<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks for the comments and the discussion. they are welcome and helpful to clarify that paragraph, better to catch this before moving to next stage.</div><div class="gmail_extra">I sense that there was some confusion about the intent of that item and there were some interpretations which may miss what it was about.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">it is not about skills, experience vs diversity, it is about the diversity of skills, for example having different profiles, including experiences from different environments. Julie kindly proposed a wording intended to make that less confusing:</div><div class="gmail_extra">"<span style="color:rgb(4,51,255);font-size:12.8px">2.6 </span><b style="color:rgb(4,51,255);font-size:12.8px">Skills:</b><span style="color:rgb(4,51,255);font-size:12.8px"> Diversity in skills contributes to the quality of ICANN policy formulation, decision-making and outreach. It is important to highlight and advocate the advantages of individuals bringing different and diverse skills sets into ICANN's many activities. All activities and groups within ICANN will benefit from having a diverse range of skills available. Outcomes formulated from diverse skills and knowledge will have higher probability of being accepted by a diverse community. Achieving diversity in skills should not be seen as a choice between skills and diversity which excludes participation, but rather one which values many skills sets and facilitates inclusion and broad participation. </span>"</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">we will discuss this topic at the confcall today to clear out any issue related to it and follow-up in the mailing list. I encourage everyone to attend today call.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Rafik</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-02-24 6:19 GMT+09:00 avri doria <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:avri@apc.org">avri@apc.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class="gmail-"><br>
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On 23-Feb-17 12:39, Malcolm Hutty wrote:<br>
> I would like to see a clear commitment that discrimination on the<br>
> grounds of race, sex, etc should not be tolerated at ICANN.<br>
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</span>1. i am comfortable with that as long as we also include sexual<br>
orientation and gender expression.<br>
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2. we should remember that this is good but not enough (necessary but<br>
not sufficinet), as i could fill the broadest diversity of skill,<br>
experience, race, gender, national origin, sexual preference, and<br>
gender orientation without ever leaving NYC. I think that regional<br>
diversity is also critical and that needs to be mandated.<br>
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As for quotas , I said I was not recommending them at this time. But<br>
what I have seen with gender discrimination, let alone regional<br>
discrimination in some parts of ICANN does inspire me to want to<br>
introduce gender and regional quotas. of what ever race or sexual<br>
expression.<br>
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