Re: [council] Letter to the EWG

["WUKnoben" <wolf-ulrich.knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jonathan, I’m fine with the letter.

Shouldn’t Fadi be put on cc rather than to the headline?

Best regards

Wolf-Ulrich



From: Jonathan Robinson 
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:51 PM
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: [council] Letter to the EWG

All,

 

Please see attached and included the draft of my letter to the EWG. I think it 
is timely and important to get this letter done now.

It does reflect that changes have taken place since Beijing but the principal 
point (and point of principle) remains regarding the risk of GNSO policy work 
taking place outside of the purview of the Council

 

I have not been able to locate John Berard’s original suggestion for some 
reason and, in any event, would appreciate rapid support of this text or 
suggested improvements.

I can fix minor grammar.  Really what I am after is support that I have 
effectively captured and communicated the essence of our concerns.

 

Thanks.

 

 

Jonathan

 

 

12 June 2013

 

Mr Jean-Francois Baril, Advisor to the President & CEO, ICANN

Mr. Fadi Chehade, President & CEO, ICANN 

 

Dear Jean-Francois,

 

I am writing to you in your capacity as Chair and or Lead Facilitator of the 
Expert Working Group (EWG) on Directory Services and as requested of me by the 
GNSO Council.  Specifically, the Council has raised and discussed the 
relationship of the work of the EWG to any related policy work within the GNSO, 
as directed and managed by the GNSO Council. 

 

When the Council met in Beijing, consideration was given to a staff 
recommendation to delay the work of a Policy Development Process (PDP) pending 
the outcome of the EWG.  This recommendation has subsequently changed and it is 
likely that the PDP work (on Transliteration and Translation of Contact 
Information) will now go ahead in parallel with that of the EWG.  Nevertheless, 
the concern remains that the potentially substantive work being undertaken (by 
the EWG) is outside of the purview of the Council and yet may have a 
significant impact on GNSO participants.

 

Therefore, the specific point is that I am seeking to make on behalf of the 
Council is to ascertain your intention and ensure your commitment that the work 
of the EWG will ultimately be referred back to the GNSO for input and 
ultimately integration into established PDP processes.  

 

Whilst the primary objective of writing to you is to clarify the role of the 
EWG in relation to the GNSO’s policy work, it will also be very helpful to 
understand your latest perspectives on the milestones and timing of the work of 
the EWG.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Robinson

Chair, GNSO Council