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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Stephanie,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In order to keep track of the current input from councilors, would you be willing to redline the document with your suggested changes to below
and resend to the group? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephanie Perrin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Re: [council] RE: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">and one more time....<br>
SP<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Re: [council] RE: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:28:01 -0400<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie Perrin <a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">
<stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Gore Standiford <a href="mailto:JStandiford@web.com">
<JStandiford@web.com></a>, James M. Bladel <a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com"><jbladel@godaddy.com></a>, Austin, Donna
<a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz"><Donna.Austin@neustar.biz></a>, Phil Corwin
<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com"><psc@vlaw-dc.com></a>, GNSO Council List <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">
<council@gnso.icann.org></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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I am sorry to be late with my feedback. This is a great effort so far, but I must say I find it a wee bit over the top. Let me explain why:<o:p></o:p></p>
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The list of offensive (inappropriate of unwanted) conduct is exhaustive but not necessarily helpful. "at a minimum" needs to go, as Phil has pointed out. The problem in harassment policies in my view arises in the matter of how to determine "offensive" now
"inappropriate", particularly across cultures. It would be more helpful to expand on this, explaining the cross-cultural nature of ICANN and give guidance on how to conduct oneself
<i>tentatively</i>.....eg. if you are Dutch and in the habit of greeting people with three kisses, ask first. I don't think we want to shut down normal gestures of familiarity and affection, but maybe we do....it is worth a discussion. The other part that
needs to go unless you want us all to be tied into legal quandries is this: <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
"or any other category protected by any applicable governing law".</span> What are the laws of Finland on public deportment, discrimination, etc. ? Where do we go next, how do I check the laws there? I don't find this helpful. If you are going to include
language like this, we will have to have the already burdened Constituency Travel send out advisories: eg. When in Turkey, do not make jokes about Ataturk as it is forbidden by law, etc. etc.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
There needs to be a section discussing the rights of the accused, and their rights to confidentiality. It is my view that we need a privacy policy more than a harassment policy, because I feel that inappropriate conduct is in fact already covered by our acceptable
conduct policy, but here we are anyway. The accused has a right to have investigations conducted properly, and in confidence in my view, so how that is going to take place, who does them, when the accuser is permitted to go public,etc. needs quite a bit of
work.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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"By participating in an ICANN conference, you agree to prohibit harassment....."<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">I actually think we should not demand that anyone who agrees to participate in an ICANN conference should have to agree to take on the role of enforcer of a harassment policy. Further on this:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>"You shall report any actions that you believe may violate our policy no matter how slight the actions might seem".<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>This is not necessary. Anyone who experiences harassment ought to be capable of determining themselves whether there was abuse, let us not invite people to interfere with other people's jokes unless those jokes are offending them, the listener. In other
words, I take no offence at Michele N calling me a crazy tree-hugger, and I really don't want to be dragged into Chris Lahatte's office to discuss it just because someone overheard it and felt I ought to be offended. Now if they are offended, (eg. they are
a tree-hugger and are offended at the suggestion that I ought to be considered in that group) they can make their own complaint and leave me out of it. In a policy such as this, one has to be quite careful about how wide one opens the door.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>However, thanks to all who worked on this, it is very difficult to craft a good harassment policy and enforcement mechanism, and my hat is off to you on efforts so far. I would also like to apologize to anyone whom I have either touched or kissed hello over
the three years I have been attending ICANN. I meant no harm, I spent too much time in Montreal (where we kiss everybody only twice) and I will strive to be more guarded in future.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I spent a year working in our central agency in the Canadian Government, working on the ethics code and a limited time also on evaluating workplace wellness (including harassment) policies and implementation in the departments. I like the Canadian approach,
and offer you the link here: <a href="http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/healthy-sain/prh/index-eng.asp">
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/healthy-sain/prh/index-eng.asp</a>. In particular, the tools that help evaluate whether an act constitutes harassment I think are useful:
<a href="http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/healthy-sain/prh/mibh-sjh-eng.asp">http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/healthy-sain/prh/mibh-sjh-eng.asp</a>. They put an emphasis on the activity needing to be repeated, or one action to be extreme...this may be more
applicable in a workplace environment but I think the tests are nevertheless relevant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Cheers Stephanie Perrin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">On 2016-04-06 15:00, Jennifer Gore Standiford wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">James and Colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks to Donna and Phil for their constructive feedback. With that, please review and provide any additional feedback based on the revised
draft ‘ICANN Conference Harassment – Key Points for Consideration’. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The attached addresses the following feedback received thus far, in particular:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Are Dr Crocker and the other Board members covered under the ICANN staff policy on Sexual Harassment or would they be covered
under a community ICANN attendee policy? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Included the following sentence: ‘The term “ICANN Conference Attendees” includes event registered and non-registered participants, sponsors,
contractors, consultants, staff and board members.’ </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This very extensive list of potential offenses being non-exclusive (indicated by the words “At a minimum” that start the document)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Removed term “ At a minimum”
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The use of the modifier “Offensive” at the start of sections 1-4, in that this subjective standard inevitably raises the question “offensive
to whom”? In this regard, I think there must be some element of intent to harass or demean in the behavior subject to sanction, and that any policy should recognize that the cultural diversity of ICANN meeting attendees may lead to situations where remarks
that are not intended to offend may nonetheless do so.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Replaced the word ‘ offensive’ with ‘unwanted’ or ‘inappropriate’</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A need to strictly define, and limit, the “prompt, appropriate remedial action” that ICANN staff may take if they determine that harassment
has occurred (as well as whether ICANN staff are the appropriate parties to undertake such investigations, and whether the investigatory and judgmental/sanctioning roles should be separate).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Change verbiage to state ‘ICANN staff is required to…’ instead of ‘may’
