<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Since this is an open ended list (ending with "</span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">or other matters of concern to the community."), i don't think there's a big issue with including "purpose" and "role". However, I do think these terms are different in nature from the defined Mission, and from each other. Purpose can be traced back to, and is essentially defined in Article 2 of the ICANN Articles of Incorporation; as such, it is similar to Mission in specificity. Role on the other hand is completely ambiguous and undefined.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Alternatives may be:</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">1. Leave as is -- ambiguity and all (but to my mind only "role" is ambiguous).</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">2. Move role elsewhere in the list, without reference to the Articles and Bylaws -- however, this makes it even more ambiguous (as currently drafted, it's at least clear that the "role" needs to be derived from the Articles and Bylaws in some fashion.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">3. Eliminate "role" entirely -- but we then run the risk of losing a point that was being made by the CWG, since Role has a different connotation than Mission or Purpose, and has more to do with how the Mission and Purpose are carried out.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Greg</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"> </span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Flanagan, Sharon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" target="_blank">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is language in the CWG proposal at paragraph 106 regarding budget approvals that refers to: “The community may reject the ICANN Budget based on perceived inconsistency with the
<span style="background:yellow">purpose, mission and role set forth in ICANN’s Articles and Bylaws</span>, the global public interest, the needs of ICANN stakeholders, financial stability or other matters of concern to the community.”<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re requesting confirmation that the Mission of ICANN as set forth in the Bylaws is synonymous with the “purpose, mission and role” of ICANN as set forth in ICANN’s Articles and Bylaws for purposes of the CWG proposal. The concern is
that “purpose” and “role” are otherwise ambiguous and not defined, whereas the Mission is carefully articulated.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sharon<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">SHARON R. FLANAGAN</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
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