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<DIV>I do agree that the council might be the right entity to following-up .
Although I think in doing this the council has to refer again to the SGs/Cs to
bring their respective rules (if there are any) into a coordinated form.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">FYI here is
an excerpt of the ISPCP constituency Operating Procedures: </DIV>
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<DIV
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is a member of another GNSO constituency or will participate in ICANN policy
formulation in ways other than their ISPCP membership.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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elsewhere are required to demonstrate that their ISPCP membership will be
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divisions in ICANN affairs, and that the entity will only represent ISP and
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provide information to the secretariat whenever there are any material changes
to their status or that of their organisation. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">This looks
more or less like a code of conduct with criteria to be talked about on a case
by case. <BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=angie@webgroup.com
href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com">Angie Graves</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 17, 2015 1:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=AAikman@lrrlaw.com
href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com">Aikman-Scalese, Anne</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=mary.wong@icann.org
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">Mary Wong</A> ; <A
title=gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>
; <A title=randruff@rnapartners.com href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">Ron
Andruff</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote
switching</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear all,
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<DIV>If 6.1.2(j) is mentioned in the response to Martin, the mention should be
in the context of acknowledgement that 6.1.2(j) is the source of the loophole
that Martin discovered.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, as refresher, here is an excerpt from Martin's email to the
SCI:</DIV>
<DIV>"The point in question is in relation to the ability for a member of
multiple SGs and Cs to regularly switch their voting rights between these groups
in a tactical manner, so as to apply votes for elections/decisions where they
may have concerns with lack of representation within a specific group, at a
specific time. Whilst they may only vote in one of the SGs or Cs, there is no
restriction as to when and how frequently they may switch their voting power
between these groups. This could be too flexible and potentially allow the
system to be exploited."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regarding raising this to the GNSO Council, mention of 6.1.2(j) by the SCI
should be accompanied by mention of 6.2.6(d), as they are composed of identical
language: "No legal or natural person should be a voting member of more than one
Group."</DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angie</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Aikman-Scalese, Anne
<SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com"
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response to Martin should definitely include a reference to GNSO Operating
Procedure 6.1.2(j) and Martin can take this up with the BC. We should
not omit a relevant GNSO Operating Procedure when responding to this
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <A
href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Mary Wong<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 16, 2015 4:26 PM<BR><B>Cc:</B>
<<A href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>; Ron Andruff</SPAN></P>
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<DIV class=h5><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to
the SCI - Vote switching<U></U><U></U></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Thanks
for the detailed feedback, Greg. I will amend the note to reflect your
suggestions, including to take up the matter with the Council directly rather
than with individual SG/Cs. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>On
the question of whether the BC’s question raises the broader question of the
effectiveness of Section 6.1.2(j), this may be something the SCI can include
in its review plan should the Council choose not to refer the topic to the SCI
at this time. As such, while we may not include it in the note to the BC, the
SCI can certainly add it to its list of potential topics for further/future
review at the appropriate time. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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Shatan <<A href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com"
target=_blank>gregshatanipc@gmail.com</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Monday, March
16, 2015 at 17:07<BR><B>To: </B>Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>><BR><B>Cc: </B>"<<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>" <<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>, Ron Andruff <<A
href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com"
target=_blank>randruff@rnapartners.com</A>><BR><B>Subject: </B>Re:
[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote
switching<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
am not entirely in agreement with the note or its underlying premises.
<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
do agree that this is not an SCI issue in the sense that we cannot generate
our own issues, and that our issues can only come from the Council or from a
"group chartered by the Council." The Business Constituency is
neither, since it is chartered by ICANN.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>However,I
believe this is an issue relating to the effectiveness and functioning of
the GNSO Operating Procedures, and specifically, Section 6.1.2(j), which
states that"No legal or natural person should be a voting member of more
than one Group." The BC is questioning whether this Section of the
GNSO Operating Procedures is effective as currently drafted, given the
increasing number of stakeholders eligible to join multiple SGs. The
GNSO Operating Procedures are maintained by the GNSO Council.