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Contradictory language regarding whether an individual who believes that he/she has witnessed harassment should report it, or must report it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Change the verbiage to sake of consistency. Opted for ‘should/shall’ vs. ‘required/will’</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The outstanding questions that James has outline should remain included in the GNSO letter to ensure each item is addressed. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jennifer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> James M. Bladel [<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com</a>]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Gore Standiford; Austin, Donna; Phil Corwin; GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks Jennifer, Phil and Donna for weighing in.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Perhaps the concern is that we’ve called this document a “draft” but it too closely resembles a finished policy. I believe (and I think Jennifer’s note
confirms) that this was intended to start a dialogue in whatever subsequent group addresses this work, and a mechanism for relaying GNSO ideas, questions and concerns in to that effort.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I appreciate the discussion, and hope that we can all get to a place where we’re either comfortable with the draft, or we amend it, or substitute it with
something else.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks—</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jennifer Standiford <<a href="mailto:JStandiford@web.com">JStandiford@web.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 12:46 <br>
<b>To: </b>"Austin, Donna" <<a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz">Donna.Austin@neustar.biz</a>>, Phil Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>>, James Bladel <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>>, GNSO Council
List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Phil and Colleagues,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Just a friendly reminder the attached document that was put forth in the GNSO Letter to Akram was referred to as a draft. James also included
several questions that remain unanswered that will need to be address in addition to the points that you and Donna have raised. As for Donna’s specific question, I would anticipate that ICANN Conference Participants would be a defined term that would include
all ICANN staff and board members. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jennifer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Austin, Donna<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Phil Corwin; James M. Bladel; GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] RE: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Phil</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It’s a good point and also raises another one for me. Are Dr Crocker and the other Board members covered under the ICANN staff
policy on Sexual Harassment or would they be covered under a community ICANN attendee policy?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Donna</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 6 April 2016 9:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> James M. Bladel <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>>; GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] RE: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thinking about this a bit more – how would this incident be treated under any proposed Harassment Policy?
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://domainincite.com/18772-icann-53-launches-with-risky-caitlyn-jenner-joke">http://domainincite.com/18772-icann-53-launches-with-risky-caitlyn-jenner-joke</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Some found it offensive, and an apology was issued by Chairman Crocker. Is that sufficient or would reporting and investigation be required?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Phil Corwin
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2016 12:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'James M. Bladel'; GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Colleagues:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I support in principle sending a letter to Akram on this subject and establishing clearer, enforceable policies regarding sexual and other
forms of harassment that may take place at ICANN meetings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">However, while I am strongly opposed to any form of such harassment, I have some concerns about the proposed draft Harassment Policy, relating
to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This very extensive list of potential offenses being non-exclusive (indicated by the words “At a minimum” that start the document)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The use of the modifier “Offensive” at the start of sections 1-4, in that this subjective standard inevitably raises the question “offensive to whom”? In
this regard, I think there must be some element of intent to harass or demean in the behavior subject to sanction, and that any policy should recognize that the cultural diversity of ICANN meeting attendees may lead to situations where remarks that are not
intended to offend may nonetheless do so.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A need to strictly define, and limit, the “prompt, appropriate remedial action” that ICANN staff may take if they determine that harassment has occurred
(as well as whether ICANN staff are the appropriate parties to undertake such investigations, and whether the investigatory and judgmental/sanctioning roles should be separate).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Contradictory language regarding whether an individual who believes that he/she has witnessed harassment should report it, or must report it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I look forward to engaging in a discussion of these matters on our call of April 14<sup>th</sup>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>James M. Bladel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 04, 2016 7:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] For Discussion: GNSO Letter to Akram Atallah re: ICANN Harassment Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Attached and copied below, please find a draft letter from the Council to Akram Atallah, in response to his recent blog post (“Conduct at ICANN Meetings” <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-ICANN-meetings">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-ICANN-meetings</a>).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In this note, I set out to make some high-level points that support further work in this area, without weighing in on any specific indecent. Also, the letter
references a statement from the NCUC ExCom (“Statement from NCUC Executive Committee” <a href="http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-discuss/2016-March/018488.html">http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-discuss/2016-March/018488.html</a>) and the ICANN Harassment
Policy drafted by our volunteers (attached), and urges any future effort to consider these materials.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Akram Atallah</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On behalf of the GNSO Council, we would like to thank your for your recent blog post (“Conduct at ICANN Meetings”)<a name="_ftnref1"></a>. Members of the Council, and all of the GNSO Stakeholder
Groups and Constituencies, share the goal of ensuring that all members of the community can participate in and contribute to ICANN, in an environment where harassment and discrimination are not tolerated.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Without passing judgment on any specific incident, we are encouraged by the commitment from Staff and the Board to engage the community on this subject.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In support of this, volunteers on the Council have prepared a draft (“ICANN Conference Harassment Policy”, attached). Several questions remain open, however, including:
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Whether this Policy would enhance, or be distinct from, the existing Expected Standards of Behavior policy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Whether complaints would be reported to ICANN Staff, or the Office of the Ombudsman, or some other entity or group</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Other topics and questions that will arise from this work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We expect that members of the GNSO community will be engaged in this effort, and note that some have already undertaken work in their own groups (“Statement from NUCU Executive Committee”<a name="_ftnref2"></a>).
We urge this group to consider these materials in any community undertaking to develop new policy addressing this issue.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">James Bladel, GNSO Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Heather Forrest, GNSO Vice-Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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