constructs <BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I agree, since SGs are a GNSO construct and so while it may be useful for
the other SOs to each send a rep, for us having SG reps may be more
appropriate.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Mary<BR><BR></DIV>
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<TD><STRONG>From: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder@indom.com></TD></TR>
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<TD><STRONG>Date: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>7/1/2011 3:58 AM</TD></TR>
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<TD><STRONG>Subject: </STRONG></TD>
<TD>[council] Re: [soac-discussion] Form a Focus Group to Provide
Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Councillors,
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<DIV>Further to this, in so far as each GNSO SG wants to put a
candidate forward, it may not be necessary for the Council to also put
one forward. But that is of course open to discussion. Thoughts
anyone?</DIV>
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<DIV>Stéphane</DIV>
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<DIV>Le 1 juil. 2011 à 09:50, Stéphane Van Gelder a écrit :</DIV><BR
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FYI.
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<DIV>Début du message réexpédié :</DIV><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>De :
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">Filiz Yilmaz
<<A
href="mailto:filiz.yilmaz@icann.org">filiz.yilmaz@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>Date :
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">30 juin 2011
18:08:49 HAEC<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>À :
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">"<A
href="mailto:soac-discussion@icann.org">soac-discussion@icann.org</A>"
<<A
href="mailto:soac-discussion@icann.org">soac-discussion@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>Cc :
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">"<A
href="mailto:mike.silber@icann.org">mike.silber@icann.org</A>
Silber" <<A
href="mailto:mike.silber@icann.org">mike.silber@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>Objet :
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>[soac-discussion]
Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment
Constructs </B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">Dear
Community Leaders,</P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">I
communicated to you in Singapore that we would like to receive your
support in forming a Focus Group to provide some initial feedback on
two specific Public Comment implementation proposals relating to
ATRT Recommendations 15, 16 and 17. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">This
email is intended to provide additional details to help you in
identifying individuals to participate in this activity.
<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Purpose</B>:
To help ICANN Staff assess the usability and viability of
certain implementation constructs related to the Public Comment
process as recommended by the ATRT. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Team
Members</B>: We would prefer to keep the Focus Group relatively
small and are therefore requesting <SPAN class=msoIns
style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><INS>one</INS></SPAN> representative
from of each ICANN SO, AC or SG. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Methodology:</B>
Due to the challenges in scheduling telephone calls/meetings and
considering the nature of the topics/questions, our plan is that
the group will interact and collaborate via a dedicated space
within ICANN's Confluence Wiki environment. Details (e.g.,
links, login information) will be sent to the volunteers separately.
At this time, no meetings are planned. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Duration</B>:
We anticipate that the feedback period will last one month
from 20 July through 19 August at which point the dedicated Wiki
space will be closed. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Content</B>:
ICANN Staff will outline two current proposals to the Focus Group
and collect initial feedback (via the Wiki). The two specific
topics that the Focus Group's will be asked to provide feedback
are:<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><SPAN
class=msoIns
style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><INS>Topic
1</INS></SPAN>: Stratification/Prioritization of Public
Comments<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><SPAN
class=msoIns
style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><INS>Topic
2</INS></SPAN>. Comment/Reply Structure for Public
Comments<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Scope</B>:
The Focus Group will be asked specific questions concerning the
topics listed above and feedback/responses will be collected via the
Wiki. The ATRT Recommendations have been reviewed by the ICANN
Community and approved by the ICANN Board; therefore, the Focus
Group will not be asked to validate the ATRT Recommendations
themselves.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><B>Outcomes</B>:
The Wiki collaboration and discussion threads will be used by
Staff to inform its planning concerning the implementation topics
listed above. Staff does not plan to issue any written reports or
summaries of the Focus Group's deliberations; however, the Wiki may
be opened for public read access once the work is completed.
Elements of the feedback may be incorporated into a formal
Public Comment solicitation that will deal with these same topics
circa September 2011. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">I
hope you find the above information helpful in identifying and
selecting candidates to help with this feedback
process.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">We
hope to hear back from you with one volunteer contact detail from
your group latest by <SPAN class=msoIns
style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><INS>13 July
2011</INS></SPAN>, in order to start the activity as outlined
above.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">Kind
regards, <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">Filiz
Yilmaz<BR><BR></P>
<DIV>Sr Dir Participation and Engagement<BR>ICANN<BR></DIV>
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