<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I agree that 4 representatives for the GNSO, one from each SG, would be appropriate. <div><br></div><div>David<br><div><br><div><div>On 24 May 2014, at 8:56 pm, James M. Bladel <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Brian, Jonathan & Councilors:</div><div><br></div><div>This aligns fairly closely with the RrSG position that each SO/AC should submit the number of delegates required to be representative, but be encouraged to keep the number as small as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks-</div><div><br></div><div>J.</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><Winterfeldt>, "Brian J." <<a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Friday, May 23, 2014 at 12:56<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>RE: [council] FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dear Jonathan:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As an initial reaction, I am tentative to agree with the four SG representative model for this WG.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In parallel, with respect to the IANA transition steering committee, I would refer you to the formal IPC comments on the matter</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>below</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. The comments essentially conclude that each of the seven constituent organizations within the GNSO should<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">be represented</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on the steering committee.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); position: relative; top: -1pt;">ISSUE:<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>The<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>composition of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>Steering<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Committee<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"></span>is troublesome.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 10.4pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 14.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">From<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>GNSO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"></span>point<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>view,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>having<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>only<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>two members<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"></span>on the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Steering Committee<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"></span>is inconsistent with the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>multistakeholder composition<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>GNSO. The GNSO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"></span>is an “umbrella”<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>for<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>seven<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>distinct<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>organizations<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;">,</span><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.85pt;"></span>representing different<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>categories<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"></span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>stakeholders,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"></span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>widely<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>differing and often<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>opposed points of view.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.4pt;"></span>It<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>is<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>not acceptable that at<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>least five,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>if not six, of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>GNSO constituent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>organizations,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>and at<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>least two,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>and possibly<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"></span>three,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>GNSO Stakeholder<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Groups<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>will<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>not be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>represented<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>on<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Steering<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"></span>Committee.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.7pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Who will<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>not be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>represented<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"></span>and why?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 15.9pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 14.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">On the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>other<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>hand, the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>ASO<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>(as an ICANN<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"></span>SO) and the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>NRO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"></span>(as an “affected party”) each<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>get<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>2<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>representatives.<span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt;"></span>However,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>ASO and the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>NRO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"></span>are essentially<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>same<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>organization pursuant to their<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>2004<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Memorandum of Understanding.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.6pt;"></span>(This<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>MoU<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"></span>establishes that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>NRO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>fulfills the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>role, responsibilities,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>and functions<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>ASO as defined<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>within<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>ICANN<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Bylaws. See<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><a href="http://www.nro.net/documents/icann-address-supporting-organization-aso-" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127); letter-spacing: 0pt; text-decoration: none;">http://www.nro.net/documents/icann-address-supporting-organization-aso-</span></a></span>mou,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"></span>Art.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>1.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 10.35pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 14.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Viewed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>from<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>outside<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>ICANN,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>this<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"></span>is an even<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>more<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"></span>troublesome proposal.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>For example,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"></span>if<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>one or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>both of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>GNSO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"></span>representatives<span style="letter-spacing: -0.85pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>is from<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>either<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>Registry or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Registrar<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"></span>SG,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>there<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"></span>would<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>no<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>representative<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>“private sector”<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>(i.e., CSG) or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>no representative<span style="letter-spacing: -0.8pt;"></span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>“civil<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>society”<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>(i.e.,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>NCSG),<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>both.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.65pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>At<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>same time,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"></span>it is possible<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Registries<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"></span>could<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>have<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>representatives<span style="letter-spacing: -0.85pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>coming<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"></span>through IETF or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>IAB<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>channels,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>giving<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>them<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>additional<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>representation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 23.1pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">PROPOSAL:<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"></span>The Steering<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Group<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>should<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>reconstituted<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>so that<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"></span>each<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"></span>seven<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>constituent<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"></span>organizations<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"></span>GNSO<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>has a Steering<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"></span>Committee<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>seat, while<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>NRO/ASO (combined) entity<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span>has two<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>seats.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Brian<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Brian J. Winterfeldt<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Head of Internet Practice<br></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(131, 166, 189);">Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP<br></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118<br>p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244<br><a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://www.kattenlaw.com/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.kattenlaw.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>May 23, 2014 at 9:43:18 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John Berard <<a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">john@crediblecontext.com</a>>, Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Re: [council] FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process</b><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Agree with Volker, John & Jonathan, and believe this approach should be adopted by other community groups (e.g. The proposed IANA Steering Group).<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks—<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">J.