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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">I regret that I was not able to be
      present during the call last week, but I support the original
      draft as proposed, without the rewording. The issue of the role of
      the GNSO and the GNSO council with regard to board and staff
      decisions is too important to be watered down. We must on the
      council level rise to the defense of the multi-stakeholder model,
      otherwise it will become a fig leave solely for the purpose of
      legitimizing the role of ICANN. ICANN continues to defend its role
      in public by proclaiming the multi-stakeholder model, but if it
      internally works to dismantle it, it will play into the hands of
      those that prefer another model.<br>
      <br>
      Best regards,<br>
      <br>
      Volker<br>
      <br>
      <br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
            do not think this new wording characterizes the discussion
            that we had last week.  Adding a footnote to the rationale
            would not solve any of the issues that were raised, and in
            fact would only introduce new (even worse) wrinkles.<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
            believe a rewording to make it more in line with what Alan
            had suggested is more preferable (Changes in last
            paragraph):<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="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Dear
            Board Governance Committee,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
            lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">               
            As you may be aware, the GNSO Council had the opportunity to
            review the BGC Recommendation on Reconsideration Request
            13-3, which can be found at
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/reconsideration/recommendation-ncsg-16may13-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/reconsideration/recommendation-ncsg-16may13-en.pdf</a>
            (Recommendation) during its regular monthly Council call on
            June 16, 2013.   </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
            lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Although
            the Council in no way intends to interfere with outcomes of
            Reconsideration Requests in general, we have some key
            concerns with the implications of the rationale used by the
            BGC in support of the Recommendation.  These concerns were
            expressed during the Council call and on the Council mailing
            list and centered around the perceived potential impact of
            the Recommendation on the GNSO and more broadly, the
            bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
            lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">               
            We therefore respectfully ask the BGC to defer the
            publication of the rationale of the Reconsideration Request
            until such time that a more complete discussion on this
            matter can take place with the community in July at the
            ICANN meeting in Durban.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"><br>
            Sincerely,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
            lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Jonathan
            Robinson</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">GNSO
            Council Chair </span>
          <span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            style="margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jeffrey
                J. Neuman</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF"><br>
              </span></b><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658">Neustar,
                Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs</span></b><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D"><br>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                Zahid Jamil [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:zahid@dndrc.com">mailto:zahid@dndrc.com</a>]
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:23 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Winterfeldt, Brian;
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> John Berard; Neuman, Jeff;
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Draft Letter to BGC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Fully support
          this rewording.<br>
          <br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From: </b>"Winterfeldt, Brian" <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com">bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com</a>>
            <o:p></o:p></p>
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              href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>
            <o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Date: </b>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:51
            +0000<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>To: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org%3ccouncil@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org<council@gnso.icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cc: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com%3cjohn@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com<john@crediblecontext.com</a>>;
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us%3cJeff.Neuman@neustar.us">Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us<Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us</a>>;
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au%3cbruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au<bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Subject: </b>RE: [council] Draft
            Letter to BGC<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear
            all:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
            IPC does not agree that the BGC’s rationale need be thrown
            out.  As an alternative, you might consider the following
            language in a footnote to the rationale, which we would have
            vetted with the full Council in due course, but for the
            intense pace at which this conversation is unfolding:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"This
            analysis is limited to consideration of whether the Board
            violated ICANN policy, and specifically the policies set
            forth in Annex A, Section 9 of the ICANN Bylaws, which
            require consultation with the GNSO Council where a
            PDP-developed recommendation is not approved by the Board. 
            It is beyond the scope of this Recommendation to consider
            whether, how and when the Board engages the GNSO Council in
            discussions following GNSO council statements or other
            actions outside the PDP process, and this Recommendation
            expresses no opinion on such matters."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank
              you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arrow;color:black"><o:p><span
                      style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Brian
                J. Winterfeldt  <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Partner
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.0pt"><u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com">bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com</a></span></u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#971B2F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt"><span
style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#971B2F;letter-spacing:-1.0pt">Steptoe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
              lang="EN-GB">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
            lang="EN-GB">
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.orgOn">owner-council@gnso.icann.orgOn</a>
            Behalf OfJonathan Robinson<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:42:15 AM <br>
            <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com</a>;
            'Neuman, Jeff'; 'Bruce Tonkin';
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
            <b>Subject:</b> RE: [council] Draft Letter to BGC</span><span
            lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">John,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">Good that the short version makes sense. 
                It’s often the case as you well know!</span><span
                lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">I felt it was clear in the Council meeting
                of 13/06/2013n that I understood that a formal letter
                would need to be sent on behalf of the Council and that
                this was what we were discussing.</span><span
                lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">I haven’t cross-checked against the
                transcript.  However, I did cover this in my 16/06/2013
                summary of the discussion and outcomes and didn’t
                receive any objections.  </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">Of course, it doesn’t necessarily require a
                vote for us to take action.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">We have an unusually tight deadline in that
                the BGC is meeting today at 21h00 UTC.  If we accept
                your objection, we do nothing, at least before the BGC
                meets.  </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">If we are to do something before the BGC
                meets, we need to do it fast. 
