<html><head><base href="x-msg://208/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Kathy<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your mail. Before answering your points in detail, I'd like us to take some time as a group to reflect on how we've managed to put off our *only* candidate for Chair! Perhaps we can revisit together tomorrow when we speak.</div><div><br></div><div>Olof - thank you for your clarification re: Cartagena. I agree with Kathy that this group is not yet ready to take public meetings, and thanks for your reassurance that you were making space <i>if required</i>. I would also appreciate staff support in organising the London meeting, and am pleased to hear that you are working in the background with Sharon to make this happen.</div><div><br></div><div>Kathy - I would like to try and persuade you to reconsider your decision to withdraw your offer to chair this team, because I think that you are the right person to do it. </div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Emily</div><div><br><div><div>On 9 Nov 2010, at 13:07, Kathy Kleiman wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">There are some real issues around the Whois Review that need to be resolved, sooner rather than later, in order to make our process work. It requires constructive collaboration among the appointed Members, and close work with supporting ICANN staff. And it needs to be clear that this Review is to carry out its tasks led by the appointed Members, supported by the ICANN staff.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">In particular, two things need to be done, in my view:<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 19.8pt; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>I am deeply concerned about the unexpected scheduling by ICANN staff of a full day Whois meeting during the Cartagena ICANN meeting, plus a public session, without having consulted the selected Members first, not even during the two meetings we already had (on 10/13 and 10/20)<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I do<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>not think this is the way the process should be run;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 19.8pt; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>We do need support to set up the meeting in London, on which we did agree. As quickly as possible the following things should be arranged by ICANN Staff to ensure that as many selected Members as possible can be present during this meeting we agreed on, in principle, earlier:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 55.8pt; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>A doodle of dates – combining a two-day combo of weekdays and Friday/Saturday covering most of the second and third week of January to see what dates are best for the most number of RT people.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 55.8pt; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Guidance from ICANN to Sharon Lemon regarding the minimum and maximum remote participation requirements the other review teams have used, allowing her the time and opportunity to check that the Docklands can provide the accommodations that allows this to take place, effectively;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 55.8pt; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Quickly organize a block of rooms at a hotel nearby the Docklands for the Review Team and Staff, and make reservations for dinner on arrival night and the evening between the two days of meetings;<o:p></o:p></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Considering all this, I also don’t see how I can effectively function as a Chair. What I can bring to the table is structure to the content discussion, ensure fairness, depth and outreach. However, what is needed from the Chair right now is getting a positive and constructive process in place and ensuring the independence of the RT, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>I herewith withdraw my offer to function as Chair.</i></b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">My commitment to participate as a member of our team and work hard on our core issues, of course, remains.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">In closing,<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>j</span>ust because the Whois issues are difficult and controversial does not mean that our relations have to be. If we can find a way out of this difficult issue by, then we will have done our job. Nobody said it would be easy, but if we try together in a positive, constructive way, it can be done, well. It requires commitment and willingness to listen to each<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>other, and to talk from insights, rather than from positions. It also requires a strong commitment from ICANN to actively support, but not lead.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Let’s work together and make this full, fair and robust review happen – together.<span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; 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