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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I support this suggestion.<br>
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Volker<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">That’s
a source of frustration, yes. I would also add “apathy” and
lack of any ability for the Council to get work done in
between meetings as another agenda topic for the weekend
session. I really think we should create committees to get
some work done in between meetings. With the exception of
what I will call “political” issues, talking about agenda
items, etc., very little shows up on the mailing lists, or
work gets done in between meetings. All of the momentum
that we generate during the meetings seems to fizzle out
afterwards.<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">That
has been a source of my frustration for a while.<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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>
<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>WUKnoben<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Volker Greimann; Maria Farrell<br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Berard; Jonathan Robinson;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] FYI: NCSG Letter to the
Board re. Reconsideration Request 13-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If
I understand this correctly the “frustration” seems to
be inherent with the council working mode based on a
voting scheme. It may be worthwile to discuss whether
this could be overcome with a consensus regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Isn’t
this a nice agenda item for the weekend opening
session in Durban?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><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:vgreimann@key-Systems.net"
title="vgreimann@key-Systems.net">Volker
Greimann</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Thursday, June 27, 2013 2:13 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com"
title="maria.farrell@gmail.com">Maria Farrell</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Cc:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com"
title="john@crediblecontext.com">John Berard</a>
;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com"
title="jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com">
Jonathan Robinson</a> ; <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"
title="wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">
WUKnoben</a> ; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"
title="council@gnso.icann.org">
council@gnso.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Re: [council] FYI: NCSG Letter to the Board re.
Reconsideration Request 13-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">It
is indeed frustrating that whenever the council fails
to take a vote positions are suddenly questioned when
it comes to publicly stating concerns a large part of
the council holds. The only solution seems to be that
prior to ending a discussion on any topic that calls
for a letter to be sent or statement to be made at
least a measurement of the "temperature of the room"
be conducted to see if there is substantial opposition
during the meeting, instead of after the letter is
drafted.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Volker Greimann<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks,
John, for your comments. I'm not sure how
fruitful it is to continue pressing the point,
but it seems clear to me that a majority of the
stakeholder groups on the Council are very
concerned with the issues NCSG has raised in its
request and that Jeff has articulated in his
letter.
<br>
<br>
I have found it frustrating that efforts to
secure agreement on any core principles of
concern appear to have foundered, so I'm not
sure how constructive it is to keep saying that
the Council as a whole doesn't have a view.<br>
<br>
I haven't heard much in the way of substantive
disagreement, but perhaps my impression of our
most recent call where others expressed concern
about process or their ability to be heard is
colouring my memory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In any
case, what is the status of a letter from the
Council to the Board, articulating concerns? Can a
formal decision taken to either send or not send
Jeff's letter?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I
think it is time we rose above individual
stakeholder group concerns and considered the
implications for the Council as a whole.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All
the best, Maria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">On
26 June 2013 17:42, <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com"
target="_blank">john@crediblecontext.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I
will repeat what I said initially.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jeff's
proposed letter was accurate in exposing a set
of issues that was of intense interest to the
Council. It was incorrect is suggesting the
view was unanimous and that there was some
decision taken on the part of the Council about
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Raise
the matter -- I was the one who brought of the
notion of exectivication of decision making at
ICANN -- sure, but be clear it is our concern,
not our judgement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Berard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">---------
Original Message ---------
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Subject:
RE: [council] FYI: NCSG Letter to the Board
re. Reconsideration Request 13-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:
"Jonathan Robinson" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com"
target="_blank">jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</a>><br>
Date: 6/26/13 7:30 am<br>
To: "'WUKnoben'" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"
target="_blank">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>>,
"'Maria Farrell'" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com"
target="_blank">maria.farrell@gmail.com</a>>,
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"
target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a>,
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com"
target="_blank">john@crediblecontext.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Personally,
I have no difficulty with the principle
of the point made by John and supported
by Wolf-Ulrich.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">That
said, I believe Jeff has articulated a
concern regarding this item which was
then discussed and there was clearly
some (un-quantified) support on the
Council for this position.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Therefore,
what would be helpful to me, and likely
to the Council as a whole, is to hear
any arguments as to why the concerns
articulated are not necessarily
concerns.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
hope I am not doing anyone a disservice
here but I thought I heard questions
seeking clarification or detail and some
proposed variations to the wording of
our communication with BGC, but not
necessarily any substantive arguments as
to why the concerns raised (originally
by Jeff) should not be concerns.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
WUKnoben [mailto:<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"
target="_blank">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>]
<br>
<strong><span
style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></strong>
26 June 2013 12:58<br>
<strong><span
style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To:</span></strong>
Maria Farrell;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"
target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a>;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com"
target="_blank">john@crediblecontext.com</a><br>
<strong><span
style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></strong>
Re: [council] FYI: NCSG Letter to
the Board re. Reconsideration
Request 13-3</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">With
respect to the fairness to those
who did not raise similar concerns
or couldn’t support the concerns
raised at the last council meeting
I join John’s comment.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
Wolf-Ulrich</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com"
target="_blank"
title="john@crediblecontext.com">
john@crediblecontext.com</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
12:41 AM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com"
target="_blank"
title="maria.farrell@gmail.com">
Maria Farrell</a> ; <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"
target="_blank"
title="council@gnso.icann.org">
council@gnso.icann.org</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
RE: [council] FYI: NCSG
Letter to the Board re.
