<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>While I note that this will be discussed further within the SWG call (currently tentatively set for tomorrow), I still fail to see how the proposed questions are bias. It would rather seem to me that you are presuming they are bias because there may be panelists who state that they do not undertake a conflict check?</div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps you can explain your position as it relates directly to the questions at issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Paul Keating</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Cyntia King <<a href="mailto:cking@modernip.com">cking@modernip.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 5:42 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> 'Michael Karanicolas' <<a href="mailto:mkaranicolas@gmail.com">mkaranicolas@gmail.com</a>>, "'Corwin, Philip via gnso-rpm-wg'" <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>>, Georges Nahitchevansky <<a href="mailto:ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com">ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] REMINDER: Proposed agenda for RPM Working Group call on 25 April 2018 at 1700 UTC<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">Michael,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#002060">(I see that you’ve emailed just Phil & myself. I’m looping in the other person you’re talking about, Georges Nahitchevansky.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">Respectfully, I deferred to the decision of leadership that Examiner Q15 (Providers) be included in the survey. My objection remains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">It can’t be a surprise that there are other people on the working group that also believe questions should be unbiased & linked to current rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">We can agree to disagree, but this kind of derision unnecessary & unhelpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">Cyntia King<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">E: <a href="mailto:cking@modernip.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">cking@modernip.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">O: +1 81-ModernIP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104">C: +1 818.209.6088<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><img border="0" width="96" height="33" style="width:1.0in;height:.3437in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D3E2CB.498D6CC0" alt="MIP Composite (Email)"></span><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#7A3104"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Karanicolas<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 2, 2018 3:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Corwin, Philip via gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] REMINDER: Proposed agenda for RPM Working Group call on 25 April 2018 at 1700 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Incredible. This looks like the exact same kabuki we just went through on the providers doc.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Once again, it's the same tactic of trying to equate a basic and general question with a personal attack against individual panelists/examiners. Somehow, I doubt that the recipients of this survey will faint with outrage at the temerity of being asked about their conflict of interest procedures. The question does not presume that they are acting in an improper manner - it asks how they're acting. If they have proper conflict procedures in place, I can't believe they would be shy about saying as much. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I also see the same arguments that the responses will be meaningless or frivolous (which is funny, considering how people are fighting tooth and nail to exclude the line of inquiry), and the same protests against imagined policy debates that might flow from the information.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">And, buried amidst the hyperbole, are a few substantive claims addressing the wording of these questions. So why don't we all save a bit of time and focus on how the questions can be improved to be better targeted and accurate? I've made a couple of suggested edits, based on Greg's objections. It would be great to try and build forward with actual, constructive suggestions on wording that people can live with.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Or we can keep going in circles...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Michael<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 1:51 PM, Nahitchevansky, Georges <<a href="mailto:ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com" target="_blank">ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></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 id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426response_container_BBPPID"><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Paul:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Your questions are loaded questions that have a bias that panelists are not properly vetting conflicts. As a California attorney you know fully well that your questions go well beyond the norm. When was the last time you were asked to detail your conflict procedures -- apart from when there is an actual challenge by a party claiming a conflict of interest. By the same token as an attorney representing parties in URS and UDRP proceedings you must have done a conflict check. Should we be looking into what all parties do in regards to conflict checks. Attorneys are not asked because they are are covered by an ethical obligation and unless someone challenges on the ground of conflict it is presumed that they did a proper check. Similarly, Judges all over the world are presumed to have done a conflict check and to recuse themselves if a conflict exists. When is the last you asked a judge to explain what they did and what procedures they have in place before taking on a case. You presume they conducted a proper check and challenge if you believe a conflict of interest. The same should apply in the URS context. URS panelists should not be put into a separate category that goes beyond what attorneys and judges do. The panelists typicallly attest to the fact that they have no conflict. If someone feels otherwise, they can always challenge the panelist appointment. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">The bottom line is that this entire issue you are trying to inject here is part and parcel of some notion that panelists are not acting in an impartial manner ias required by the URS rules. The questions of such whether panelists are acting impartially should be directed to the providers, who can answer more appropriately on this issue and what they require of panelists.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">One other basic problem with your questions, is that many answers will be meaningless as they will simply be yes we have appropriate procedures in place. You may get a handful of more detailed responses, but then we will be arguing for months on end about whether procedures are sufficient or not etc. We are not here to rewrite the procedures firms take to run conflict checks. Again, the issue is about having impartial panelists and what steps are taken to make sure that is the case. As in my judge example above, if you were going to go down this path of inquiry you would ask a judicial commission to advise on what they do to have impartial judges. That is the more relevant and productive inquiry. So again I stress that these questions should be removed.