<div dir="ltr">Hi Sophie and SSC team members,<div><br></div><div>Well written letter, however, I have few concerns and suggestions:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Paragraph 3 shows:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><Quote:></span><i style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"> </i><i style="text-decoration-line:underline;background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">Legitimacy of the CRG</i></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>We also believe that a second EOI should not interfere with
the work and timelines of the CRG. However, the IRP is a critical accountability
mechanism for ICANN. As a body that will be appointing the IRP Standing Panel,
that is future IRP panellists,<span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)"> it is crucial that the CRG is both a legitimate
body and viewed as a legitimate body</span>. Particularly given that members of the
IRP Standing Panel will serve for 5-year terms. The following points set out
potential threats to the legitimacy of the CRG: </i><End of Quote/></p></div></blockquote><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>My comment:</b> using the word legitimacy or legitimate body, raises concern for me. Legitimate in my understanding means something that abides within the law or operates within the acceptable rules. I do not know if it is within our mandate as SSC to determine the legitimacy of a body or not. Since this is a suggestion, I think we should rather make it Effectiveness of the CRG but not the legitimacy or not. Our suggestions I think should rather be <span style="background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">Effectiveness of the CRG but not Legitimacy</span>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2. Paragraph 3, item number 1 shows:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><Quote:> </span><i><span style="font-size:11pt">1. The </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-18-en__;!!PtGJab4!syy6u67faUMncrTw70VfM7JXKehYfZey52d81-GEJWsrbb_9ivRm8_4MFNSKYFON5ZzinSmtoA$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">call
[icann.org]</a></span></i><span style="font-size:11pt"><i> for volunteers was only open for 17 days and
overlapped with a US public holiday (the reality is that many ICANN volunteers
are based in the US or celebrate the holiday), and had the background of
the ongoing global pandemic.</i> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><End of Quote/></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>My comment: </b>it suffice to say that the public holidays were held in almost all countries. In my office in Ghana, we went on break on 23rd December and resumed on 4th January. Hence, I don't think the US should be singled out. I suggest we make a general statement that </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-18-en__;!!PtGJab4!syy6u67faUMncrTw70VfM7JXKehYfZey52d81-GEJWsrbb_9ivRm8_4MFNSKYFON5ZzinSmtoA$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">call
[icann.org]</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> for volunteers was only open for 17 days and
overlapped public holidays in most countries </span></span><strike>(the reality is that many ICANN volunteers are based in the US or celebrate the holiday)</strike><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">, and had the background of
the ongoing global pandemic.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt">Paragraph 3, item number 3 shows: </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"> <br></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><Quote:> <i><span style="font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">3. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The </span>expected size of the
CRG is set out to be between 7 and 15 members, however, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">only six
individuals submitted an expression of interest (EOI).</span> There are less
applicants than the anticipated minimum size of the group. There is no
guarantee that all six applicants will be appointed, suggesting an even
smaller CRG;</span></i><End of Quote/> </p></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>My comment: </b>our letter seeks to make a suggestion for a renewed call for EOI to be received because we had only one person expressing interest to represent the GNSO. However, with this sentence "<span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">only six
individuals submitted an expression of interest (EOI)", </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">it will make someone who is not in the SSC to get confused. This is because if the EOI for the GNSO was 6 then why are we calling for a renewed EOI. In my view, it will be more clearer to clearly indicate that the SSC knows that only 6 EOI were received from all the ICANN constituencies. This I believe will make it clear that the 6 EOI referred to is not for the GNSO's rep but the whole of the ICANN body.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Aside from these comments I personally think the other points are well made.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regards, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Raymond Mamattah<br></div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah-02637610" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=18cvZfpc4dRUaRLe2QPatSENMAK1w9j_B&revid=0BxWEtgDhUAgJS0huby9weHJ1aHBwMHVISTlsVWxiTy9nQytJPQ" alt=" linkedin"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1x0D0T--iKvfpbHUZAb1DrMxSvShthxn-&revid=0BxWEtgDhUAgJbmt1eUlSaGVhZFBOQldTV3RUclNpcFljUHhzPQ" alt=" facebook"></a> <a href="https://join.skype.com/invite/bWJCTPbNPkIF" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1uRuFLl1zU-lStpu6IOe6Muv_B8VdyXTF&revid=0BxWEtgDhUAgJeHBZVGRac0F2aklSU3BlaTNTTnNZdlRPZjdjPQ" alt=" skype"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RMamattah" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1oEOZjClnqEpgmO5tOEkS3_5KwORyPQH2&revid=0BxWEtgDhUAgJa0t4WUYrc1QzbG1FTEJFWXdRK1lNcWQxOXJzPQ" alt=" twitter"></a><br></div><div>Accra, Ghana <br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 5:54 PM Sophie Hey <<a href="mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com" target="_blank">sophie.hey@comlaude.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">As you may recall from the SSC meeting on 14 January, at the end of the meeting there was a discussion on whether the SSC should send the GNSO SG/C Leaders comments
on whether there should be a second call for EOIs for the Community Representatives Group. I promised that I would send a draft letter to the list for further consideration today. Please find attached a draft letter for your consideration.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Everyone is welcome and encouraged to make changes or amendments to the draft letter and share their views with the list on whether:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The SSC should send a letter with our comments on a second EOI; and<u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If there should be a second call for EOIs on the CRG.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">It would be greatly appreciated if you could please provide your input to the list by the end of this week (23:59 UTC, Friday 22 January).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sophie<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sophie Hey<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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