Reconsideration Request 13-3</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Maria,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I am a
fan of short-hand and jargon (it
make life quicker and excludes
the uninitiated) but your letter
should have more correctly said
"<strong><i><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Some
members of</span></i></strong>
the GNSO Council expressed
concern..." It is clear there
is no position taken and no
unanimity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A fine
but important point.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Berard</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border:none;border-left:solid
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">---------
Original Message ---------
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Subject:
[council] FYI: NCSG Letter to
the Board re. Reconsideration
Request 13-3<br>
From: "Maria Farrell" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com"
target="_blank">maria.farrell@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: 6/25/13 1:48 pm<br>
To: "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a>"
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear
Council colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Below for
your information is a
copy of a letter sent on
behalf of the NCSG to
the Board of Directors,
which was received by
the Board (via Bruce
Tonkin's kind
intercession) on 19
June. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Bruce
says the Board would be
interested to meet and
discuss the broad
concerns about the
multistakeholder model
raised in the
reconsideration request,
and also confirms that
the request itself will
be discussed at the BGC
meeting of 25 June.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If and
when we have any
scheduling information
about a meeting with the
Board, we will share it
so that others may be
aware.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All the
best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Maria</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
Dear ICANN Board of
Directors:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I am
writing to you on behalf
of the Non-Commercial
Stakeholder Group (NCSG)
and other concerned
members of the ICANN
community regarding the
harmful implications to
the community-led
multi-stakeholder policy
development model if the
ICANN Board decides to
adopt the rationale
provided in the
recommendation of the
Board Governance
Committee (BGC) in
response to the NCSG's
Request for
Reconsideration (13-3).
The rationale provided
in the BGC's
recommendation, which
appears to be drafted by
over-reaching lawyers,
attempts to set a
precedent that ICANN
staff can over-rule the
GNSO Council on policy
decisions at its own
discretion. This
decision has alarmed
community members beyond
the NCSG and beyond
those who were
originally concerned
with the underlying
issue that NCSG was
initially probing of
staff's adoption of the
"TM+50" policy for the
Trademark
Clearinghouse.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The GNSO
Council expressed
concern about the BGC
decision rationale at
length during council's
13 June meeting; and I
encourage all Board
Members to listen to <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://t.co/ss2MwpdWEa" target="_blank">
audio recording</a> of
the GNSO Council
discussion or read the
attached transcript to
get a better
understanding the
concerns of members of
several different GNSO
stakeholder groups.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The
rationale provided in
the BGC decision, if
adopted by the entire
board, would cement the
change in ICANN's policy
development model away
from the bottom-up
community-led governance
model to a top-down
staff-driven model with
no checks on abuses or
poor staff decisions.
If the rationale
provided in this BGC
decision is adopted by
the Board, which goes
well beyond the narrow
issue presented to it,
ICANN threatens to
undermine its own
legitimacy as a global
governance institution,
and it loses the ability
to label itself as a
community-led bottom-up
model for Internet
governance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We
understand the BGC's
recommendation is on the
agenda to be adopted on
25 June 2013 by the
Board's New gTLD Program
Committee (NGPC). Given
the Board's record of
adopting all 15 BGC
decisions that have come
before it in the last
ten years, there is
concern that this BGC
recommendation will be
similarly adopted by the
Board with little
understanding or
discussion of the harm
to ICANN's legitimacy
and the
multi-stakeholder model
that this precedent
threatens. The handling
of this reconsideration
request has also raised
concerns about ICANN's
"accountability"
mechanism, which appears
to allow the same legal
team that created and
adopted a policy to
later evaluate the
legitimacy of that
policy's adoption.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><i><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We
therefore
respectfully request
that the Board meet
with concerned
members of the
community including
NCSG to permit a
more complete
discussion and
understanding of the
concerns raised by
the rationale
provided in the BGC
decision and to
allow for
appropriate
adjustments to the
decision before it
is adopted by the
Board.</span></i></strong><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> We
would gladly meet with
the Members of the ICANN
Board during the Durban
Meeting or before, at
the Board's convenience,
to discuss this decision
and welcome all members
of the community to join
in the discussion.
Please let us know if
the Board is available
to meet with NCSG and
others in the community
on this crucial issue at
your earliest
convenience. Thank you
for your consideration.
We look forward to
fruitful discussions
going into Durban and
stand ready to provide
whatever assistance is
needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Truly,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Robin
Gross</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NCSG
Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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