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426BB10_response_div_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Lastly, I am glad you agree that there should be ramifications for attorneys or others acting for parties for filing false statements, supporting parties that hide behind bogus contact information, or fail to disclose their own interests in a matter. Maybe we should ask practitioners if they feel their should be meaningful sanctions for such behavior and the type of sanctions. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div name="BB10" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426response_div_spacer_BBPPID"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426_original_msg_header_BBPPID"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426from"><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"> <a href="mailto:Paul@law.es" target="_blank">Paul@law.es</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426sent"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> May 2, 2018 10:39 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426to"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com" target="_blank">ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com</a>; <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org" target="_blank">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426cc"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Cc:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426subject"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] REMINDER: Proposed agenda for RPM Working Group call on 25 April 2018 at 1700 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div name="BB10"><div id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426ssc25005"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Sorry but I do not see what you see.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The questions are neutral questions asking for a fact-based reply. They do not presume anything. This is clear from reading the qualifying questions at issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Regarding some panelists not being attorneys, I have several responses. Primarily, given that the UDRP/URS is founded in legal principles, I question the use of those without legal training. Further, conflicts checking is not limited to attorneys.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Regarding your suggestion that attorneys confirm who they are representing when domains use false WHOIS data or privacy, rest assured. There are plenty of rules and regulations that require an attorney to verify the identity of clients – the least of which are the regulations concerning money laundering.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Regarding the fact-checking, I am fine with your suggestion - as long as it applies to both complainants and to respondents. Personally, I am troubled by the fact that representatives can even provide a certification when they themselves have no personal knowledge. I presume that allowing such a process in the UDRP/URS space grew out of the trademark practice (where providing such certifications to the registration authorities is a common practice). However, if you want to change it that is fine with me – as long as it applies to both sides.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">As to the proposal to limit inquiry to those clearly provided under the rules, that is not consistent with our marching orders. In fact if we took that approach to everything we would be left without much to investigate.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">To conclude, I would submit that it is really your comments that are the loaded ones and intended to prevent an inquiry into a legitimate issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-right-color:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Georges Nahitchevansky <<a href="mailto:ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com" target="_blank">ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 2:28 PM<br><b>To: </b>Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>, Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org" target="_blank">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] REMINDER: Proposed agenda for RPM Working Group call on 25 April 2018 at 1700 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt" id="gmail-m_5425032732337004848m_4745161191485002426MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><a name="m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear All:</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D">Below are the questions being referred to. I likewise object to these questions which have an underlying assumption that Panelists are somehow biased and don’t screen conflicts properly. It also assumes that the panelists are all attorneys at law firms and the law firms do not have proper screening mechanisms for conflicts. Simply put, most of these questions are loaded questions that are meant to further a particular agenda. If we are going to go down the route of these type of loaded questions, should we also be asking about attorneys, for example, who represent parties that registered names with bogus contact information whether they conducted a thorough check so that they can certify that they truthfully identified the party they are representing and how they conducted that check (e.g., what mechanisms are in place and all steps taken). After all the ethical rules make clear that attorneys are bound by requirements that attorneys be truthful. In that vein, should we also ask whether the attorneys representing parties have been truthful and checked the facts that they are stating in their papers – and what steps they take to certify and insure this. I can think of several examples I personally know of where an attorney simply lied in the submissions. Should this now be an entire line of inquiry. Should we ask whether Rule 11 type sanctions be available in URS cases where an attorney representing a party is found to represent a party with fake contact information or has lied in the papers. I can think of many more loaded lines of inquiries if that what some want to do, but ultimately I don’t think these are going to be productive in moving the ball forward.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D">In light of the questions that were suggested on the provider side of things, I think the only issue to raise is whether Panelists are impartial per the requirements of the rules and what providers do to make sure that is the case – and nothing more, . These questions should not be here and should be deleted in their entirety</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">4. Do you serve as a URS panelist?</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">A. Yes<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">B. No<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">5. If yes, do you undertake a law firm-wide conflicts check to verify that neither you nor your law firm has any actual or potentially adverse conflict of interest to the complainant and/or respondent?