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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Me too!<br>
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      Klaus<br>
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      On 3/13/2014 12:44 AM, Mike O'Connor wrote:<br>
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      hi all,
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      <div>i like the idea of structured/written feedback from the
        Council as well.  could we form a small drafting team to pull a
        rough outline together over this coming weekend so that we’d
        have a rough high-level draft to carry into Singapore?  i’d like
        to join such a gang.</div>
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      <div>mikey</div>
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          <div>On Mar 12, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Jonathan Robinson <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The
                    strategy panels are (as I understand it) intended to
                    inform or potentially inform the further development
                    of the 5 year strategic plan <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategic-29oct13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategic-29oct13-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">which
                    will lead into the associated operating plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Therefore,
                    I think that a key issue for us will be separating
                    our thinking and responses into two distinct areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span
                      style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt
                        "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Any
                    issues with the formation and execution of the
                    strategy panels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span
                      style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt
                        "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Any
                    issues with the output of one or more of the
                    strategy panels in so far as they may impact the 5
                    yr strategic plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The
                    more I hear, the more it seems appropriate for us to
                    feed structured (written) comment from the Council
                    in relation to the strategy panels, in particular
                    responding to the specific output/s of the MSI
                    panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </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>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Note:
                    <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">In
                    the current (draft) operating plan for FY15, it
                    already envisages “optimisation of the policy
                    development process” although I have to say, I am
                    not sure what this means<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">See
                    bullet 1 under item 4.<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">Slide
                    9, FY15 Draft Operating plan and budget process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                        lang="EN-US"> Amr Elsadr [<a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org">mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>]
                        <br>
                        <b>Sent:</b> 12 March 2014 20:58<br>
                        <b>To:</b> Volker Greimann<br>
                        <b>Cc:</b> Klaus Stoll; <a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>;
                        <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
                        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Conversation
                        Wrap-Up & Next Steps<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">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">For some reason, I just don’t
                    understand the danger this panel is posing. It reads
                    a lot to me like the opinion of someone who is
                    largely uninformed on the nature of the
                    multistakeholder bottom-up consensus building nature
                    of the GNSO processes, and what it takes to make
                    changes to them. Does anyone here actually believe
                    that radical changes in GNSO operating procedures
                    can be unilaterally imposed by Fadi or the ICANN
                    BoDs because the GovLab said so??<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">I really would like to hear
                    concerns based on concrete actions you all feel
                    might actually take place. Better yet…, instead of
                    speculating, why not ask the ICANN BoDs to clear
                    this up once and for all? In BA, the phrase
                    “non-binding Board action” was floated around, and I
                    have no idea what a non-binding Board action is.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">I certainly feel that we, the
                    GNSO Council, should do our duty of managing the
                    GNSO's PDP in accordance with the ICANN by-laws, the
                    PDP manual and the WG guidelines. We’ve been elected
                    by our stakeholder groups and constituencies to do
                    just that, and so far, I don’t see an impending
                    assault. I’ve gone through the MSI Panel report and
                    some of the proposals (not all of them), and I am
                    lead to believe that the authors are in no way
                    experts. In fact, ICANN aside, they seem to have a
                    great deal of misguided assumptions on the
                    principles of the ethnography of multistakeholder
                    organisations, and how the introduction of
                    collaborative tools influences them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Volker makes some very logical
                    observations:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:41 PM,
                      Volker Greimann <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:vgreimann@key-Systems.net">vgreimann@key-Systems.net</a>>
                      wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">[SNIP]<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">With regard to the various
                      recommendations:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                          From their perspective and having made
                          themselves aware of the work of the GNSO, the
                          suggested sub-set (from them) for further
                          condensation is as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">>
                          1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Move
                          from "Stakeholder" engagement to Global
                          Engagement: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="http://bit.ly/1k7FDNj" target="_blank"><span
                              style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1k7FDNj</span></a><br>
                          The current stakeholder engagement model
                          provides some form of balance of interests and
                          promotes cooperation and compromise solutions.
