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Re: [council] Draft language


Thanks to all. I have included a few edits. Is everyone OK with this version?

> 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.
> 
> 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.  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, although the GNSO Council and its constituencies were aware 
> of the Board's intent to discuss the contract, we were not aware of its 
> intent to approve the contract at its closed session.
> 
> 
> 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 we are all being urged to advocate for the 
> ICANN model in a context of increased global scrutiny. It is therefore 
> imperative that the Board hold itself to the highest standards of 
> transparency and accountability that it is mandated to uphold.

Stéphane Van Gelder
Directeur Général / General manager
INDOM Group NBT France
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Group NBT

Le 28 juin 2012 à 16:20, <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> 
> Thanks to David, Alan, John and Brian - this looks good to me.
> 
> Cheers
> Mary
> 
> Sent from a mobile device; please excuse brevity and any grammatical or 
> typographical errors.
> 
> "Winterfeldt, Brian" <bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Please see revised draft below with correction suggested by Alan and with 
> John’s suggestion which I think is helpful.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Brian J. Winterfeldt
> Partner
> bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Steptoe
> 
> From: John Berard [mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 5:40 AM
> To: Winterfeldt, Brian
> Cc: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [council] Draft language
> 
> Brian,
> 
> Note my boldface suggestion:
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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, although the GNSO Council and its 
> constituencies were aware of the Board's intent to discuss the contract, we 
> were not aware of its intent to approve the contract at its closed session.
> 
> 
> 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 we are all being urged to advocate for the 
> ICANN model at time of increased global scrutiny, and its is therefore 
> imperative that the Board hold itself to the highest standards of 
> transparency and accountability that it is mandated to uphold.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 28, 2012, at 10:52 AM, "Winterfeldt, Brian" 
> <bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 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<mailto:bwinterfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Steptoe
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