RE: [council] Draft language

["Jonathan Robinson" <jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good draft.  Well-done Brian.  Jonathan

 

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Winterfeldt, Brian
Sent: 28 June 2012 10:52
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [council] Draft language

 

Jeff

 

As requested, how about the below draft:

 

The GNSO Council wishes to express its disappointment with the Board's
decision to meet in a closed session on Saturday 23 June to vote on a topic
which was slated for discussion at the public forum on Thursday, January 28,
2012 :
<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-23jun12-en.htm#2
>
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-23jun12-en.htm#2.


 

ICANN staff had placed the topic of the renewal of the .com Agreement on the
Thursday public forum agenda some time ago, and this item remains on the
public forum agenda tomorrow.  We are aware that of a number of GNSO
constituencies, stakeholder groups and/or Advisory Committees that were
looking forward to addressing this subject with the board and the ICANN
community at the Public Forum.  However, neither the GNSO Council nor its
constituencies, stakeholder groups or liaisons were aware of the Board's
closed session and adoption of the draft agreement 

 

This comment is not with regard to the merits of the Board's action, it is
for the constituencies or stakeholder groups to highlight those as they see
fit.  However, we, the GNSO Council, find the process followed by the Board
to be objectionable at a time when the private sector is being urged to
advocate for the ICANN model, and its is therefore imperative that the Board
hold itself to the highest standards of transparency and accountability that
it is mandated to uphold. 

 

Hope helpful. 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Brian J. Winterfeldt  

Partner 

bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx

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