              </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">Personally, I am OK to put my name next to
                a draft substantially similar to what Jeff has outlined
                below but clearly, need support from the Council if I am
                to do so.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">Is there a variation on what Jeff has
                written that you feel you could support reasonably well
                in advance of the 21h00 deadline?</span><span
                lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">Thanks,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB">Jonathan</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
                <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">john@crediblecontext.com</a>
                [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com">mailto:john@crediblecontext.com</a>]
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> 17 June 2013 23:25<br>
                <b>To:</b> Neuman, Jeff; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>';
                'Bruce Tonkin'; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">
                  council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> RE: [council] Draft Letter to BGC</span><span
                lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Jeff, et. al.,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Even though short,
                  this note makes more of what happened than I heard. 
                  In as much as it was an open discussion, we didn't
                  hear from all and we certainly took no votes, either
                  on a proposal, motion or sense of the Council. 
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">And I was the
                    guy who coined the term "executivication" of
                    decision-making at ICANN.  I see the problem, but
                    not the basis for a solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It is true that
                  the Board committee's decision has sparked a bit of a
                  controversy (the transcript of the meeting shows
                  that), but there is no basis for any "ask," except
                  perhaps that the full Board draw its own conclusion as
                  to whether the decision undermines the community as
                  has been suggested.  Asking for this to be on our
                  joint meeting agenda for Durban is totally within our
                  purview, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I guess that rolls
                  up to being an objection.
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Berard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
            <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #C2C2C2
              1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in
              2.0pt;margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">--------- Original
                  Message --------- <o:p>
                  </o:p></span></p>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
                    lang="EN-GB">Subject: [council] Draft Letter to BGC<br>
                    From: "Neuman, Jeff" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us">Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us</a>><br>
                    Date: 6/17/13 1:09 pm<br>
                    To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:'jrobinson@afilias.info'">"'jrobinson@afilias.info'"</a> <<a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>>,
                    "'Bruce Tonkin'" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>>,
                    "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>"
                    <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Bruce,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Thanks for forwarding this note on to
                      the Council.  Given the timing sensitivities, I
                      would propose the Council tomorrow sending a note
                      like the one below.  Any objections? 
                    </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Dear Board Governance Committee,</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">                As you may be aware,
                      the GNSO Council had the opportunity to review the
                      BGC Recommendation on Reconsideration Request
                      13-3, which can be found at
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/reconsideration/recommendation-ncsg-16may13-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/reconsideration/recommendation-ncsg-16may13-en.pdf</a>
                      (Recommendation) during its regular monthly
                      Council call on June 16, 2013.   </span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Although the Council in no way
                      intends to interfere with outcomes of
                      Reconsideration Requests in general, we have some
                      key concerns with the implications of the
                      rationale used by the BGC in support of the
                      Recommendation.  These concerns were expressed
                      during the Council call and on the Council mailing
                      list and centered around the perceived potential
                      impact of the Recommendation on the GNSO and more
                      broadly, the bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model.</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">                We therefore
                      respectfully ask the BGC to withdraw the arguments
                      used to support the ultimate rejection of the
                      Reconsideration Request, and replace the rationale
                      with something more in line with the scope of
                      Reconsideration Requests as outlined in the ICANN
                      Bylaws.  In addition, we ask that we continue the
                      dialogue on the this particular matter in July at
                      the ICANN meeting in Durban.</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"><br>
                      Sincerely,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Jonathan Robinson</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">GNSO Council Chair </span>
                    <span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"
                          lang="EN-GB">Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF"
                          lang="EN-GB">
                        </span></strong><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF"
                          lang="EN-GB"><br>
                        </span></b><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658"
                          lang="EN-GB">Neustar, Inc. / Vice President,
                          Business Affairs</span></strong><span
                        lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <div>
                    <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF
                      1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                            lang="EN-GB">From:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                          lang="EN-GB">
                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>
                          [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
                          <strong><span
                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">On
                              Behalf Of </span></strong>Jonathan
                          Robinson<br>
                          <strong><span
                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></strong>
                          Monday, June 17, 2013 7:02 AM<br>
                          <strong><span
                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To:</span></strong>
                          'Bruce Tonkin';
                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
                          <strong><span
                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></strong>
                          RE: [council] GNSO Council Meeting - 13 June
                          2013 - Actionss arising from Item 6
                          (Reconsideration request ... )</span><span
                          lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Bruce,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Thank-you for flagging this.</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">We will endeavour to provide you with
                      this.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB">Jonathan</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"
                      lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <div>
                    <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF
                      1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                            lang="EN-GB">From:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                          lang="EN-GB"> Bruce Tonkin [<a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>]
                          <br>
                          <strong><span
                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></strong>
                          16 June 2013 23:52<br>
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                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To:</span></strong>
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                            council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
                          <strong><span
                              style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></strong>
                          RE: [council] GNSO Council Meeting - 13 June
                          2013 - Actionss arising from Item 6
                          (Reconsideration request ... )</span><span
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                      lang="EN-AU">Hello Jonathan,</span><span
                      lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU">For information- the Board Governance
                      Committee is meeting on Tuesday 18 June at 21:00
                      UTC time.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"
                      lang="EN-AU">A review of the rationale for
                      reconsideration request 13.3 is on the agenda.  
                      Any materials you can provide before then would be
                      useful.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"
                      lang="EN-AU">I am expecting that the new gTLD
                      program committee will then consider
                      reconsideration request 13.3 at its meeting on 25
                      June 2013.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU"> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU">Regards,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-AU">Bruce Tonkin</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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