<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I think the balance issue cuts rather differently, and a vice-chair from the Contracted Parties House might actually exacerbate the issue.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">If we are talking about "formal" representation, both J. Scott and Phil are members of the Business Constituency, so it's not fair to say that Phil, but not J. Scott, represents "business interests." On an informal or "de facto" level, J Scott tends to represent (or at least stand for) the interests of businesses for whom IP is a significant asset, while Phil represents (and actually does represent) the interests of domain investors (a very specific sector of the business community for whom IP is, at best, not a significant asset). As such, Phil's perspectives are far more aligned with those represented by Kathy, and that is the imbalance to which I refer. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">My suggested configuration was intended to find a role for all 3 volunteers, while maintaining some sort of balance. If Phil's not interested in the GNSO Liaison role, in spite of the fact that it's the role he volunteered for at Council, that's fine. However, that does make it appear that this was done as a steppingstone to the Chair and not out of interest in the role on its own merits. Of course, I may be reading too much into things. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I'd like to stress that I have the highest respect, and even affection, for all 3 volunteers, and for their contributions to ICANN over the years. But the configuration of our leadership team has to take other things into account.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Greg </div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Jonathan Frost via gnso-rpm-wg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I tend to agree that there might be balance issues in that the non-contracted party house would have three representatives and the contracted party house would have none.<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 think a viable option would be to Phil as the Chair, J. Scott and Kathy as Vice Chairs, and a third vice chair from the contracted party house, to balance the equation.<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">Jonathan<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"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Shatan via gnso-rpm-wg<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 12, 2016 10:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> Statton Hammock <statton@rightside.rocks><br><b>Cc:</b> Zahid Jamil-IG via gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Suggestion for Leadership Team<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I have some concerns with this configuration in terms of balance (and related concerns about the accuracy of Volker's categorizations, on both the "formal" and de facto levels). As such I would instead suggest J. Scott and Kathy as co-chairs, with Phil remaining in the role of GNSO Liaison (the primary role to which Phil was already appointed).<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Greg Shatan<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Statton Hammock via gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Also agree with Volker's suggestion. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Statton <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">Statton Hammock</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">Vice-President, Business & Legal Affairs</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><img border="0" width="96" height="24" src="http://madebygraphiti.com/rightside/signature/rightside_logo.png" alt="Rightside"><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">Office | <a href="tel:425-298-2367" target="_blank">425-298-2367</a></span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p 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Volker.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003333;background:white">Gabriela Szlak </span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003333">Skype:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003333"> gabrielaszlak</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p 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While none of these candidates represent contracted parties, I do not see this as a problem, as I have great faith in the neutrality of all candidates.<br><br>With Phil formally representing business interests, Scott the IP concerns and Kathy the non commercial users, I propose we consider a triumvirate, maybe with one chair and two co/vice-chairs, with Phil as chair and Scott and Kathy as co-chairs.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Volker<br>_______________________________________________<br>gnso-rpm-wg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>_______________________________________________<br>gnso-rpm-wg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>_______________________________________________<br>gnso-rpm-wg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rpm-wg</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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