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<p>Hi Janis,</p>
<p>it feels like an oversight, but it appears the RrSG is not
represented in this group. To correct this oversight, I hereby
volunteer. <br>
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<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Volker Greimann</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 31.05.2019 um 19:38 schrieb Janis
Karklins:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
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lang="EN-US">Dear EPDP Team, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
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lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Further to the discussion in our recent
meeting, please find an outline of the approach to handling
legal questions and
the chair-appointed members of the Legal Advisory Group. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Those of you who participated in Phase 1
will remember we established a Legal Committee to review and
revise proposed
legal questions to ensure: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
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lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">(1) the questions are truly legal in
nature, as opposed to policy or policy implementation
questions; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">(2) the questions are phrased in a neutral
manner, avoiding both presumed outcomes as well as
constituency positioning; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">(3) the questions are both apposite and
timely to the EPDP Team’s work; and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">(4) the limited budget for external legal
counsel is being used responsibly. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">In order to forward these goals, I proposed
that I work together with a small team of chair-appointed
legal experts to
review legal questions as they come in. The membership of
this team is not representative,
but expertise based. Members of the Legal Advisory Group are
asked to provide
advice based on their legal experience, factoring in all
aspects of the
conversation, not only that of their respective
constituency. It is important
to state that any output of deliberations of the Legal
Advisory Group will be
shared with the EPDP Team for review and agreement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">At this time, I do not anticipate a weekly
meeting schedule; the Legal Advisory Group will meet on an
as-needed basis. The
meetings will be open to anyone from the EPDP Team who would
like to attend;
however, only the chair-appointed legal experts will be
invited to speak.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">I have also asked EPDP Support Staff to
provide a recommendation for an initial categorization of
the clarifying legal
questions received. Specifically, Support Staff has reviewed
the questions to
determine:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">1.<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times
New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">if the questions relate to
Phase 2 issues identified in the Mind Map, i.e., charter
questions, questions
in the Annex: Important Issues for Further Community Action,
or issues deferred
from Phase 1. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm
0cm 0.0001pt
36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">2.<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times
New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">If the question is NOT
related
to the EPDP Team’s Phase 2 work, it will not be reviewed
further. If the
question does relate to Phase 2 work, Support Staff will
align the question
with the relevant Phase 2 issue and determine if the Phase 2
issue is a
Priority 1 or a Priority 2 item. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm
0cm 0.0001pt
36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">3.<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times
New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Priority 1 questions, or
questions related to a system for standardized
access/disclosure, will be
reviewed first. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm
0cm 0.0001pt
36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">4.<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times
New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Priority 2 items will be
moved
to the corresponding worksheets for further discussion
following EPDP Team
agreement on the scope and expected deliverable of the
topic. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">5.<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times
New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Once the initial parameters
are
agreed to, the Legal Advisory Group can better determine
necessary legal
guidance (if any) and will begin working on the Priority 1
questions identified.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">I have asked the following members to the Team
to donate their time to the Legal Advisory Group: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Laureen Kapin </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Brian King</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Margie Milam</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Thomas Rickert </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Kristina Rosette </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Tatiana Tropina </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">I invited these individuals due to their
legal expertise, but also that they would provide diverse
views to ensure that
the different perspectives on the EPDP Team will be
considered.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">Legal Advisory Group’s activities will be
supported by ICANN staff and ICANN Org liaison (Legal) will
attend the meetings
and will be engaging with the Group when asked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US">You will find an updated table with Support
Staff’s preliminary recommendations attached.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
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lang="EN-US">Thank you</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm
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style="font-size:12pt">JK</span><br>
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