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<p>Dear Jonathan,<br>
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<p>Following up on your query below, many IPC members have been tied up in INTA meetings this week but this was discussed in our recent meeting and no immediate objections to the interpretation of the CCWG IG Charter were raised. It would be helpful to wait
a further few days for schedules to return to normal following INTA to provide a final response but at this stage, there is no objection from the IPC.<br>
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<p>Best wishes,<br>
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<p>Heather Forrest<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> owner-council@gnso.icann.org <owner-council@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 29, 2015 0:10<br>
<b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] FW: Request to no-objection on interpretation charter CCWG IG</font>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Please see below from Rafik. I expect that this is something we can deal with at our enxt GNSO Council meeting.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Any concerns?</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Rafik Dammak [mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> 27 April 2015 13:35<br>
<b>To:</b> Jonathan Robinson<br>
<b>Cc:</b> David Cake; Volker Greimann; Glen de Saint Géry; Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Request to no-objection on interpretation charter CCWG IG</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Dear Jonathan,</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">In order to complete the transition of the Cross-Community Working Group Internet Governance (CCWG IG) to a fully chartered CCWG,
we seek your non objection on an interpretation of the section on observers in the CCWG IG charter to mean: "In addition, the CCWG-IG will be open to any interested person as a participant. Participants may be from a chartering organization, from a stakeholder
group not represented in the CCWG-IG, or may be self-appointed. Participants will be able to actively participate in and attend all CCWG-IG meetings, work groups and sub-work groups. However, should there be a need for a consensus call or decision, such consensus
call or decision will be limited to CCWG-IG members appointed by the chartering organizations.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">If you agree, could be so kind to convey the “no-objection” to us?
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Olivier Crepin-Leblond (ALAC), and Rafik Dammak (GNSO)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Co-Chairs of the CCWG IG</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Introduction and background. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">At its meeting in Singapore the cross-community working group on Internet Governance (CCWG IG), discussed how to complete its
transition to the formally chartered CCWG as envisioned by the chartering organizations. The main issue that needs to be addressed is dealing with the current status of (former) participants, taking into account the rules of the charter.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">As you will recall the CCWG IG was originally an informal group, with no charter. Participants of the original group felt it
necessary to provide a solid basis for its work and hence developed a charter, which was proposed to all supporting organizations and advisory committees for adoption. As you will know the charter was adopted by the ALAC, ccNSO, GNSO and SSAC in the September/
November 2014 timeframe. Following adoption of the charter some of the chartering organizations appointed members and a co-chair to the CCWG IG as envisioned in the charter, and one (SSAC) although adopting the charter, reclined from its ability to appoint
members. The newly appointed SO and AC members included some of the participants of the former, informal Internet Governance community group. To date the SO and AC have not appointed observers as envisioned in the charter. As a result participants now include
newly appointed members, and people who have signed-up as participants in the (former) informal Internet Governance group I.e. before it was chartered (see:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43984275" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">
<span style="color:#0000E9">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43984275</span></a>). </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">In order to avoid to have to go through a formal charter changing process, we seek to achieve an effective change through an
agreed interpretation of the term ”observers” in the charter.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Current definition of membership. According to the current charter of the CCWG IG membership of the CCWG includes members (appointed
by the chartering organisations, according to their own rules and procedures), observers and experts. In this context observers are described as people who:"In addition, all SOs and ACs may appoint Observers if permitted by and in accordance with their own
rules and procedures. Such Observers are entitled to participate in WG deliberations on an equal footing with the Members except for formal voting, when called for by the Co-Chairs of the WG. Voting is limited only to Members. The number of Observers appointed
by each SO and AC shall not exceed the number of Members appointed by that SO or AC."</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">The proposed changes.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">In order to complete the transition to the fully chartered CCWG IG, we seek your non objection on an interpretation of the section
on observers in the CCWG IG charter to mean: "In addition, the CCWG-IG will be open to any interested person as a participant. Participants may be from a chartering organization, from a stakeholder group not represented in the CCWG-IG, or may be self-appointed.
Participants will be able to actively participate in and attend all CCWG-IG meetings, work groups and sub-work groups. However, should there be a need for a consensus call or decision, such consensus call or decision will be limited to CCWG-IG members appointed
by the chartering organizations” (which is similar to the language in the charter of the CCWG- Accountability) </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">The major changes would be: </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">No limit on the number of observers/ participants;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Self-nomination as participant versus appointment by a chartering organization, allowing for broader participation</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">The benefits of this interpretation would be normalization of membership rules across the CCWG and CWGs (best practice) and providing
clarity around “legacy” participation.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Before the CCWG IG was chartered, community members participated and participate in the activities of this particular CCWG (“legacy”
participants). To date these participants have not been appointed by a SO or AC. Experience with the CWG Stewardship and CCWG Accountability has shown that broad participation, with additional obligations and privileges for appointed members, provides a fair
and workable basis and at the same time increases transparency, interest in the work, and active participation of the broader community and community members.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">The drafting team introduced a restrictive membership and participation rule at the time of drafting in response to risks of
a WG without charter, un-clarity of representation on the WG and interest WG represents in its public statements. However, with charter in place resulting in a clearly defined role for chartering organizations and members, and the positive experience to date
with participants on the CWG Stewardship and CCWG Accountability, a more liberal interpretation of the “observer” rule as described above is advised, as it would increase the value to the community and legitimacy of the CCWG IG. </span></p>
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