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class=718011211-24082009>Dear ISPCP members</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=718011211-24082009>Following the support expressed to respond to the GNSO
Operations Team's request for comments on a proposed revised structure for the
GNSO, the following response has been produced based on comments
received.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=718011211-24082009>The aim is to forward this to the GNSO Operations team
before their conference call on Wednesday 26th August ,. If you require
amendment, please respond by the end of Tuesday 25th.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=718011211-24082009>Thanks</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=718011211-24082009>Tony</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=718011211-24082009>__________________</SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=718011211-24082009></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><SPAN class=718011211-24082009>ISP&
Connectivity Providers</SPAN> Constituency </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=718011211-24082009>Response
to </SPAN>GNSO Council Operations Work Team<SPAN class=718011211-24082009>
on </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Proposed GNSO Structure</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P align=left><SPAN class=718011211-24082009><FONT face=Arial>In response to the
recent request for comments on the proposal to create a new GNSO
Administrative body to deal with administrative issues the ISPCP offers the
following comments. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=718011211-24082009>The consensus
view of the ISPCP Constituency is that the creation of
a</SPAN> new Administrative<SPAN class=718011211-24082009> body would not
be in the best interest of the GNSO. At a time when the GNSO is fundamentally
changing its structure and working methods with the move towards a more
progressive role for working groups, its essential the GNSO use the available
resource wisely. <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
color=#000000 size=3> <FONT face=Arial>The GNSO already has too much work
and too few volunteers.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left><SPAN class=718011211-24082009><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial>Creating an additional stream of work would have the effect of
diluting the base of volunteers even more and bring into question the whole
nature of ICANN as a bottom up organization. As the number of volunteers
dwindles, more and more of the work has to be undertaken by staff if the
required progress is to be made. That situation would inevitably evolves from
coordination and facilitation by staff to actual policy
making. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN class=718011211-24082009><FONT face=Arial>In addition such a
move adds and additional layer of complexity, with limited
reward. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=718011211-24082009>The ISPCP does not
support the division of the GNSO in this manner.</SPAN><SPAN
class=718011211-24082009></SPAN></FONT></P><SPAN class=718011211-24082009>
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