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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Greetings ICANN Correspondence Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am wondering if it might make sense, from a transparency standpoint going forward, to have a separate correspondence section on the ICANN web site which is devoted to the formal written communications between ICANN and the Empowered Community Administration, rather than interleaving these communications into the general flow of correspondence that ICANN receives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think its important from a transparency standpoint to not just capture communications from the Empowered Community Administration to ICANN, but to also capture communications from ICANN to the Empowered Community Administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This may not seem important now (we are up to four formal communications from the Empowered Community Administration to ICANN, and a single communication from ICANN back to the Empowered Community Administration), but it may well be important four or five years from now…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think this approach would be to the advantage of both ICANN and the Empowered Community, both now and in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Stephen Deerhake<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ccNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ccNSO Council Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>AS Domain Registry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>GDNS, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>+1 212 334 3660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>+1 212 656 1982 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>+1 917 744 7313 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>sdeerhake@nic.as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>sdeerhake@gdns.net<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Correspondence [mailto:Correspondence@icann.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 25, 2017 4:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> sdeerhake@nic.as<br><b>Cc:</b> Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org>; Cassia Oliveira <cassia.oliveira@icann.org>; board-ops-team@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ext] Request from the Empowered Community for an Approval Action Community Forum<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Stephen Deerhake:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for your communication. This response serves as confirmation of receipt of your letter. Your letter will be published on 26 May 2017 on the ICANN Correspondence Page (<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please submit any questions you may have about this message to <a href="mailto:correspondence@icann.org">correspondence@icann.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ICANN Correspondence Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Stephen Deerhake" <<a href="mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as">sdeerhake@nic.as</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 24, 2017 at 20:59:21 GMT-3<br><b>To:</b> "'John Jeffrey'" <<a href="mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org">john.jeffrey@icann.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org">ecadmin@icann.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:chair@nro.net">chair@nro.net</a>>, <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>>, <<a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv">katrina@nic.lv</a>>, "James Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:Thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch">Thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "Steve Crocker" <<a href="mailto:steve.crocker@board.icann.org">steve.crocker@board.icann.org</a>>, "Goran Marby" <<a href="mailto:goran.marby@icann.org">goran.marby@icann.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as">sdeerhake@nic.as</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Ext] Request from the Empowered Community for an Approval Action Community Forum</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <<a href="mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as">sdeerhake@nic.as</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the attached letter from the Empowered Community directing ICANN to schedule an Approval Action Community Forum during ICANN's next Public meeting (ICANN 59) in Johannesburg, South Africa.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen Deerhake<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ccNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ccNSO Council Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AS Domain Registry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>GDNS, LLC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 212 334 3660<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 212 656 1982 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 917 744 7313 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as">sdeerhake@nic.as</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:sdeerhake@gdns.net">sdeerhake@gdns.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>