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

[Michael Karanicolas]

Hi all,

Just writing to confirm our next meeting, which will take place on Sept 13
at 1900 UTC. Details to follow shortly.

Best,

Michael

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 7:59 PM, Olawale Bakare <wales.baky at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> Thank you for the update.
>
> With regards,
> Wale
>
> On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Michael Karanicolas <
> michael at law-democracy.org> wrote:
>
>> 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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