<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">OK, thanks Thomas.<div><br></div><div>Can we send the letter out today?</div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>Le 21 sept. 2012 à 10:31, Thomas Rickert a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello Stéphane,<div>we are almost there. There was just one suggestion for a change sent by John, which I have copied below:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>***</div><div>Thomas,<br><br>As much as I like stirring the pot, I wonder if we can do one or two<br>things to this letter than have less to do with its content, but its<br>character.<br><br>I know that Bertrand is a member of the Board Structural Improvements<br>Committee, but I don't think that is what motivated his request. Neither<br>is he on the New gTLD Committee.<br><br>He is likely hoping to help solve a problem, much as he tried to do in<br>Cartagena at the Council dinner even before he was seated on the Board. <br>Because of that, could we address the letter to the Board overall (or<br>either of its committees?) and change the opening paragraph to note the<br>request from Bertrand?<br><br>I hate the thought that I am getting mired in the kind of kabuki that I<br>often rail about, but I am uneasy about upsetting Board comity.<br><br>My two cents.<br><br>Cheers, <br><br>John Berard<br>Founder</div><div>***</div><div><br></div><div>Since there were no objections or comments as a response to that suggestion, I propose we address the letter to the Board Structural Improvements Committee (SIC), that is to say to Ray Plzak as its chair. Bertrand wrote that the SIC will review the proposals and therefore it should be adquate to address its chair and cc Bertrand.</div><div><br></div><div>The content of the letter should remain unaltered, though.</div><div><br></div><div>In my note to the Council I reminded the group of the intention discussed during out last call to submit the letter by the end of the week. May I suggest that you dispatch it by COB today to allow for additional comments until then?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Thomas</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div>Am 21.09.2012 um 10:12 schrieb Stéphane Van Gelder:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks Wolf and everyone else who has responded to Thomas' call.<div><br></div><div>Are we now in a position for me to send the letter as it is now drafted?</div><div><br></div><div><div>
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<br><div><div>Le 20 sept. 2012 à 22:12, <<a href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>> <<a href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>> a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Thomas
Rickert<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Freitag, 14. September 2012 16:30<br><b>An:</b>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">Dear
all,</span></p>
<div><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span">as
discussed during yesterday's call, please find below the draft letter
regarding the impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure including the changes
proposed by Stéphane. </span></div>
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<div><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span">Please
provide your comments and suggestions as soon as you can as the plan is to
finalize the draft by the end of next week.</span></div>
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<div><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span">Kind
regards and have a great weekend,</span></div>
<div><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span">Thomas</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear Bertrand,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">the
GNSO Council would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback
to your request for input on the impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's
structure.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">As
you know, the Council as well as individual SGs and Constituencies have been
discussing this important subject for a long time now. It has also been a
topic during face to face meetings between the GNSO Council and the Board and
GAC as well as with the ccNSO. Some groups have already or will respond to the
Board directly and our impression is that they are confident to have taken
appropriate steps to address the upcoming challenges. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">As
far as the Council is concerned, here will most likely be quantitative and
qualitative challenges. What these will be and their size can hardly be
predicted. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">In
qualitative terms, there may be new requests to
form constituencies and new stakeholder groups in both houses, some of
which may be re-configurations or alignments of existing
groups.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">Since this is an unknown factor, the
effects on the democratic and participatory process of the Council and the
response to that are yet to be seen. However, we would like to highlight that
ICANN is already publishing information on how to participate (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/participation.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/participation.htm</a>)
including information on how to form a Constituency. Thus, the information and
processes are available to be inclusive</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">In quantitative terms, challenges are
more predictable in some aspects. For sure, there will be </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more attention by the general pubic
and Governments;</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more attendants at meetings, which
has an impact on sizing the venues; </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more groups that need administrative
and technical support;</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more telephone conferences with more
participants and more remote participation;</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more documents to be produced and
read; </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more decisions to be made and
operationalized;</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">- more contractors that need to be
managed;</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">- the need for ever more stringent budget management and
control; and</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">-
more compliance issues that need to be taken care of.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">These quantitative challenges require managerial responses that
ICANN can prepare for. Such preparations should also encompass the increased
burden on volunteers to deal with even more and potentially more complex
material to work on. Processes and support schemes for volunteers should be
designed to best possibly avoid volunteer fatigue.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">The
unknown is what new groups will be established and what their place and role
in the ICANN eco system shall be. However, additions will only lead to
marginal changes that can be dealt with once they are known.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">In
summary, the GNSO Council believes that the current structure is resilient to
respond to the challenges to come as long as ICANN provides the resources
required to accommodate an increasing number of participants / stakeholders
and their respective needs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" lang="EN-GB">Stéphane van Gelder</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Chair, GNSO Council</p>
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