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">John Berard <<a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">john@crediblecontext.com</a>><br><b>Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Friday, May 23, 2014 at 8:38<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br><b>Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [council] FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I would support any recommendation that properly weights the voice of the GNSO community. <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Berard<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">On May 23, 2014 4:29 AM, Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">All,</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">It is my view that the GNSO should reasonably expect to have four representatives (one per SG) on this Working Group.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Please let me know if you think similarly or differently.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jonathan</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>David Olive [<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:david.olive@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>16 May 2014 08:46<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jonathan Robinson; Byron Holland; Louie Lee;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:heather.dryden@ic.gc.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">heather.dryden@ic.gc.ca</a>; Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond; Patrik Fältström; Lars-Johan Liman; Jun Murai<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Theresa Swinehart; Samantha Eisner<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FW: Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear SO-AC Chairs:</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In follow up to ICANN’s recent announcement on the Enhancing ICANN Accountability review, part of the success of this group will be through the SO and AC’s identification of members to serve on the Working Group. In contrast to the ATRT reviews and others, ICANN will not be making community appointments to the group from a slate of identified candidates; the community representation on this Working Group is to be determined by the SO/AC leadership. We are hoping that you can start consideration of membership from SO or AC that you are leading. As ICANN is trying to align the timeline of the Enhancing ICANN Accountability work to the IANA Stewardship Transition work, we are hoping that we can have community representation identified in advance of ICANN50 in London. </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">To help structure the work of the Working Group, ICANN has identified a range of subject matter areas within which competency would be helpful, including: </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Internet Technical Operations</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">International Organizational Reviews</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Global Accountability Tools and Metrics</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jurisprudence / Accountability Mechanism</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Internet Consumer Protection</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Economics (Marketplace and Competition)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Global Ethics Frameworks</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Operational, Finance and Process</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Board Governance</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Transparency</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.25pt 3.75pt 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Risk Management</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">While we did not specify the full number of community members that will be appointed to the Working Group, we are hopeful that each SO and AC will consider identifying two representatives (and no more than three) so that the Working Group is of a size that can perform its work in an efficient manner. We also encourage the consideration of the subject matters when identifying representatives. </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you have more questions about this process, please let Theresa Swinehart or myself know.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Best regards, David </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">David A. Olive</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Vice President, Policy Development Support<br>General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Direct Line: +90.212.381.8727 </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Email: <a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">david.olive@icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br><b>Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:47 AM<br><b>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>><br><b>Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Theresa Swinehart <<a href="mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">theresa.swinehart@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Enhancing ICANN Accountability | ICANN - Proposed Next Steps for the Process</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><h3 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Proposed Next Steps for the Process</span><o:p></o:p></h3><h4 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Establishing the ICANN Accountability Working Group:</span><o:p></o:p></h4><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">At the ICANN meeting in Singapore, members of the community suggested establishing a working group to address topics raised around ICANN Accountability. To respond to both the community dialogues and suggestions, an ICANN Accountability Working Group is proposed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The leaders of ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will be responsible for appointment of community members to the Working Group. Community members with skills in the subject matter areas listed below are encouraged to have their names put forward by the leadership of ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees for participation in the Working Group before the end of the comment and reply period. The Board may appoint liaisons to the Working Group. ICANN staff will identify external experts in these subject matter areas to join the Working Group and bring in new ideas. The subject matter areas are:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Internet Technical Operations</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">International Organizational Reviews</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Global Accountability Tools and Metrics</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jurisprudence / Accountability Mechanism</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Internet Consumer Protection</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Economics (Marketplace and Competition)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Global Ethics Frameworks</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Operational, Finance and Process</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Board Governance</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Transparency</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Risk Management</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">After the public comment and reply period, the Working Group will commence in time for the ICANN 50 Meeting. It's expected that sub-working groups on specialized subject areas will be useful and open to all including experts.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The ICANN Accountability Working Group would coordinate community dialogue, including discussion on draft materials on the discussions and proposed themes outlined above with regards to strengthening ICANN's accountability to address the absence of its historical contractual relationship to the U.S. Government and other identified issues. One of the first tasks of the Working Group will be to identify the issues that need to be solved. The ICANN Accountability Working Group would prepare a draft report on issues identified including whether measures are needed to strengthen ICANN's accountability, and if so, the recommended time frames for development of new or improved mechanisms, if any. The draft report would be provided for public comment. The ICANN Accountability Working Group would submit its final report to the ICANN Board. The Board would immediately and publicly post the final report, consider whether to adopt all or parts of it, and direct the CEO to implement those parts it has accepted once that decision is made.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">It is expected that the ICANN Accountability Working Group would operate in an open, transparent and inclusive process, primarily through remote participation opportunities, that would include:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A website that would include a timeline of activities and events, as well as all materials and communications from the working group, and a full archive of all content provided and evaluated throughout the process;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A mailing list to ensure anyone can remain involved in the activities and progress of the group; and,</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">All meetings and phone conference would be open for stakeholders to observe and transcripts and recordings would be posted.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><h4 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Questions for Community Discussion:</span><o:p></o:p></h4><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">As the next steps are being outlined and process finalized, ICANN is collecting community input to help provide feedback to further the work of the ICANN Accountability Working Group once it is comprised. ICANN is now seeking community discussion on both the questions first posed in March 2014 as well as some additional questions:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What issues does the community identify as being core to strengthening ICANN's overall accountability in the absence of its historical contractual relationship to the U.S. Government?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What should be the guiding principles to ensure that the notion of accountability is understood and accepted globally? What are the consequences if the ICANN Board is not being accountable to the community? Is there anything that should be added to the Working Group's mandate?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Do the Affirmation of Commitments and the values expressed therein need to evolve to support global acceptance of ICANN's accountability and so, how?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What are the means by which the Community is assured that ICANN is meeting its accountability commitments?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Are there other mechanisms that would better ensure that ICANN lives up to its commitments?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What additional comments would you like to share that could be of use to the ICANN Accountability Working Group?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please provide your input on the questions above at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14@icann.org</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Download a PDF of this document<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">here</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF, 375 KB].</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">David A. Olive</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Vice President, Policy Development Support<br>General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Direct Line: +90.212.381.8727 </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Email: <a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">david.olive@icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><table><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><font><pre>===========================================================
CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Pursuant to Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue
Service, any tax advice contained herein is not intended or written to be used and cannot be used
by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer.
===========================================================
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive
use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is
proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you
are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or
distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please notify
the sender, by electronic mail or telephone, of any unintended recipients and delete the original
message without making any copies.
===========================================================
NOTIFICATION: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is an Illinois limited liability partnership that has
elected to be governed by the Illinois Uniform Partnership Act (1997).
===========================================================</pre></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></span></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>