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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Denise<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'>Thank you very much for the rapid response, which I will now discuss with the complainant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Chris LaHatte<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Ombudsman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Blog <a href="https://omblog.icann.org/"><span style='color:blue'>https://omblog.icann.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Webpage <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/help/ombudsman"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.icann.org/en/help/ombudsman</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Confidentiality<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> Denise Michel <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 28, 2015 12:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Chris LaHatte<br><b>Cc:</b> input-to-ewg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Input to Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Expert Working Group Dissent Opinion<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello, Chris.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The dissent — a final copy of which was received after the report was posted — is publicly posted along with the EWG Report. Please see: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-directory-services-2013-02-14-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-directory-services-2013-02-14-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The dissent also was highlighted in a public blog post by the EWG Chair. Please see: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/expert-working-group-ewg-reinventing-whois-read-discuss-get-involved">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/expert-working-group-ewg-reinventing-whois-read-discuss-get-involved</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>The EWG Report was published on June 6. At publication time, the EWG was provided with a draft dissent statement and the group was asked for comments. The EWG was provided with a revised draft dissent statement and was asked for comments on June 18. Corrections were identified for both iterations. The final dissent statement was provided and published on icann.org on June 24.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I would be happy to provide additional information if needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Denise<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><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'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Chris LaHatte <<a href="mailto:chris.lahatte@icann.org">chris.lahatte@icann.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 2:42 PM<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:input-to-ewg@icann.org">input-to-ewg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:input-to-ewg@icann.org">input-to-ewg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Input to Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Expert Working Group Dissent Opinion<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>I have received a complaint that the Expert Working Group pages do not include the dissenting opinion from Stephanie Perrin. I have been provided with the links to the final report and other materials, and the dissenting opinion does not appear to be included. The complainant considered that the dissent should be included in the interests of transparency and openness, and pointed out that other dissenting opinions on significant issues have previously been included on other matters. My initial contact therefore is really by way of an enquiry, because it may be that the dissent was overlooked when the other materials were posted including the final report. I would be happy to discuss this further, possibly at our Singapore meeting.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>My preliminary view, subject to comments from the Expert Working Group, is that the dissent should be included. If this was a deliberate decision, I would be grateful for your comments and the reason. That will enable me to reach a considered opinion on the facts.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Regards</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Chris LaHatte</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Ombudsman</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Blog <a href="https://omblog.icann.org/"><span style='color:blue'>https://omblog.icann.org/</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Webpage <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/help/ombudsman"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.icann.org/en/help/ombudsman</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Confidentiality</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>