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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank-you Sharon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This and the preceding email are helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The agenda will be finalised at 17h00 UTC. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The form will be essentially similar to the past few CWG calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Flanagan, Sharon [mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 17 August 2016 15:09<br><b>To:</b> 'Greg Shatan' <gregshatanipc@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> jrobinson@afilias.info; Hofheimer, Joshua T. <jhofheimer@sidley.com>; cwg-client@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Yes, we can discuss that on the call as well. We would not see a need for CWG to authorize ICANN to serve in any legal sense. It’s more of a decision by CWG (through the consensus process) that ICANN is the entity that should sign. We would view it as a decision CWG would make as it has made many decisions along the way on transition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>We agree that selecting the 3 representatives to CCG is a key process point regardless of which entity is the signatory to the community agreement. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Is there an agenda for the call?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>- Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>SHARON R. FLANAGAN</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br><br><br><b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP<br></b>+1 415 772 1271<br><a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Flanagan, Sharon">sflanagan@sidley.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><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:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Greg Shatan [<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com">mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> Flanagan, Sharon<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>; Hofheimer, Joshua T.; <a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [client com] Signatory to the Community Agreement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>A related question is how the Names Community would authorize ICANN (or another entity) to sign on its behalf. One member of the CWG believes this would require the CWG to become an unincorporated association to do so. I tend to think it could be done by CWG or by SO/ACs working within the ICANN structure. Perhaps some thought can be given to this as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Downstream questions include how will the Names Community control the signatory's actions (e.g., will this fall to its CCG reps?), how will its CCG reps be chosen and controlled, and what is the Names Community?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Greg<br><br>On Wednesday, August 17, 2016, Flanagan, Sharon <<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dear all,<br><br>We will work today to prepare this table. I believe we can have that ready for the call tonight our time.<br><br>Best regards,<br>Sharon<br><br><br>Sharon R. Flanagan <br>Sidley Austin LLP <br>SF tel: 415-772-1271 <br>PA tel: 650-565-7008 <br>Email: <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sflanagan@sidley.com');" target="_blank">sflanagan@sidley.com</a> <br></span><br> <o:p></o:p></p><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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jrobinson@afilias.info');" target="_blank">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>] <br><b>Sent</b>: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 03:24 AM<br><b>To</b>: Flanagan, Sharon; Hofheimer, Joshua T. <br><b>Cc</b>: Gregory, Holly; Client <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cwg-client@icann.org');" target="_blank">cwg-client@icann.org</a>> <br><b>Subject</b>: Signatory to the Community Agreement <br></span> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>Dear Sidley,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>As you are aware:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>1.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>A key issue for the CWG in dealing with the IANA IPR will be a decision on the signatory on behalf of the Names Community.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>2.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Currently we have some potential options:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:108.0pt'>a.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>ICANN as signatory (assuming ICANN is willing)<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:108.0pt'>b.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>The formation of an unincorporated entity (a to be defined)<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:108.0pt'>c.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Other possibilities such as the Empowered Community<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>It will be helpful to the CWG to have some structured input on this, possibly in the form of a table, in order to inform and aid that decision.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>Please can you provide such input and/or advice and indicate if this will be possible at the meeting of the CWG scheduled for tomorrow (18 August) @ 06h00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>Thank-you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>Jonathan <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'>(on behalf of the Client Committee)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>****************************************************************************************************<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>****************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>