<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Jonathan,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks.  Will do.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Jonathan Robinson <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-IE" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Greg,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thank-you. I think it is best to send the original document to the list and for you to post your comments in response.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I will forward to the list and please then send your edits (which on brief reading seemed reasonable to me) to the list thereafter.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Jonathan<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Greg Shatan [mailto:<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 11 December 2015 16:04<br><b>To:</b> Flanagan, Sharon &lt;<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" target="_blank">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> Client Committee &lt;<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-client@icann.org</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [client com] CWG Comment Letter to CCWG 3rd Draft Proposal<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">I have just a few comments and changes, which are on the attached draft. (Sorry they are anonymized, the latest Windows update seems to default to removing author info on saving.)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">As a matter of process, either (a) Sidley can consider these comments and revise the document accordingly, or (b) we can forward the document &quot;as is&quot; to the full list and I can make my comments there.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sharon, Jonathan &amp; Lise (and anyone else, for that matter) -- how would you like to proceed?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Greg<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Flanagan, Sharon &lt;<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" target="_blank">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>&gt; wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d">Dear Client Committee,</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d">Attached is a draft of the CWG comment letter on the 3<sup>rd</sup> CCWG draft proposal.  We will leave it to you to forward along to the CWG.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d">Best regards,</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d">Holly and Sharon</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-client-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-client-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Grace Abuhamad<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> Client Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> [client com] Call next week and approved project</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dear Sidley team, </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Below is a note from the Chairs outlining a process for review of the CCWG-Accountability dependencies. Following on the process for the CCWG’s 2nd Public Comment, the Chairs suggested to the CWG-Stewardship that Sidley assist with tracking these dependencies. During the CWG-Stewardship meeting today (archived <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/kbpYAw" target="_blank">here</a>), the group approved instruction to Sidley for this project. </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The request is for Sidley to work on item #1 and have in mind that the CWG-Stewardship will be requesting item #2 as an update in the future. I’ve copied the two items directly below for your convenience: </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">1.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">       </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Review the CCWG proposal put out for public comment and then submit confirmation to the public comment that the CCWG proposal does meet the CWG conditionality (if indeed it does) and; </span></i><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">2.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">       </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Confirm that the final proposal (to be prepared following the public comment period) continues to meet the CWG conditionality  (if indeed it does).</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Ideally, this work should be ready for the CWG-Stewardship call on 15 December so that the CWG-Stewardship can review and make its submission to the CCWG-Accountability Public Comment thereafter. </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">I’m sending this note on behalf of the Client Committee due to the relative urgency of the project. To discuss other approved projects, the Client Committee proposes a teleconference next week. Please reply to indicate any times/dates for which you are unavailable and we will schedule accordingly. </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Thank you, </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Grace</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">From: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">&lt;<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a>&gt; on behalf of Jonathan Robinson &lt;<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>&gt;<br><b>Organization: </b>Afilias<br><b>Reply-To: </b>Jonathan Robinson &lt;<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>&gt;<br><b>Date: </b>Friday, November 27, 2015 at 10:02 AM<br><b>To: </b>&quot;<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject: </b>[CWG-Stewardship] A process to resolve CWG Stewardship dependencies on CCWG Accountability</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">All,</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">During our CWG meeting last week, we were unable to deal fully with the topic of the CCWG on ICANN accountability in so far as it is directly relevant to the work of this group.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">In particular, confirming the process to deal with the fact that the CWG Stewardship response to the ICG is expressly conditioned on the CCWG Accountability proposal.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">The CCWG have had a formal <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-issues-formal-update-on-progress-made-in-and-after-icann54-in-dublin" target="_blank">update</a> out for a while now, ahead of publication of their 3<sup>rd</sup> draft proposal which is due out on Monday, November 30<sup>th</sup>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">We propose to utilise the services of Sidley Austin to confirm that the CCWG Accountability proposal does indeed meet the conditionality requirements of the CWG Stewardship. As you will recall, Sidley reviewed the previous CCWG proposal and assisted similarly.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Moreover, we propose to undertake this work in two stages:</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:black">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">      </span><span style="color:black">Review the CCWG proposal put out for public comment and then submit confirmation to the public comment that the CCWG proposal does meet the CWG conditionality (if indeed it does) and </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:black">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">      </span><span style="color:black">Confirm that the final proposal (to be prepared following the public comment period) continues to meet the CWG conditionality  (if indeed it does).</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">We believe that by working in this way, we will be able to</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:black">A.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">     </span><span style="color:black">Assist the CCWG by clearly communicating our position at the key stages. As we have done throughout the course of their work</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:black">B.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">     </span><span style="color:black">Assist the CCWG chartering organisations at key stages of their processes such that the they will be able to review the proposal and make their respective decisions with clear knowledge of the CWG position.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">We look forward to working with the CWG on this and other matters over the forthcoming weeks.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Thank-you.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Lise &amp; Jonathan</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Lise Fuhr &amp; Jonathan Robinson</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Co-chairs, CWG Stewardship</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">****************************************************************************************************<br>This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<br>If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us<br>immediately.<br><br>****************************************************************************************************<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Cwg-client mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Cwg-client@icann.org" target="_blank">Cwg-client@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-client" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-client</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>