[Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Invitation to a call with the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Working Group co-chairs

[George Kirikos]

Hi folks,

I received the following email off-list, but I believe it is of
interest to the entire PDP working group membership. I'm ready to
proceed on a call in early January. I believe we already had a call
scheduled at our normal time on Thursday, January 4, 2018, so it would
make sense to discuss things at that time. That call should be made
open to all interested members of this PDP, just like our regular
meetings via Adobe Connect, etc.. It's not a concern that is unique to
me.

I of course do not withdraw the appeal.

I find it interesting that this email was sent very shortly after I
sent my most email (which cc'd Ms. Forrest). If you have time, please
explain why you could not have sent the exact same email 2 days ago or
even yesterday? What "new information" do you have now that you didn't
have 2 days ago?

Lastly, I believe the **entire membership** of this PDP should have
the opportunity to consult with the GNSO Council, in order to ensure
that all views are heard, not just the voices of the co-chairs. Please
ensure that all communications between the co-chairs and the GNSO
Council are also copied to the public mailing list of this IGO PDP so
that they are "on the record", in accordance with ICANN's transparency
and accountability mechanisms.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
416-588-0269
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On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org> wrote:
> Dear George,
>
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> This email is being sent by ICANN staff on behalf of Phil and Petter, the
> co-chairs of the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights PDP Working Group.
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> Dear George,
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>
> We note that, in your email dated 19th December 2017 and sent to the
> IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Working Group mailing list, you stated
> that you were invoking the appeal process outlined in Section 3.7 of the
> GNSO Working Group Guidelines
> (https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-01sep16-en.pdf).
> That section provides, in relevant part, that a “WG member that believes
> that his/her contributions are being systematically ignored or discounted …
> should first discuss the circumstances with the WG Chair. In the event that
> the matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily, the WG member should request
> an opportunity to discuss the situation with the Chair of the Chartering
> Organization or their designated representative.” As the co-chairs of this
> Working Group, we therefore invite you to do a call with us in early January
> 2018. The call will be recorded and, given the nature of the matters that
> you have raised on the mailing list concerning our handling of the Working
> Group’s progress toward a consensus call, the ICANN Ombudsman will be
> invited to sit in on the call.
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>
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> Concurrently, we will be consulting the GNSO Council on the questions that
> you and other Working Group members have asked regarding Working Group
> consensus calls. As a result, we will not be conducting any meetings of the
> Working Group or launching a poll as a basis for subsequent initiation of
> the consensus call process until we have had the opportunity to consult the
> Council which, as our Chartering Organization, is the manager of all GNSO
> Policy Development Processes.
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> Please let us know if you wish to proceed with the call with us, as
> prescribed by Section 3.7 of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. If so, we
> will ask ICANN staff to find a mutually suitable time in early January 2018.
> If you do not wish to proceed with the call, we will consider it a
> withdrawal of your appeal.
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> Best regards,
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> Philip and Petter
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>