[CCWG-ACCT] preparation for the call today

[Sabine.Meyer at bmwi.bund.de]

Dear Thomas,

thank you for your note. As suggested, I have had a look at the proposed answers for questions 28 onwards (including the added questions that Bernard helpfully pointed out). In anticipation of the upcoming call in I wonder if question 29 - which deals with the applicability of the GAC carve out in case of removal of a NomCom-appointed Board member - might need closer examination.

The suggested response is the following:  No cause is needed for the removal of any Board member, regardless whether it is a NomCom Board member or not. Only an explanation needs to be offered. Therefore, no decision by the Board member is challenged with the removal procedure. As a consequence, the GAC carve-out should not apply to NomCom Board member removals.

Given this response wouldn't it follow that the carve out does not apply to any removal of any Board member? And if that is the case how would the recall of the board be treated, given that it is defined as the removal of all Directors (other than the President) at the same time (under no. 3 of the additional questions)? Maybe we can look at this during the upcoming call.

Kind regards
Sabine

Sabine Meyer
International Digital and Postal Policy, Internet Governance
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy 
Villemombler Strasse 76, 53123 Bonn
GERMANY
Phone: +49 228 99615-2948
Fax: + 49 228 99615-2964
E-Mail: sabine.meyer at bmwi.bund.de
Internet: http://www.bmwi.de 

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Von: accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] Im Auftrag von Thomas Rickert
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. April 2016 11:37
An: accountability-cross-community at icann.org
Betreff: [CCWG-ACCT] preparation for the call today

Dear colleagues,
with this note, we would like to help you to prepare for the meeting
more efficiently.

Bernie has kindly sent a document to the list with proposed responses
and Mathieu has added an answer to question 25 a few hours ago, so you
have all proposed answers in your inbox already.

We had discussed the questions 1 to 27 during the last call. Except for
questions 2 and 25, the answers are very straightforward. We will
present and explain the answers during the call so you can safely focus
on other areas of the document.

Please take a look at questions 2 and 25. These are questions where we
have tried to destill the essence of our discussion and prepare a
response. You will hopefully agree that the proposed answers capture the
views of the CCWG well.

Then there is a third area of questions from number 28 onwards. We have
proposed answers to 28 to 34 that should be uncontroversial so we hope
to be able to finish the discussion on the list of questions from the
legal teams quickly. Number 35 and onwards are topics from our group.
You might wish to read that in preparation of the call.

Thanks and tty soon.

Thomas





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