Therefore, this seems to me to be an issue that is within the remit of the
Council and which the Council could the refer to the SCI after appropriate
deliberations. I think it goes too far to say that this is outside the
Council's purview because each SG/C is responsible for its own
charter. As you acknowledge later on in the note, the Charters are
subject to a number of principles in the GNSO Operating Procedures. To
the extent that this relates to one of those principles (and it does) this
is appropriate for the Council to take up.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Furthermore,
the Council, which meets regularly, would seem to be a better forum for
shepherding this issue, as opposed to the leaderships of the SG/C's, which
do not meet regularly. If the leaderships did meet and decide
that a common rule for all GNSO SG/C needed to be adopted to guard
against vote-switching, the natural method for creating and adopting such a
rule would be for the GNSO Council (and by extension, the SCI) to amend GNSO
Operating Procedures Section 6.1.2(j). Sending this issue through the
SG/C leaderships would just delay
consideration.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>It
seems to me that, at the very least, we should include in this letter (or
email) as one of the suggestions that the BC bring this up before the
Council. We should also not simply say we are unable to take up the
issue. We should say that we are unable to take up the issue unless it
is referred to us by the Council.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
am also not particularly enthusiastic about suggesting that the BC consult
with other SG/C's on a piecemeal basis. This is the kind of problem
that cries out for a GNSO-wide solution, so that there are consistent rules
and results, and we don't have certain SG/C's that are friendly to
"vote-switchers" and others that are not. In any event, I don't think
this should be premised in any way on whether other SG/C's are undergoing a
charter review. This issue is timely because this is an increasingly
realistic problem, not because an SG/C is revising its
charter.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Overall,
I just think this should be more neutral in terms of the options, and
include the Council (and a review of 6.1.2(j)) as one of those
options. If the BC chooses to consult with leaderships, that should be
fine. If the BC chooses to take that route, that should be fine,
too.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Greg<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>On
Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>>
wrote:<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Hello
everyone,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Since
we have received no objections from anyone, and both Amr and Angie agreed
that the SCI should proceed with a reply to Martin Sutton as sketched out by
Angie and me, we have drafted the following email that Anne as SCI chair can
send if it meets the purpose. Since we thought it would make sense to keep
the note brief, we thought that sending it in the form of an email rather
than as a separate letter would work too.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>On
Amr’s question about SG/C charter revisions, our understanding is that each
SG/C – in the current GNSO structure – is obliged to include procedures for
amending their charters therein. However, under the previous structure, and
more specifically in the transitional period to the current structure with
four new SGs largely supplanting the old Constituency structure, each SG
Charter had to be submitted to and approved by the ICANN Board. This took
place between July 2009 and June 2011. Similarly, each existing Constituency
had to be renewed and reconfirmed by the Board – this took place in early
2009.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Our
suggested draft text for a reply to Martin follows
below.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Dear
Martin,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Thank
you for reaching out to me and the GNSO’s Standing Committee on Improvements
Implementation (SCI) on 26 February 2015. The SCI has discussed the question
that the Business Constituency (BC) raised concerning the possibility of
vote-switching across different GNSO groups, and while we agree that this
situation is not currently addressed by the GNSO’s rules or procedures, we
have also concluded that this specific issue lies outside the remit of the
SCI. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>The
SCI was chartered by the GNSO Council to review and assess the effectiveness
and functioning of the GNSO Operating Procedures and Working Group
Guidelines. As such, questions relating to Stakeholder Group/Constituency
(SG/C) operations are beyond the scope of our charter, for the simple reason
that the ICANN’s bottom-up community structure is based on each SG/C
defining its own governance rules. The drafting, scoping, adoption, review
and amendment of each group’s charter is therefore a matter for that group’s
internal deliberations and decision, with a light oversight exercised by the
ICANN Board which (under the current Bylaws) retains the discretion to
prescribe periodic reviews of each group’s charter (see Article X, Section
5.3 of the ICANN Bylaws).<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Although
the SCI is unable to take up consideration of the issue raised by the BC, we
recognize the potential problem that this could cause were it to happen and
would therefore like to offer a few options for your and the BC’s
consideration. As the question arose during the BC's discussion of a
revision of its Charter, it may be helpful for the BC - as part of its
internal deliberations and process - to determine whether to seek external
