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RE: [council] Topic for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting
- To: jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: RE: [council] Topic for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting
- From: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:04:31 -0700
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font-size:10pt;"><div>The matter may be nothing more than a review/revision to
Article VI, Section 6 of the ICANN Bylaws. Here is the
text:<br></div><div><br></div><div><i><strong>Section 6. DIRECTORS' CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST</strong></i></div><div><i>
</i></div><div><i>The Board, through the Board Governance Committee, shall
require a
statement from each Director not less frequently than once a year
setting forth all business and other affiliations that relate in any way
to the business and other affiliations of ICANN. Each Director shall be
responsible for disclosing to ICANN any matter that could reasonably be
considered to make such Director an "interested director" within the
meaning of Section 5233 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit
Corporation Law ("CNPBCL"). In addition, each Director shall disclose to
ICANN any relationship or other factor that could reasonably be
considered to cause the Director to be considered to be an "interested
person" within the meaning of Section 5227 of the CNPBCL. The Board
shall adopt policies specifically addressing Director, Officer, and
Supporting Organization conflicts of interest. No Director shall vote on
any matter in which he or she has a material and direct financial
interest that would be affected by the outcome of the vote.
</i></div><div><br></div><div>This speaks to the here-and-now, hard-and-fast
potential conflict, but it is silent on whether there is an appropriate period
of time after a Board member departs before taking a job that materially
benefits from having been on the Board.</div><div><br></div><div>If the
question were put in the form of a proposal to make such a modification (not a
bad idea in light of the Board's recent decisions on contracts and gTLDs which
have increase the financial stakes of being involved in ICANN), we might be
able to have a substantive conversation.</div><div><br></div><div>My
thought.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br></div><blockquote
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Subject: RE: [council] Topic for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting<br>
From: "Jonathan Robinson" <<a
href="http://jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx";>jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
Date: Tue, July 19, 2011 10:42 am<br>
To: "'GNSO Council List'" <<a
href="mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
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</style><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It
was news to me. Was it common knowledge or rumour well in advance of the
announcement?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div
style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm
0cm"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> <a
href="mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a> [<a
href="mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>William Drake<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 July 2011
10:50<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Topic
for Senegal Board-GNSO Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;">Hi Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">They redirected and Council failed to
push back. I actually thought it was pretty impressively executed.
<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Was the PDT news a surprise to
anyone? I had assumed this was precisely what Kristina wanted to talk
about…<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Bill<o:p></o:p></div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">On Jul 19, 2011, at 11:35 AM,
Jonathan Robinson wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My
perspective on the board discussion in Singapore was that it was very
unsatisfactory.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We
went down the path of discussing or possibly the board responded by discussing
the issues around confidential information and the effectiveness or not of
staff contracts in dealing with this.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My
understanding was that the issue we had intended to discuss was conflicts of
interest, particularly for ICANN board and senior staff / executive management,
and what if any, effective corporate governance was in place to manage and deal
with this.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If
I am correct in my understanding, we were either insufficiently clear in
communicating our topic of discussion or alternatively, the board was unwilling
or unable to discuss it. Regardless, I agree with<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Stéphane that there was a distinct
sense of “closed topic”.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The
big question really revolves around corporate governance best practice at
ICANN. How well is this understood, managed and kept
current?</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Trust
that this input provides a little further
insight.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best
wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm
0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial"><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><a target="_blank"
href="mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a
href="mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>]<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Stéphane Van
Gelder<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>19 July
2011 07:14<br><b>To:</b><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosemary Sinclair<br><b>Cc:</b><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosette, Kristina;<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank"
href="mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [council] Topic for Senegal
Board-GNSO Council Meeting</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I agree that clarifications would be
useful here.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">We discussed the revolving door issue
with the Board in Singapore. I don't know about others, but I got the feeling
the Board felt that all that there was to say on the subject had been
said.<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Of course at the time we were talking
about ICANN Staff, not Board
members.<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">So Kristina and others, if you could
be more specific on the actual wording of the topic you are requesting for the
Dakar agenda, I'm sure that would be useful to Jeff, who is handling our agenda
for Dakar.<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Stéphane</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Le 19 juil. 2011 à 00:12, Rosemary
Sinclair a écrit :<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Hi Kristina et
al<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Would you mind giving us some more
background on the concerns here?<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I might not be thinking about the
right problem...<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;">Rosemary<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br>Sent from my
iPhone<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
style="font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On 19/07/2011, at 12:12 AM,
"Rosette, Kristina" <<a target="_blank"
href="mailto:krosette@xxxxxxx";>krosette@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><blockquote
style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><div
class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I'd
like to see the revolving door topic on the agenda again,
please.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.tldh.org/2011/07/peter-dengate-thrush-appointed-as-executive-chairman-of-tldh/";>http://www.tldh.org/2011/07/peter-dengate-thrush-appointed-as-executive-chairman-of-tldh/</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div
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