                          Global engagement carries the danger of
                          blurring the lines and favoring those who have
                          the funds or time to contribute most and
                          drowning out "lesser" voices. As a matter of
                          fact, the public comment phases already
                          provide a forum for global engagement and for
                          parties independant of the existing
                          stakeholder groups to make their voices heard.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                  </blockquote>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">Exactly…, and they make that
                      completely unfounded assumption that the
                      introduction of more collaborative tools will
                      achieve more global engagement. Perfectly
                      ridiculous.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                    <br>
                    <o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">>
                        2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Use
                        expert networking: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="http://bit.ly/1lof1c5" target="_blank"><span
                            style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1lof1c5</span></a><br>
                        This is one I am actually more inclined to
                        support than others, mostly because this is
                        something the ICANN community has already been
                        saying for ages. ICANN needs to be more
                        inclusive of expert opinion. The most recent
                        example is the failure of ICANN staff to grasp
                        the concept of European data protection law and
                        their attempts to negotiate what the law
                        actually means. That said, as we knew this
                        already, this recommendation is not really news,
                        but if it helps ICANN understand, I am all for
                        it.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">No way I’m going to argue with
                      you on that one!! :) I would also add to that -
                      encouraging the trend of commissioning studies
                      such as the recent WHOIS studies provided that the
                      community sets the terms of reference.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                    <br>
                    <o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">>
                        3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Get
                        Broad-based input/crowdsource at each stage of
                        decision-making: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="http://bit.ly/1czpNXn" target="_blank"><span
                            style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1czpNXn</span></a><br>
                        Last I heard the public comment forums, ICANN
                        participation and PDP participation were not
                        exclusive to ICANN stakeholder groups.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">True…, but apparently the
                      “experts” haven’t heard what you’ve heard.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                    <br>
                    <o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">>
                        4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">       </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Use
                        Open Data and open contracting: <a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="http://bit.ly/1jcv3Rt" target="_blank"><span
                            style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1jcv3Rt</span></a><br>
                        Is this not already in place?</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">Yes again, but the “experts”
                      don’t seem to know how to find the contracts ICANN
                      has with its contracted parties, nor understand
                      how they came to be.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                    <br>
                    <o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">>
                        5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Experiment
                        with Innovative Voting Techniques: <a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="http://bit.ly/1nwta2H" target="_blank"><span
                            style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1nwta2H</span></a><br>
                        This would be a topic for GNSO
                        reform/innovation.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">If you mean how the GNSO is
                      structured, maybe. But my understanding was that
                      they not only recommend that the GNSO’s
                      decision-making guidelines be changed, but also
                      decision-making guidelines on the stakeholder
                      group and constituency levels currently defined in
                      their respective charters/by-laws. I just don’t
                      see that happening because they said so.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                    <br>
                    <o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">>6.</span><span
                          style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"">Impose
                          Rotating Term Limits: <a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="http://bit.ly/1nUmkEr" target="_blank"><span
                              style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1nUmkEr</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">-
                          Th</span>is reminds me of the Russian shuffle:
                        Putin-Medvedev-Putin<br>
                        While I agree that ICANN needs to be more
                        inclusive and outreach remains one of its weak
                        points, I am not sure Rotating Term Limits are
                        the solution.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                        All in all, I still think that reform of ICANN
                        should come from within.<o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">Sure, but by definition, that
                      means public comment and everyone is entitled to
                      express an opinion.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">I feel that if we want to take
                      a serious step to settle the issue of
                      (specifically) this panel, we need a clear answer
                      from Fadi and the ICANN Board on what their
                      intentions are regarding the proposals being made.
