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<p class="MsoNormal"><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""> angie12345@gmail.com [mailto:angie12345@gmail.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Angie Graves<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 24, 2015 2:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Angie Graves; Mary Wong; <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org>; Ron Andruff<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote switching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Anne. You are welcome to copy me on the message to Martin, if you are able, and I will follow-up with him shortly thereafter. Otherwise, I will follow-up with him tomorrow regardless.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Aikman-Scalese, Anne <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com" target="_blank">AAikman@lrrlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Seeing no comments on my draft to Martin sent to the list March 18, I will forward.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>Aikman-Scalese, Anne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2015 11:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Angie Graves'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mary Wong; <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>>; Ron Andruff<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote switching</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks Angie, for volunteering to address this informally with Martin. I will simply let him know
your are going to follow up as the SCI rep from the BC. I do wonder, however, whether we should be providing a somewhat formal response to the effect that the SCI can only consider questions raised by Council or a group chartered by Council. This would provide
a consistent record of responding correctly from a procedural standpoint. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I also think we should note this issue in relation to our “periodic review” responsibilities in relation
to the GNSO Operating Procedures generally and make sure we take stock of the status of the issue at that time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I therefore propose to respond to Martin using a modified version of one of Mary’s previously drafted
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Martin,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you for your communication of February 26 raising the issue of potential “vote switching” among
constituencies. Although the BC Charter team presents an interesting issue, the question is not properly before the SCI at this time since (1) we did not receive the question from the GNSO Council or a group chartered by the GNSO Council and (2) we have not
yet formulated or presented to Council a plan for periodic review of the Operating Procedures which might involve review of issues related to 6.1.2(j) and 6.2.6(d) of these Procedures, both of which address the rule that
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">"No legal or natural person should be a voting member of more than one Group."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Angie Graves is the primary BC representative to the SCI and has volunteered to discuss this topic
with you informally so that it can be explored further within the BC. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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 at this time, we
recognize the potential problem that this could cause. Since 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 suggestions for mitigation of this potential problem. 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 its own process for charter amendment.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">We hope the above is helpful to the BC’s Charter team deliberations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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"">
<a href="mailto:angie12345@gmail.com" target="_blank">angie12345@gmail.com</a> [<a href="mailto:angie12345@gmail.com" target="_blank">mailto:angie12345@gmail.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Angie Graves<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 16, 2015 5:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mary Wong; <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>>; Ron Andruff<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote switching</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Also, as refresher, here is an excerpt from Martin's email to the SCI:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">"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."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Angie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Aikman-Scalese, Anne <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com" target="_blank">AAikman@lrrlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mary,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Our 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 question.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Request to the SCI - Vote switching<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Greg 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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Martin,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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
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Graves <<a href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com" target="_blank">angie@webgroup.com</a>><br>
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<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>>"
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<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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span 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,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span 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,
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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>
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</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>
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</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>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kind regards,<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Martin C SUTTON </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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Global Security & Fraud Risk<br>
Level 8,1 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5AB,United Kingdom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F">To: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Martin C SUTTON/HGHQ/HSBC@HSBC</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">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 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">Date: </span><span 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>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080">Martin,</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">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 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">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 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">Thank you,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>
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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 style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>
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As 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>
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From: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Martin C SUTTON/HGHQ/HSBC</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F"><br>
To: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">"Anne Aikman-Scalese" <</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:AAikman@LRRLaw.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AAikman@LRRLaw.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F"><br>
Date: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">26/02/2015 23:21</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F"><br>
Subject: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Re: Request to the SCI - Vote switching</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Thank you Anne, much appreciated. <br>
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Martin Sutton<br>
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Sent: </b>26/02/2015 20:31 GMT<b><br>
To: </b>Martin C SUTTON<b><br>
Subject: </b>RE: Request to the SCI - Vote switching</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Thanks Martin. I will bring this before SCI.<br>
Anne</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080"><br>
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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>
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Dear Anne,</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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Kind regards,<br>
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