<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>The matter may be nothing more than a review/revision to Article VI, Section 6 of the ICANN Bylaws. Here is the text:<br></div><div><br></div><div><i><strong>Section 6. DIRECTORS' CONFLICTS OF INTEREST</strong></i></div><div><i>
</i></div><div><i>The Board, through the Board Governance Committee, shall require a
statement from each Director not less frequently than once a year
setting forth all business and other affiliations that relate in any way
to the business and other affiliations of ICANN. Each Director shall be
responsible for disclosing to ICANN any matter that could reasonably be
considered to make such Director an "interested director" within the
meaning of Section 5233 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit
Corporation Law ("CNPBCL"). In addition, each Director shall disclose to
ICANN any relationship or other factor that could reasonably be
considered to cause the Director to be considered to be an "interested
person" within the meaning of Section 5227 of the CNPBCL. The Board
shall adopt policies specifically addressing Director, Officer, and
Supporting Organization conflicts of interest. No Director shall vote on
any matter in which he or she has a material and direct financial
interest that would be affected by the outcome of the vote. </i></div><div><br></div><div>This speaks to the here-and-now, hard-and-fast potential conflict, but it is silent on whether there is an appropriate period of time after a Board member departs before taking a job that materially benefits from having been on the Board.</div><div><br></div><div>If the question were put in the form of a proposal to make such a modification (not a bad idea in light of the Board's recent decisions on contracts and gTLDs which have increase the financial stakes of being involved in ICANN), we might be able to have a substantive conversation.</div><div><br></div><div>My thought.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br></div><blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:verdana;">
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Subject: RE: [council] Topic for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting<br>
From: "Jonathan Robinson" <<a href="http://jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com">jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, July 19, 2011 10:42 am<br>
To: "'GNSO Council List'" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
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</style><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It was news to me. Was it common knowledge or rumour well in advance of the announcement?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Drake<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 July 2011 10:50<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Topic for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Hi Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">They redirected and Council failed to push back. I actually thought it was pretty impressively executed. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Was the PDT news a surprise to anyone? I had assumed this was precisely what Kristina wanted to talk about…<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Bill<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">On Jul 19, 2011, at 11:35 AM, Jonathan Robinson wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My perspective on the board discussion in Singapore was that it was very unsatisfactory.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We went down the path of discussing or possibly the board responded by discussing the issues around confidential information and the effectiveness or not of staff contracts in dealing with this.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My understanding was that the issue we had intended to discuss was conflicts of interest, particularly for ICANN board and senior staff / executive management, and what if any, effective corporate governance was in place to manage and deal with this.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If I am correct in my understanding, we were either insufficiently clear in communicating our topic of discussion or alternatively, the board was unwilling or unable to discuss it. Regardless, I agree with<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Stéphane that there was a distinct sense of “closed topic”.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The big question really revolves around corporate governance best practice at ICANN. How well is this understood, managed and kept current?</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Trust that this input provides a little further insight.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial"><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Stéphane Van Gelder<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>19 July 2011 07:14<br><b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosemary Sinclair<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosette, Kristina;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [council] Topic for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I agree that clarifications would be useful here.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">We discussed the revolving door issue with the Board in Singapore. I don't know about others, but I got the feeling the Board felt that all that there was to say on the subject had been said.<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Of course at the time we were talking about ICANN Staff, not Board members.<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">So Kristina and others, if you could be more specific on the actual wording of the topic you are requesting for the Dakar agenda, I'm sure that would be useful to Jeff, who is handling our agenda for Dakar.<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Stéphane</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Le 19 juil. 2011 à 00:12, Rosemary Sinclair a écrit :<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Hi Kristina et al<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Would you mind giving us some more background on the concerns here?<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I might not be thinking about the right problem...<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Rosemary<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On 19/07/2011, at 12:12 AM, "Rosette, Kristina" <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:krosette@cov.com">krosette@cov.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I'd like to see the revolving door topic on the agenda again, please.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a target="_blank" href="http://www.tldh.org/2011/07/peter-dengate-thrush-appointed-as-executive-chairman-of-tldh/">http://www.tldh.org/2011/07/peter-dengate-thrush-appointed-as-executive-chairman-of-tldh/</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br><br>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6304 (20110718) __________<br><br>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com/">http://www.eset.com</a><o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br><br>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6306 (20110719) __________<br><br>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com">http://www.eset.com</a><o:p></o:p></div></div>
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