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

[George Kirikos]

I'm just following up on the emails of December 21, 2017. Is the
Thursday January 4, 2018 date and 12:00 noon (Eastern time) time,
corresponding to the usual IGO PDP conference call date/time
acceptable? If not, I'd suggest the following week (Thursday January
11, 2018 at 12:00 noon Eastern time) as an alternative.

Please advise before the end of the business day today.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
416-588-0269
http://www.leap.com/


On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 5:08 PM, George Kirikos <icann at leap.com> wrote:
> 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
> http://www.leap.com/
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org> wrote:
>> Dear George,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear George,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Philip and Petter
>>
>>