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<div>Makes it less heavy and that is fine from a practical standpoint.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Organization: </span>Afilias<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>Jonathan Robinson <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday 18 April 2016 at 10:33<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>SIDN SIDN <<a href="mailto:maarten.simon@sidn.nl">maarten.simon@sidn.nl</a>>, Sharon Flanagan <<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>"
<<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>RE: [client com] Vacancies on CSC, IFRT and SCWG<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Lise and I have discussed and we are OK with the deletion. Diversity is important but should be an overarching principle in all areas of ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We will send this and other recently identified issues to the CWG for ratification / confirmation at 12h00 UTC today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Maarten Simon [<a href="mailto:maarten.simon@sidn.nl">mailto:maarten.simon@sidn.nl</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 18 April 2016 09:22<br>
<b>To:</b> Flanagan, Sharon <<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>>; Client Committee <<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [client com] Vacancies on CSC, IFRT and SCWG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">My first take:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The CSC will be governed by the bylaws and its charter. The current draft version of the charter is part of the CWG proposal and is, I presume, used as a basis to draft
the bylaws. The charter requires ccNSO and the GNSO (or RySG) in par 1336 and 1337 to strive for a composition of the CWG that has 'to the extend possible, diversity in terms of geography and skill set’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The question is if 'to the extend possible, diversity in terms of geography and skill set’ should be part of the bylaws or part of the charter only. If it should be
in the bylaws, than I think it should be in the appointment part as well as in the part that describes the filling of vacancies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">I have no personal preference here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Maarten<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> <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"><<a href="mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org">cwg-client-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Sharon Flanagan <<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday 18 April 2016 at 04:25<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[client com] Vacancies on CSC, IFRT and SCWG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ICANN Legal suggested deletion of the new language below regarding the filling of vacancies. Vacancies are not described in the CWG proposal, so this deletion is not inconsistent with the proposal.
Please confirm the deletion is acceptable. It also applies to IFRTs and SCWGs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">“A vacancy on the CSC shall be deemed to exist in the event of the death, resignation or removal of any CSC member or liaison. Vacancies shall be filled by the organization that appointed such CSC
member or liaison. The appointing organization shall provide written notice to the Secretary of its appointment to fill a vacancy, with a notification copy to the Chair of the CSC. The organization responsible for filling such vacancy shall use its reasonable
efforts to fill such vacancy within one month after the occurrence of such vacancy
<s><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">with an individual with a similar skill set and diversity, to the extent practicable</span>.</s>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ICANN Note: There are not diversity or skill requirements for CSC members (the experience requirement of 17.2(a) applies to all selections). Additionally, requiring the new individual to have similar
skill set and diversity as the prior person could lead to unnecessary restrictions on filling vacancies (i.e., if a Japanese engineer is being replaced, does the vacancy have to be filled by another Japanese engineer?).</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Given time constraints, we are sending these issues as they are identified. At this point we have:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- mission/purpose/role issue
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- budget line edits <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- vacancies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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