Khaled and all, <div><br></div><div>I think the "beginning of consensus" has advanced beyond this summary, with the nomination of Steve Coates as a Co-Chair (alongside Jeff and Avri), which has now been supported by several others (myself included).</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Greg<br><div><br>On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, Khaled Koubaa via Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Phil,<div>Thank you for summarizing the situation in a clear way.</div><div>I am happy that we are reaching a beginning of consensus.</div><div>Best,</div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Khaled Koubaa</font></div><div><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Twitter : <a href="https://twitter.com/koubaak" target="_blank">@koubaak</a></font></div><div><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">LinkedIn : <a href="http://lnked.in/kkoubaa" target="_blank">http://lnked.in/kkoubaa</a></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-02-24 0:39 GMT+01:00 Phil Buckingham <span dir="ltr"><<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','phil@dotadvice.co.uk');" target="_blank">phil@dotadvice.co.uk</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Cheryl , Donna , Khaled, All,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I am in total agreement here as a possible way forward of structuring the Leadership Team , around two Co Chairs ( Jeff , Avri) and 5 Vice Chairs (Sub Team Leaders ) . ( Brett , Steven , Phil ( myself) + two others )<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I absolutely agree these ST Leads will need be qualified in the ST topics <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Conveniently the Issues Report is subdivided into 5 key topics <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">1 PROCESS <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">2 LEGAL <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">3 STRINGS <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">4 IDNs <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">5 TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL , OPERATIONS. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I would be happy to put my name forward to lead as VC 5 . I think I am “qualified” to lead on the technical , financial , operational topics.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thanks <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Phil <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Phil Buckingham<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">CEO, Dot Advice<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mobile : <a href="tel:00%2044%20%280%297957643357" value="+447957643357" target="_blank">00 44 (0)7957643357</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Skype: philip.buckingham14 <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org');" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org');" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Austin, Donna via Gnso-newgtld-wg<br><b>Sent:</b> 23 February 2016 21:14<br><b>To:</b> Cheryl Langdon-Orr; Khaled Koubaa; <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org');" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] WG Leadership positions<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Agree with Cheryl ..<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org');" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','%5Bmailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org%5D');" target="_blank">[mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cheryl Langdon-Orr via Gnso-newgtld-wg<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 22 February 2016 4:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Khaled Koubaa <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','khaled.koubaa@gmail.com');" target="_blank">khaled.koubaa@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org');" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] WG Leadership positions<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-AU">I would prefer to have Co-Chairs (with all the experience and independent neutrality in actions, that such roles require) and a set of 5 SubTeam Leaders who can then forn part of a Leadership Team... Especially as I assume that the ST leads will be specifically active, and "qualified" in terms of knowledge and experience with relation to the ST Topics... <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">On 23 Feb 2016 10:30, "Khaled Koubaa via Gnso-newgtld-wg" <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org');" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p><blockquote><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Following up with the discussion we had, I would like to refer our future discussion to the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_annex-2D1-2Dgnso-2Dwg-2Dguidelines-2D08apr11-2Den.pdf&d=CwMFaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=_oVS7Gmyqog9PwFfDIeMxHSfcKt45HuPRSHH6pHNg1Q&s=WliOrfj6xABUhk27-B4NrTCp69jfw04VWCpCoy3Rgqc&e=" target="_blank">GNSO Working Group Guidelines</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">To be consistent with those guidelines, I tend to prefer that we adopt the following leadership positions :<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">- A Chair (1) : duties defined in point 2.2.1 of the WG Guidelines<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">- A Vice-Chair (s) : duties defined in point 2.2.2 of the same guidelines. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">The question will be how many Vice-Chair we will elect ? <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">In the presentation that Steve made tonight, I understood that 38 issues were identified and grouped in 5 groups. I think it will be good to have 5 Vice-Chairs who in the same time can be each one of them the Chair of one Sub-Groups that will be covering one of those 5 group of issues. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">For the record, I would like to support Steven Coates nomination for a Vice-Chair role.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666">Khaled Koubaa</span><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Twitter : <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_koubaak&d=CwMFaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=_oVS7Gmyqog9PwFfDIeMxHSfcKt45HuPRSHH6pHNg1Q&s=NagCyRzrHzIfjI-iDAlkjtWoifsf5RupiaYLFN3kwSw&e=" target="_blank">@koubaak</a></span><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">LinkedIn : <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lnked.in_kkoubaa&d=CwMFaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=_oVS7Gmyqog9PwFfDIeMxHSfcKt45HuPRSHH6pHNg1Q&s=EsYweb8gyF4q9ajvFBMIal2Xb1gZWvOKPtyxjhUJ2yM&e=" target="_blank">http://lnked.in/kkoubaa</a></span><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Gnso-newgtld-wg mailing list<br><a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org');" target="_blank">Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mm.icann.org_mailman_listinfo_gnso-2Dnewgtld-2Dwg&d=CwMFaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=_oVS7Gmyqog9PwFfDIeMxHSfcKt45HuPRSHH6pHNg1Q&s=UEW6D_bMhoVsbhEPAlLM74zj1qpoWIqT6w69gUaXVIQ&e=" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
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