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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Philip Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday 4 August 2017 at 19:29<br>
<b>To: </b>Darcy Southwell <darcy.southwell@endurance.com>, Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] FW: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG: Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top-Level<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I concur that it would not be appropriate, and that the interpretation of the quoted language is not entirely clear absent further exploration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> council-bounces@gnso.icann.org <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Darcy Southwell <darcy.southwell@endurance.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 4, 2017 2:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stephanie Perrin; council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] FW: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG: Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top-Level</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p><span style="font-family:"Candara",serif;color:black">Are we supposed to interpret this to mean that WT5’s recommendations are not subject to the consensus of the entire PDP WG? I can understand if they want WT5 to operate “similarly to a cross community
working group” as it investigates issues and drafts recommendations. But it is not appropriate for that to happen within the PDP without the consensus process of the PDP.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Candara",serif;color:black">Darcy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, August 4, 2017 at 10:39 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] FW: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG: Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top-Level</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:black">I agree that this is a worry. And at the risk of sounding pedantic, we don't need to start with "as such".
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:black">Stephanie Perrin</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">On 2017-08-03 08:27, Phil Corwin wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span style="color:black">"As such, we are strongly recommending that the leaders of WT5 operate WT5 similarly to a cross community working group, ensuring that each SO and AC participate equally to achieve consensus on any recommendations proposed by the Work Track."<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black">While recognizing that the structure proposed by the co-chairs will have the final decisions on Geo name recommendations made by the full PDP WG, and fully understanding the internal ICANN political dynamics surrounding this issue, I nonetheless believe we should have some internal discussion within Council, with appropriate staff input, on whether this proposed CCWG within a PDP structure is consistent with applicable GNSO rules regarding the operation of PDP WGs. I think we all need to be clear about whether or not a precedent is being set that dilutes GNSO primacy on gTLD policy matters. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black">Thanks for your consideration of this comment. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black">On Aug 2, 2017, at 11:56 AM, James M. Bladel <a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com"><jbladel@godaddy.com></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black">As such, we are strongly recommending that the leaders of WT5 operate WT5 similarly to a cross community working group, ensuring that each SO and AC participate equally to achieve consensus on any recommendations proposed by the Work Track.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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