<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi Jonathan,<br><br></div>On action item 2, I've asked my colleagues in the NCSG to help me draft a letter.<br><br></div>What is our deadline?<br><br></div>All the best, Maria<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 September 2013 10:53, Jonathan Robinson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div><p class="MsoNormal">All,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regarding the GNSO Council Action Items, at our last meeting, we agreed to confirm the requirement with respect to the following:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;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><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></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). </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Jeff Neumann to draft</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></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. </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">A volunteer to draft</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<u></u><u></u></span></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><u></u><u></u></span></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><u></u><u></u></span></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. </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Jonathan to draft</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<u></u><u></u></span></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><u></u><u></u></span></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><u></u><u></u></span></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:<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.0pt;background:white"><span style="background:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Agreement to effectively communicate with the GNSO in the event that a decision goes against such policy or policy advice<span> </span></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><u></u><u></u></span></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><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Having seen the outcome of the latest reconsideration request i.e. as follows:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Based on the foregoing, the BGC concludes that Booking.com has not stated proper <u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">grounds for reconsideration and we therefore recommend that Booking.com’s request be denied<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">without further consideration. This Request challenges a substantive decision taken by a panel in<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="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<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Recommendation on Request 13-2, Reconsideration is not a mechanism for direct, de novo<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="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,<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">in fact, in contravention of the established processes within ICANN.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">It strikes me that point 2 above, assisted by the latest reconsideration decision, remains valid.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Therefore, please can you assist me by confirming (or denying) that going forwards, we should complete the action by:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u>Dropping Action 1 above<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u>Completing Action 2 above (If so, a volunteer to draft please?)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u>Completing 3 above.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank-you.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jonathan<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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