                      For example, if they are in any way related to the
                      work of the SIC and the forthcoming GNSO review, I
                      would like to know about it. My understanding is
                      that the last GNSO review was initiated by the
                      GNSO Council as opposed to the upcoming one, which
                      will be a Board-initiated review. Getting some
                      answers would provide the context we need to
                      decide the appropriate position we need to take.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">Amr<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                    <br>
                    <o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                        Volker<o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><br>
                        <br>
                        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif""><br>
                          On 3/5/2014 12:11 PM, Jonathan Robinson wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <blockquote
                      style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In
                            discussion with Beth Novek and colleagues
                            from the Governance Lab last week, a
                            suggestion emerged that we could potentially
                            narrow down the list of MSI Panel proposals
                            for more detailed discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">It
                            is not yet 100% clear to me as to whether or
                            not we will be able to meet with one or more
                            of the team from the Gov Lab in Singapore
                            but it seems likely and, in any event, it’s
                            useful to consider how we might respond to
                            the output of the panel, in particular where
                            it seems to link most closely with our own
                            work.  We discussed condensing their work
                            into a most relevant sub-set for further
                            discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From
                            their perspective and having made themselves
                            aware of the work of the GNSO, the suggested
                            sub-set (from them) for further condensation
                            is as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <div style="margin-left:47.25pt">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Move
                                from "Stakeholder" engagement to Global
                                Engagement: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="http://bit.ly/1k7FDNj"
                                  target="_blank"><span
                                    style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1k7FDNj</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div style="margin-left:47.25pt">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Use
                                expert networking: <a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="http://bit.ly/1lof1c5"
                                  target="_blank"><span
                                    style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1lof1c5</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div style="margin-left:47.25pt">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Get
                                Broad-based input/crowdsource at each
                                stage of decision-making: <a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="http://bit.ly/1czpNXn"
                                  target="_blank"><span
                                    style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1czpNXn</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div style="margin-left:47.25pt">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">4.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Use
                                Open Data and open contracting: <a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="http://bit.ly/1jcv3Rt"
                                  target="_blank"><span
                                    style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1jcv3Rt</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div style="margin-left:47.25pt">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">5.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Experiment
                                with Innovative Voting Techniques: <a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="http://bit.ly/1nwta2H"
                                  target="_blank"><span
                                    style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1nwta2H</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div style="margin-left:47.25pt">
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">6.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">      <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Impose
                                Rotating Term Limits: <a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="http://bit.ly/1nUmkEr"
                                  target="_blank"><span
                                    style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/1nUmkEr</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I
                                also talked with the Gov Lab people
                                about considering the above proposals
                                through a (non-exhaustive) list of
                                criteria as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A.</span><span
                              style="font-size:7.0pt">     <span
                                class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Is
                              the proposal relevant to us?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">B.</span><span
                              style="font-size:7.0pt">     <span
                                class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Is
                              it currently applicable to our work?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">C.</span><span
                              style="font-size:7.0pt">     <span
                                class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">How
                              could the proposal be
                              modified/amended/advanced to be applicable
                              or more applicable to our work?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <div>
                            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">D.</span><span
                                style="font-size:7.0pt">     <span
                                  class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">How
                                might we pilot/test these proposals in
                                order to determine whether and how the
                                proposal could be a useful amendment or
                                reform for ICANN?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">None
                                  of this pre-supposes that this work
                                  was commissioned, initiated or
                                  executed in a way which we consider
                                  optimal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">It
                                  simply takes a “we are where we are”
                                  view of the work and recognises that
                                  we have the opportunity to potentially
                                  engage with the team that undertook
                                  the work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In
                                  addition, we will still have the
                                  opportunity to provide formal public
                                  comment on this and engage through any
                                  other applicable forums at the ICANN
                                  meeting in Singapore.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thoughts
                                  or input welcome.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <pre>Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Volker A. Greimann<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>- Rechtsabteilung -<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Key-Systems GmbH<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Im Oberen Werk 1<o:p></o:p></pre>
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                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Der Inhalt dieser Nachricht ist vertraulich und nur für den angegebenen Empfänger bestimmt. Jede Form der Kenntnisgabe, Veröffentlichung oder Weitergabe an Dritte durch den Empfänger ist unzulässig. Sollte diese Nachricht nicht für Sie bestimmt sein, so bitten wir Sie, sich mit uns per E-Mail oder telefonisch in Verbindung zu setzen.<o:p></o:p></pre>
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                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Volker A. Greimann<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>- legal department -<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Key-Systems GmbH<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Im Oberen Werk 1<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>66386 St. Ingbert<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Tel.: +49 (0) 6894 - 9396 901<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Fax.: +49 (0) 6894 - 9396 851<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:vgreimann@key-systems.net"><span style="color:purple">vgreimann@key-systems.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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                    <pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
                    <pre>CEO: Alexander Siffrin<o:p></o:p></pre>
                    <pre>Registration No.: HR B 18835 - Saarbruecken <o:p></o:p></pre>
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                    <pre>Member of the KEYDRIVE GROUP<o:p></o:p></pre>
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