</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">A. Yes<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">B. No<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">If yes, please briefly describe the methods used to verify the absence of conflicts:___________________________________________________’</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">If yes, do you retain records of your search?</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">A. Yes<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">B. No<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">6. Have you ever communicated with a third party regarding an ongoing URS dispute in which you were a panelist?</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">A. Yes<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">B. No<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">If yes, please briefly explain the nature of such communications:_________________________</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> gnso-rpm-wg [</span></span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:black">] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Shatan<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 2, 2018 1:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Julie Hedlund <</span></span><a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002">julie.hedlund@icann.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:black">><br><b>Cc:</b> </span></span><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="color:black"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] REMINDER: Proposed agenda for RPM Working Group call on 25 April 2018 at 1700 UTC</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">All,</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">I have significant objections to the questions to Examiners that were tacked on to the end of the Practitioners questionnaire at the 11th hour. Apologies for not focusing on this before now. I don't believe these have really been properly reviewed or discussed.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">I believe these questions are inappropriate in a poll of practitioners, as these are questions directed to "panelists." (The proper term is Examiner....) It feels like a "bait and switch" tactic. If we are going to survey Examiners, let's survey Examiners -- not ambush practitioners. On that basis alone, we should eliminate these questions.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">I am also troubled by the questions themselves. Singling out these questions, out of all that we might ask Examiners, seems vaguely accusatory. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">The basis for these questions is questionable. I've reviewed the URS Procedures and Rules, and none of these questions comes out of a Procedure or Rule. The Examiners are supposed to declare conflicts of interest, but there is no instruction on how to implement that. As such, there is no requirement that an Examiner undertake any type of conflicts check much less something as specific as "a law firm-wide conflicts check to verify that neither you nor your law firm has any actual or potentially adverse conflict of interest to the complainant and/or respondent." Asking the question implies that this is an imperative when it is not.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">On top of that, this verbiage does not accurately describe a conflict check. What is a "potentially adverse conflict of interest"? Why is it only asking about adverse conflicts? I note that the Forum does have a Supplementary Rule that "A Examiner will be disqualified if circumstances exist that create a conflict of interest or cause the Examiner to be unfair and biased, including but not limited to ... The Examiner has served as an attorney to any party or the Examiner has been associated with an attorney who has represented a party during that association." This does not ask the Examiner to run a conflict check, but notably, the issue it raises is the exact <u>opposite</u> of the issue implied in these proposed questions -- the Forum is highlighting representing a party, not being adverse (much less "potentially adverse) to a party.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Now, I'm not saying it's a bad idea for an Examiner to run a (properly defined) conflict check, but the very fact that we are debating Examiner actions and requirements in a practitioners poll should tell us we're in the wrong place.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">For that reason, I will not discuss the problems in the follow-up questions on conflict checks.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">The final question is even worse. ("Have you ever communicated with a third party regarding an ongoing URS dispute in which you were a panelist?') As far as I know, this is not prohibited behavior, especially not this broadly described. It seems designed to make people feel like they might have done something wrong. (If this is expressly prohibited by the Rules or Procedures, then perhaps we could fashion a question out of that Rule/Procedure <u>if we were putting together a poll for Examiners</u>.) Is it improper to "communicate" with your spouse about a URS case? With one of your law partners? With a fellow Examiner?</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Long story short, these questions should be deleted.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Greg</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Julie Hedlund <</span></span><a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">julie.hedlund@icann.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:m_5425032732337004848_m_4745161191485002"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dear RPM PDP WG members,</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Per the WG Co-Chairs, here is the proposed agenda for the Working Group call Wednesday, 02 May 2018, scheduled for 1700 UTC. Times are proposed as estimates and may be adjusted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Proposed Agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Roll call and updates to Statements of Interest (1 minute)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Final Status of Questions for Practitioners and Providers (9 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Report from the Documents Sub Team (20 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Discussion on URS Phase II proposal (59 minutes) See John McElwaine’s original email at: <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-wg/2018-April/002857.html" target="_blank">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-wg/2018-April/002857.html</a> and a Google Sheet with the proposal as tab one, and the responses as tab two at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1apbVrFayn_vbPfhKDpjYs66iBWjvwhWFGZbuGpQnOgI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1apbVrFayn_vbPfhKDpjYs66iBWjvwhWFGZbuGpQnOgI/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Notice of agenda for 09 May meeting (1 minute)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Mary, Julie, Ariel and Berry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><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><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>Confidentiality Notice:<br>This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 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