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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Many thanks Maria,<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 think it’s been on the To Do list for a while so the unhelpful answer is ASAP.<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 not sure of any ATRT2 deadline but I’d very much like to see it off our list i.e. agreed and sent before the next Council Meeting – 07 October.<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'>Thanks again.<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'>Jonathan<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 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"'> Maria Farrell [mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 20 September 2013 08:43<br><b>To:</b> jrobinson@afilias.info<br><b>Cc:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] GNSO Council Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On action item 2, I've asked my colleagues in the NCSG to help me draft a letter.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>What is our deadline?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>All the best, Maria<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 13 September 2013 10:53, Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>All,<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'>Regarding the GNSO Council Action Items, at our last meeting, we agreed to confirm the requirement with respect to the following:<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 style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BGC Recommendation on Reconsideration Request 13-3</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. The Chair, on behalf of the GNSO Council, writes to the Board Governance Committee (copying the New gTLD Programme Committee). <u><span style='color:red'>Jeff Neumann to draft</span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2. The Chair, on behalf of the GNSO Council, writes to the ATRT2. <u><span style='color:red'>A volunteer to draft</span></u>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. <span style='background:white'>To highlight concerns with the reconsideration process as a mechanism for ensuring accountability and transparency.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. <span style='background:white'>To not propose a specific remedy but rather to leave that to the ATRT.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. The Chair, on behalf of the GNSO Council, writes to the ICANN Board. <u><span style='color:red'>Jonathan to draft</span></u>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. <span style='background:white'>To summarise and refer to both 1 & 2 above</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. <span style='background:white'>To highlight on-going concerns about the issue of accountability for actions (implementation or policy) which are not in agreement with GNSO policy or policy advice.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. <span style='background:white'>To propose solutions such as:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>- Agreement to effectively communicate with the GNSO in the event that a decision goes against such policy or policy advice </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><span style='background:white'>(something we have already agreed to on the back of our Beijing / recent discussions)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- <span style='background:white'>Possible change/s to the ICANN bylaws</span></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'>Having seen the outcome of the latest reconsideration request i.e. as follows:<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;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Based on the foregoing, the BGC concludes that Booking.com has not stated proper </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>grounds for reconsideration and we therefore recommend that Booking.com’s request be denied</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>without further consideration. This Request challenges a substantive decision taken by a panel in</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the New gTLD Program and not the process by which that decision was taken. As stated in our</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Recommendation on Request 13-2, Reconsideration is not a mechanism for direct, de novo</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>appeal of staff or panel decisions with which the requester disagrees, and seeking such relief is,</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>in fact, in contravention of the established processes within ICANN.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>It strikes me that point 2 above, assisted by the latest reconsideration decision, remains valid.<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'>Looking at points 1 & 3 above, it strikes me that 1 is no longer required and has been dealt with by other communications and actions but 3 may still be valid.<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'>Therefore, please can you assist me by confirming (or denying) that going forwards, we should complete the action by:<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>1.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Dropping Action 1 above<o:p></o:p></p><p>2.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Completing Action 2 above (If so, a volunteer to draft please?)<o:p></o:p></p><p>3.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Completing 3 above.<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'>Thank-you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>