<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Alan:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">As you'd know, I'm not one to go along with what I consider a wrong-headed view. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">The only response would be for the community to withdraw support for the RT to continue. Then we are retired for cause. So be it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">-Carlton</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br>==============================<br><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Carlton A Samuels</font></i><br><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Mobile: 876-818-1799<br><font color="#33CC00">Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</font></i></font><br>=============================</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 9:10 AM, Alan Greenberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Carlton and Erika,<br><br>
I'm glad you think that we made the right choice. What happens if the
community wisdom is that we have not?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>
Alan</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br><br>
At 16/05/2018 05:02 AM, Carlton Samuels wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" class="m_5548181124868007650cite">I read the paper per Interim
arrangements. In my view the elements of interest were part of our own
scoping discussions. And in terms of our several agreements pertaining,
it seems to me we have covered the bases. <br><br>
We made the right decisions. The rational choice for us is Option A;
Proceed as planned.<br><br>
-Carlton <br><br>
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On Tue, 15 May 2018, 9:42 pm Alan Greenberg,
<<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>
> wrote:<br>
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<dd>I call your attention to a Public Comment (PC) launched yesterday
<br>
</dd><dd>asking for input on alternatives to alter the RDS-WHOIS2-RT Scope and
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</dd><dd>plans (as well possible changes to the not yet started ATRT3) - <br>
</dd><dd>
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/specific-reviews-short-term-timeline-2018-05-14-en" target="_blank">
https://www.icann.org/public-<wbr>comments/specific-reviews-<wbr>short-term-timeline-2018-05-<wbr>14-en</a>
.<br><br>
</dd><dd>I proposes three possible scenarios for our RT:<br><br>
</dd><dd>a) Proceeds as planned;<br><br>
</dd><dd>b) reduce scope to just an analysis of the WHOIS1-RT
Recommendations;<br><br>
</dd><dd>c) pause the review entirely for some as yet to be determined
time.<br><br>
</dd><dd>If recommended by the community, b) and c) would require our <br>
</dd><dd>agreement. The implications of a community recommendation that we
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</dd><dd>refused to agree with are not known. If there is a pause, it is not
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</dd><dd>clear when the unpause would happen and to what extent it would be
<br>
</dd><dd>the same team moving forward.<br><br>
</dd><dd>The PC ends on 06 July 2018 and the report on input received is due
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</dd><dd>on 23 July 2018, a few days before we are currently planning to meet
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</dd><dd>in Brussels to close-to-finalize our report.<br><br>
</dd><dd>Although the PC was issues yesterday, neither I nor Susan and Cathrin
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</dd><dd>had any prior knowledge of it and in fact we only heard of it
today.<br><br>
</dd><dd>We have initiated discussions with MSSI on exactly what this means
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</dd><dd>and will get back when I have a better understanding.<br><br>
</dd><dd>Alan<br><br>
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