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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And if I may provide further clarification this was a directive FROM THE BOARD at the last meeting in Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am curious as to why the staff went this way, given that direction, without consulting the SG that was involved in requesting it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For what it is worth, I am cc’ing Bruce Tonkin and Rita Rodin and Rod Beckstrom all of whom were present at the RrSg meeting where this was discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Adrian Kinderis </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ruiz<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 14 October 2011 7:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [council] A question to the candidate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>I think the bigger question is why Staff submitted this to the Council<br>in the first place. Seems it skirts around the one thing that was<br>actually asked, what is or isn't within the picket fence. In my opinion,<br>it does not advance anything constructive and only serves to set those<br>with different opinions even more firmly in their positions. <br><br>Tim<br><br>> -------- Original Message --------<br>> Subject: [council] A question to the candidate<br>> From: john@crediblecontext.com<br>> Date: Fri, October 14, 2011 9:08 am<br>> To: "Stéphane_Van_Gelder" <stephane.vangelder@indom.com><br>> Cc: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org>, <br>> "Glen_de_Saint_Géry" <Glen@icann.org><br>> <br>> Stephane,<br>> <br>> <br>> As you think about how you might approach a second term as Chair of the Council, I wonder if you could give us your thoughts on this:<br>> <br>> <br>> In the �Discussion Paper on Next Steps to Produce a New Form of the RAA� sent to the Council yesterday by Kurt Pritz, is this:<br>> <br>> "We also note that disagreements in the GNSO Council regarding the process over the last year have resulted in delays in considering the substantive issues."<br>> <br>> This is not the first time or the softest way in which we have heard this criticism of delay and disharmony. How would you move to solve it? <br>> <br>> Cheers,<br>> <br>> Berard<br>> <br>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>