[Ws2-transparency] WS2 Transparency - Call with ICANN Legal has been Scheduled

[Michael Karanicolas]

Hi all,

Following up on this to let you know that I had a very productive
conversation with JJ yesterday. The focus of the conversation was on the
three main issues under debate - attorney client privilege, commercial
information/open contracting/NDAs, and the duty to document. The recording
should be available shortly, but for all three there was some good
feedback, which I think will be useful in redrafting these exceptions to
mitigate their concerns. Perhaps the most important thing I heard was that
a lot of what we're requesting actually reflects current administrative
practice, which should make it relatively easy and painless to codify.

I've asked Bernard to schedule a call for the week after next to discuss
the revisions, and next steps forward.

Best,

Michael


On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:03 PM, Michael Karanicolas <
michael at law-democracy.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> First off – sorry for the silence on my part, mostly it’s been a
> waiting game as additional steps forward were sort of contingent on
> scheduling a conversation with ICANN legal to sort out their thoughts
> on the major issues that remain to be resolved. The good news is – I
> just got confirmation on Friday that the call has been scheduled, and
> we’re set to chat on August 31.
>
> I’ve been asked to send along an agenda, which I worked up yesterday,
> and I am attaching here. This focuses on the major remaining points of
> contention, as agreed in our last call. Due to the time pressures
> (they wanted to make sure they had a chance to review in advance of
> the meeting), I’ve had to send this on directly, but I am open to
> adding any other issues you think are pertinent – just let me know.
>
> Otherwise, I’ll be in touch with Bernard shortly to schedule a meeting
> to report back, and discuss next steps for finalizing our
> recommendations.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Michael Karanicolas
> President, Right to Know Coalition
> National Researcher for Canada, Open Government Partnership
>
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