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size=2 face=Arial>I expect the CSG will be putting someone forward. We're
getting ourselves organized.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Stéphane Van
Gelder<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Council
GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council] Fwd: [soac-discussion] Fwd: Form a Focus
Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs
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<DIV></DIV>Councillors,
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<DIV>Just as a reminder, in case you or anyone from your respective groups
would like to volunteer.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Stéphane</DIV>
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<DIV>Début du message réexpédié :</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>De : </B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">Filiz Yilmaz <<A
href="mailto:filiz.yilmaz@icann.org">filiz.yilmaz@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date :
</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">14
juillet 2011 16:54:19 HAEC<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>À : </B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<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-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Cc : </B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<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>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Objet :
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>[soac-discussion]
Fwd: Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment
Constructs </B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space">
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear Community Leaders,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>This is a friendly reminder that yesterday was the last day for the
call to name volunteers to take part in the Focus Group and we only heard
back from two groups; ALAC and Registries Stakeholder
Group. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I hope you can reach out to your groups again and ask whether there are
interested people to work with us in this group. We believe their feedback
will be most valuable in this process and having a good representation of
the various groups of the ICANN community within the Focus Group will be
beneficial overall. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Please let us know before the beginning of next week as the Focus Group
is planned to start the work by 20 July 2011. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for your support and kind regards.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<DIV
style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space">Filiz
Yilmaz<BR>Sr Dir Participation and Engagement<BR>ICANN<BR></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>From:
</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">Filiz
Yilmaz <<A
href="mailto:filiz.yilmaz@icann.org">filiz.yilmaz@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date:
</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">June
30, 2011 6:08:49 PM GMT+02:00<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>To:
</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<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-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Cc:
</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<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>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Subject:
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Form a Focus Group
to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs
</B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV
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<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">Dear
Community Leaders,</P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Team
Members</B>: We would prefer to keep the Focus Group relatively small and
are therefore requesting <SPAN
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class=msoIns><INS>one</INS></SPAN> representative from of each ICANN
SO, AC or SG. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class=msoIns><INS>Topic
1</INS></SPAN>: Stratification/Prioritization of Public
Comments<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class=msoIns><INS>Topic
2</INS></SPAN>. Comment/Reply Structure for Public Comments<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">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-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">We
hope to hear back from you with one volunteer contact detail from your
group latest by <SPAN style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
class=msoIns><INS>13 July 2011</INS></SPAN>, in order to start the
activity as outlined above.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">Kind
regards, <O:P></O:P></P>
<P
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">Filiz
Yilmaz<BR><BR></P>
<DIV>Sr Dir Participation and Engagement<BR>ICANN<BR></DIV>
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