input and also how suggestions for mitigation received can assist in its
decision as to the best way to proceed. For instance, BC leadership could
reach out to other SG/C leaders to see if a common GNSO position can be
developed around the issue. While we do not ourselves know if other SG/Cs
are going to be reviewing their charters at this time, we note that each
SG/C charter is supposed to specify the process for charter amendment. It
may therefore turn out to be timely for the BC to raise this issue within
the broader GNSO community.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>In
this regard, it may be helpful to note that the GNSO Operating Procedures
prescribe that SG/C rules be based on common general principles that ensure
representativeness, openness, transparency and accountability. Specifically,
while groups are not required to maintain identical rules, their
participation principles should be objective, standardized and clear (see
Section 6.1.1 and generally Section 6 of the GNSO Operating Procedures). In
line therefore with the concept of community–based bottom–up governance, if
a substantial part of the GNSO community were to agree on a need to solve
the potential voting problem, this could result in the development of a GNSO
norm or principle that could, if appropriate, be added to the GNSO Operating
Procedures.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Additionally,
given the ongoing structural review of the GNSO, the BC may also wish to
consider bringing up the issue with the GNSO Working Party that is
coordinating this effort on the community’s behalf, perhaps through the BC
representatives on the group. We understand also that the initial report of
the independent examiner will be published for public comment in mid-2015,
so there will be additional opportunities for public comments that can
include suggestions for further structural improvements to the GNSO as well.
<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
hope that these suggestions from the SCI will be useful to the BC. Should
you or the BC have any additional questions concerning the functioning of
the GNSO Operating Procedures and Working Group Guidelines, please do not
hesitate to contact me. The SCI will be pleased to support the community’s
efforts to better understand and improve these rules and
processes.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>With
best regards,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Anne
Aikman-Scalese<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>2015
Chair, SCI <U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>From:
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Amr
Elsadr <<A href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org"
target=_blank>aelsadr@egyptig.org</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Tuesday, March 10,
2015 at 06:43<BR><B>To: </B>Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>><BR><B>Cc: </B>"<<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>" <<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>, Ron Andruff <<A
href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com"
target=_blank>randruff@rnapartners.com</A>><BR><B>Subject: </B>Re:
[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote
switching<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Hi,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
haven’t commented on this thread, mainly because I thought the discussion
was headed in an agreeable direction.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
think Martin has raised an interesting point, and hope this issue doesn’t
become a problem in the near or distant future. However, as noted by
others, I don’t see this as an SCI issue. Since this isn’t a policy issue,
I honestly don’t see this as something necessarily being within the scope
of the GNSO Council either. Having said that, I don’t think it would be
harmful for the council to discuss the issue. Ideally, this would have
been picked up during the GNSO review, but should be individually tackled
by the GNSO’s SGs/Cs.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Isn’t
the Board SIC involved in the process of SG/C charter revisions as well? I
tried searching for a process description, but couldn’t find one. May be
helpful to reference that in any response we send Martin, if that is
indeed the case. I seem to remember them being involved in the NCSG
charter revision.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Thanks.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Amr<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>On
Mar 9, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>>
wrote:<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR><BR><U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Dear
Angie and everyone,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Thanks
very much for the thoughtful comments – I think we are both saying very
similar things! Essentially, the BC (like all other GNSO SG/Cs) defines
its own charter and scope, which is one reason why (as well as more
general reasons having to do with the fundamental community
consensus-based bottom-up ICANN structure) staff suggested that this is an
issue best determined by the BC itself. This can include all the
considerations mentioned by Angie, and the BC may also decide it wishes to
discuss the question with other GNSO SG/Cs. As we also noted, to the
extent that a substantial or discrete part the GNSO community then
believes a more uniform or coherent approach is needed, either the BC or
another GNSO SG/C can bring it up as part of the ongoing GNSO Review - a
point that was noted by Avri as something that can be done through each
SG/C’s representatives on the GNSO Working Party, including the BC's.
