[CPWG] [GTLD-WG] Town hall mtg re: PIR with some info from ICANN board

[Evan Leibovitch]

I will be in Manila on business so my attendance is dependent on time and
availability. If I can I will attend.

On Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 13:13, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:

> I think there will be a single issue call on Dec. 2. Not yet scheduled.
>
> Marita
> On 11/28/2019 11:09 AM, Kaili Kan wrote:
>
> Thank you, Marita, for this timely info.  Also glad that ICANN Board is
> working on this.
>
> Is CPWG next meeting going to discuss this?  Thanks again.
>
> Kaili
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 1:58 AM Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:
>
>> Here is a report from the town hall at IGF re: the PIR sale. It contains
>> important info from Becky Burr and Chris Disspain about what ICANN can and
>> cannot do in this case:
>>
>>
>> https://www.internetgovernance.org/2019/11/28/town-hall-meeting-on-org-at-igf-2019/
>>
>> Excerpt:
>>
>> ... Though reluctant to step forward and talk initially (“We are just
>> here to listen”), ICANN board members Becky Burr and Chris Disspain quickly
>> came to their senses and explained the process they go through when
>> ownership of a registry changes.  They acknowledged that section 7.5 of the
>>  ORG Registry Agreement
>> <https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/org/org-agmt-html-30jun19-en.htm>
>>  gives them a role in the transfer of control and that the process
>> associated with that is already happening. They can ask questions of ISOC
>> trustees and PIR about the sale and exchange information. There is no fixed
>> 30-day limit on these exchanges, rather a rolling 30 day limit on each
>> round of questions and responses. Board members acknowledged ICANN’s
>> ability to attach conditions to the recognition of Ethos Capital as the new
>> operator of .ORG. Board member Leon Sanchez was also in attendance.
>>
>> The ICANN board members sat through the entire meeting and paid
>> attention, so it should be clear to them that they can enhance ICANN’s
>> legitimacy and reputation by taking the right steps in this controversy.
>> They also indicated that concerned members of the community are welcome to
>> send their opinions to the CEO and Board. We would caution anyone who does
>> this to keep in mind the precise nature of ICANN’s role in this process,
>> otherwise the advice will not be useful.
>>
>> Marita
>>
>>
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Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
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