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<p><font face="Verdana">I cannot claim to understand the role of
GNSO Council in terms of budget for various ICANN activities,
but a reading of the below bring a couple of points to my mind:</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">1. It is unfortunate that, after spending
millions on legal advice and other such areas in work stream 1,
at which time the agenda for movement in certain directions was
very much the will of what I would merely call here as the
'dominant interests', we begun to immediately hear budgetary
concerns when work stream 2 started to take shape (after in any
case having pushed 'uncomfortable' issues on to this works
stream 2).</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">2. Now, from the wording of GNSO Council's
resolution below, one sees further proof of use of fiscal powers
by the incumbent system to stymie processes mandated to address
constitutional issues (which definitionally could threaten the
existing configurations of the 'system') . Very much like what
the US Congress tried to do to the transition process. This is a
hugely inappropriate and undemocratic thing, and should be
looked down upon and condemned. But apparently it is bad if
certain people do it (Congress to the IANA process) but good if
others do it (GNSO Council to the determination of the
jurisdiction issues). But that is how power and hegemony works.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">I strongly oppose any efforts by the
incumbent system to dictate to, what to me is, a constitutional
process on what the latter may or may not do -- much worse to
hold financial threats. Completely reprehensible.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">parminder </font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Tuesday 04 October 2016 01:05 PM,
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<p>A useful parameter for our work - thanks.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/10/2016 07:03, Greg Shatan
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I would like to draw this subgroup's attention to the motion
below, which was adopted by the GNSO Council on September 29.
In particular, please take a look at paragraph 4 of the
"Whereas" clauses and paragraph 5 of the motion.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"> Marika Konings <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 29, 2016
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</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Subject:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"> Adopted motion</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Motion
- GNSO Validation of CCWG-Accountability Budget
Request</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Made
By: James Bladel</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Seconded
by: Julf Helsingius, Keith Drazek</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WHEREAS,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1.
Per its Charter, the Project Cost Support Team
(PCST) has supported the CCWG-Accountability in
developing a draft budget and cost-control
processes for the CCWG-Accountability activities
for FY17, and has also developed a historical
analysis of all the transition costs to date (see
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/pdfpklU5q6Ojg.pdf"
target="_blank">https://gnso.icann.org/mailing<wbr>-lists/archives/council/<wbr>pdfpklU5q6Ojg.pdf</a>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2.
The CCWG-Accountability FY17 budget was presented
at its plenary meeting of June 21st and approved
for transmission to the Chartering Organizations
for validation as per the process agreed with the
PCST. This request for validation was received on
23 June.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.
Following review and discussion during ICANN56,
the GNSO Council requested a webinar on this topic
which was held on 23 August (see transcript at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-ccwg-accountability-webinar-23aug16-en.pdf"
target="_blank">https://gnso.icann.org/en/meet<wbr>ings/transcript-ccwg-accountab<wbr>ility-webinar-23aug16-en.pdf</a>,
recording at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-ccwg-accountability-webinar-23aug16-en.mp3"
target="_blank">http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gn<wbr>so-ccwg-accountability-webinar<wbr>-23aug16-en.mp3</a>
and AC recording at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p8fu99qpt7d/"
target="_blank">https://icann.adobeconnect.com<wbr>/p8fu99qpt7d/</a>).
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4.
The GNSO Council notes that many members of the
GNSO community have expressed the view that the
projected budget does not likely support
revisiting the topic of the jurisdiction of
ICANN’s organization in that such exploration
would likely require substantial independent legal
advice on alternative jurisdictions and their
potential impact on the text and structure of
ICANN’s Bylaws.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5.
The GNSO Council has discussed and reviewed all
the relevant materials.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RESOLVED,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1.
The GNSO Council hereby accepts the proposed
CCWG-Accountability FY17 budget, as well as the
cost-control processes presented in conjunction
with the CCWG budget, expects the working groups
to be restrained and judicious in their use of
outside legal assistance, and believes that the
Legal Committee should exercise reasonable and
effective controls in evaluating requests for
outside legal assistance and should approve them
only when deemed essential to assist a working
group to fully and objectively understand and
develop a particular course of action for which
the group has reached a substantial degree of
consensus and requires legal advice on its risks
and feasibility.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2.
The GNSO Council expects to receive regular
updates on actual expenditures as tracked against
this adopted budget, and reserves the right to
provide further input on the budget allocation in
relation to the CCWG-Accountability related
activities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.
The GNSO Council expects ICANN staff, including
its office of General Counsel, to provide the
assistance requested by the CCWG and its working
groups in an expeditious, comprehensive, and
unbiased manner.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4.
The GNSO Council expects the CCWG-Accountability
and staff to work within the constraints of this
approved budget, and that excess costs or requests
for additional funding beyond said budget should
be recommended by the Legal Committee only when
deemed essential to completion of the CCWG’s work
and objectives. .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5.
It is the position of the GNSO Council that
revisiting the jurisdiction or organization of the
ICANN legal entity, as established by
CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1, would not
likely be supported by this projected budget and,
further, that such inquiry should not be
undertaken at this time because the new
accountability measures are all premised and
dependent on California jurisdiction for their
effective operation, and any near-term changes in
organizational jurisdiction could be extremely
destabilizing for ICANN and its community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">6.
The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to
communicate this resolution to the
CCWG-Accountability Chairs, and to the office of
the ICANN CFO.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt">Marika Konings</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt">Senior Policy Director
& Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) </span></p>
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