<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Anne
has requested that staff draft a response to Martin and the BC, which we
propose to do along these lines. Although we do not think this is
necessarily the type of matter that the SCI Charter was intended to cover,
nonetheless it may be helpful to see if this is a shared SCI view. Please
reply therefore if you have an objection to the proposed approach. If none
is received by <B>23:59 UTC on Wednesday 11 March</B>, we will proceed as
noted herein.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Thanks
and cheers<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Mary<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Mary
Wong<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Senior
Policy Director<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers
(ICANN)<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Telephone:
<A href="tel:%2B1%20603%20574%204892" target=_blank>+1 603 574
4892</A><U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Email:
<A href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>From:
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Angie
Graves <<A href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com"
target=_blank>angie@webgroup.com</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Monday, March 9,
2015 at 11:52<BR><B>To: </B>Anne <<A href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com"
target=_blank>AAikman@lrrlaw.com</A>>, Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>>, "<<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>" <<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>><BR><B>Cc: </B>Julie
Hedlund <<A href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org"
target=_blank>julie.hedlund@icann.org</A>>, Ron Andruff <<A
href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com"
target=_blank>randruff@rnapartners.com</A>><BR><B>Subject: </B>Fwd:
Request to the SCI - Vote switching<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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Anne, Mary and SCI,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
am writing to share my thoughts with the SCI as a member of both the BC
and the SCI. If any of my thoughts expressed below conflict with
Mary Wong's pending response, I defer to
her.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
am inclined to think that I am speaking for more than just myself when I
say that the SCI recognizes, too, the importance of this issue Martin
has raised, and that we would like to be able to provide answers and
resolution to the potential for abuse of voting
rights.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Unfortunately,
the SCI's charter directs us to consider GNSO Council processes and
procedures and Working Group guidelines that have been identified either
by the GNSO Council or a group chartered by the GNSO Council as needing
discussion (e.g. a WG). As the Business Constituency is one of the
Constituencies within the Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) referred to
in Article X.5 of the ICANN bylaws, and as the BC's charter review is
not at the request of the GNSO Council, Martin's request lies outside of
the SCI's scope.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
am available to talk about this issue with Martin and/or with the BC
Charter Review Drafting Team, and maybe determine together the optimal
way forward. My suggestion is for the SCI to recommend that Martin
raise this issue first inside the BC following the Drafting Team's
completion of its first order of business--the charter review. In
seeking BC consensus on the issue, requests for outside review
will be thoroughly considered by the constituency, ideas for mitigation
will be collected, and the best path forward with the issue will be
determined and agreed upon by the BC
membership.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV>
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Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <<A
href="mailto:martinsutton@hsbc.com"
target=_blank>martinsutton@hsbc.com</A>><BR>Date: Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at
5:26 AM<BR>Subject: RE: Request to the SCI - Vote switching<BR>To:
"Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <<A href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com"
target=_blank>AAikman@lrrlaw.com</A>><BR>Cc: Angie Graves <<A
href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com"
target=_blank>angie@webgroup.com</A>>, "<<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>" <<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>, Julie Hedlund
<<A href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org"
target=_blank>julie.hedlund@icann.org</A>>, Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>>, Ron Andruff <<A
href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com"
target=_blank>randruff@rnapartners.com</A>><BR><BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Dear
Anne,</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'> <BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Thank
you for your helpful response and suggestion - all
noted.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Kind
regards,<BR></SPAN><SPAN
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C SUTTON </SPAN></B><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Manager,
Group Fraud Risk & Intelligence <BR>Global Security & Fraud
