<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>+1</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks Mary. Thanks Keith.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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Subject: [council] RE: Statements made during the GAC-GNSO meeting about<br>
the role of ICANN staff in the IGO small group<br>
From: "Drazek, Keith" <<a href="mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com">kdrazek@Verisign.com</a>><br>
Date: Fri, November 04, 2016 3:57 am<br>
To: Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, GNSO Council List<br>
<<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
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</style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks very much, Mary. I’m sure none of us assumed anything different, and I’m surprised the GAC Chair did.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Keith<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><a target="_blank" name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></div> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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>Mary Wong<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 04, 2016 6:46 AM<br> <b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br> <b>Subject:</b> [council] Statements made during the GAC-GNSO meeting about the role of ICANN staff in the IGO small group<o:p></o:p></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Several statements were made during the GAC-GNSO meeting that just concluded, concerning my role and participation in the IGO small group discussions. I would like to let you know that I was only brought into the discussions after the group was formed, to provide subject matter expertise and process advice concerning the GNSO and its work. At no time did I participate other than as a staff facilitator – and I did not hold myself out as a representative of the GNSO, or as having any authority to negotiate on behalf of the GNSO Council or the GNSO community.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></div> </div>
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