Risk<BR>Level 8,1 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5AB,United
Kingdom</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #5f5f5f'>From:
</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>"Aikman-Scalese,
Anne" <<A href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com"
target=_blank>AAikman@lrrlaw.com</A>></SPAN><SPAN
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C SUTTON/HGHQ/HSBC@HSBC</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #5f5f5f'>Cc:
</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>'Mary
Wong' <<A href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"
target=_blank>mary.wong@icann.org</A>>, Julie Hedlund <<A
href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org"
target=_blank>julie.hedlund@icann.org</A>>, "<<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>"
<<A href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>>, 'Ron Andruff'
<<A href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com"
target=_blank>randruff@rnapartners.com</A>>, 'Angie Graves' <<A
href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com"
target=_blank>angie@webgroup.com</A>></SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #5f5f5f'>Date:
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style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>07/03/2015
22:20</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #5f5f5f'>Subject:
</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>RE:
Request to the SCI - Vote switching</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #004080'>Although
SCI has not met, there has been some discussion on the list regarding
your request on behalf of the BC Charter subteam. </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #004080'> </SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #004080'>Staff
(Mary Wong) is drafting a response to your request for SCI and will be
circulating that response to SCI members for purposes of developing a
consensus on the recommended approach for BC in this fact
situation. At present we have no calls scheduled. If
SCI members are not in agreement with the approach described in the
draft response that staff is preparing, we will likely need to schedule
a call to discuss in more detail than achieved to date on the
list. In this regard, you may want to alert and brief the BC
members of SCI as to this particular issue since, to my knowledge,
neither one of the BC SCI appointees has commented in the discussion of
this matter on the SCI list.</SPAN><SPAN
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<B><BR>Sent:</B> Friday, March 06, 2015 9:17 AM<B><BR>To:</B>
Aikman-Scalese, Anne<B><BR>Subject:</B> Re: Request to the SCI - Vote
switching</SPAN><SPAN
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a follow-up, could you please let me know when the SCI is next due to
meet/discuss the item raised below? I just want to manage
expectations with the BC Charter group, so an indicative time would be
helpful. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
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<B><BR>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 26, 2015 12:30 PM<B><BR>To:</B>
Aikman-Scalese, Anne<B><BR>Subject:</B> Request to the SCI - Vote
switching</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR>Dear
Anne,</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR><BR>I
am a member of the Business Constituency and currently working with the
BC Charter Review team. During our recent discussions, we
identified a potential issue that may affect GNSO Stakeholder Groups
(SGs) and Constituencies (Cs) which may warrant the attention of the
SCI, which I understand you currently chair.<BR><BR>With the
introduction of New gTLDs, an increasing number of organisations now
meet the criteria of membership within multiple groups, even across the
contracting and non-contracting parties divide. The point in
question is in relation to the ability for a member of multiple SGs and
Cs to regularly switch their voting rights between these groups in a
tactical manner, so as to apply votes for elections/decisions where they
may have concerns with lack of representation within a specific group,
at a specific time. Whilst they may only vote in one of the SGs or Cs,
there is no restriction as to when and how frequently they may switch
their voting power between these groups. This could be too
flexible and potentially allow the system to be exploited.<BR><BR>I am
pleased to say that there is no evidence that this is occurring but as
new members continue to increase, it seems sensible to consider
preventative measures be put in place to protect the GNSO for the
future. As an example, a multi-member organisation could be
obliged to commit holding it's voting rights within one group for
a minimum term of 12 months before switching to another group. Of
course, this would need to be uniform across all of the SGs and Cs,
hence, we think it is appropriate to raise this issue with the SCI for
consideration.<BR><BR>I would be happy to discuss further and interested
to know if you feel this would be appropriate and worthwhile for the SCI
to assess.<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR><BR>Martin</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: red'><BR>Martin
C SUTTON </SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><BR>Manager,
Group Fraud Risk & Intelligence <BR>Global Security & Fraud
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