Re: [GAC] [board-09georegionswg] Request For Document Review - Final Report of Geographic Regions Review Working Group
Dear Thomas (and Olof); Thank you for sharing the helpful GAC observations and for their applicability to the Final Report document as well as future considerations of the geographic regions framework. I am confident that the WG Final Report can be supplemented to note the perspectives you have shared. I will collaborate with Cheryl in Dublin to discuss specific edits and to update to the document before transmission to the Board. Looking forward to further discussion of this matter in the next few months. Looking forward to seeing you soon in Dublin. Best, Rob ? Robert Hoggarth | Senior Director Policy and Community Engagement robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx | +1 (424) 558-4805 ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 801 17th Street NW, Suite 400 | Washington, DC 20006 From: Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 12:38 PM To: Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx>, "board-09georegionswg@xxxxxxxxx" <board-09georegionswg@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr@xxxxxxxxx>, "gac-leadership@xxxxxxxxx" <gac-leadership@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: [GAC] [board-09georegionswg] Request For Document Review - Final Report of Geographic Regions Review Working Group Message sent on behalf of the GAC Chair: Dear Rob, dear Cheryl, Thank you for your email of 26 September and the opportunity to provide immediate comments to the Final Report of the Geo Regions Review WG. On behalf of the GAC, I sincerely congratulate you and the Working Group to the achievement of bringing this important work to a conclusion after considerable efforts over quite a long period of time. I also note that an extended period for public comments is foreseen in the near future, which can be used by the GAC and its Members for comments on the substance of the Final Report. At this point in time, there is just one observation from a GAC point of view that I wish to share, notably that the current ICANN structuring of its geographic regions has little or no practical value for the GAC as a framework for rotation or geographic diversity of positions. The reason is quite obvious, as the GAC counts governments as its Members and there are only two governments in the ICANN North America region, in stark contrast to the much more numerous governments in other ICANN regions, making the framework most imbalanced from a GAC perspective. I suggest you consider this GAC observation for inclusion in the Final Report, as input for future reviews and also as support for Recommendation III H, where this comment could possibly feature as a footnote. On behalf of the GAC, I thank you again for the opportunity to comment and for your consideration of this input. Very best regards Thomas Schneider GAC Chair /pp Olof From: gac-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gac-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Hoggarth Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 1:13 AM To: board-09georegionswg@xxxxxxxxx Cc: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [GAC] [board-09georegionswg] Request For Document Review - Final Report of Geographic Regions Review Working Group Dear Geographic Regions Review Working Group Members and List Observers, For review by working group members, attached please find an updated red-line version of the Final Report of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group. Pursuant to my previous communications, please take the next two-week period prior to the Dublin Meeting to review the limited redline changes and provide any collective or individual comments regarding the document to me by COB on Monday, 12 October. Given the length of time that has transpired since the last review period for the document, you¹ll note that the only few substantive edits generally reflect updated information regarding more recently collected IDN and new gTLD data and the recommendation that the Board direct staff to manage an extensive public review and comment period regarding the document. The latter recommendation anticipates the need of some communities that did not have regular dedicated working group participation (e.g., GAC, SSAC and RSSAC) to evaluate the working group recommendations and otherwise have the opportunity to query working group members and staff for background and deliberation information. The current plan is to process any final edits received over the next couple of weeks and for Cheryl (as Chair) to transmit the Final Report to the Board in conjunction with the ICANN Public Meeting in Dublin. Based on the current Board calendar, the Board would likely move to direct the opening of a public comment review period at its next post-Dublin meeting scheduled for mid-November creating the next formal opportunity for community comment and feedback to extend to or beyond the ICANN Public Meeting in Marrakech (ICANN 55). Your feedback on the proposed timing for review and comment would be most welcome. Cheryl and I look forward to moving this matter toward Board consideration and welcome any further dialogue with any of you on the process over the coming weeks and months. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. I look forward to seeing many of you in Dublin in a few weeks! Best regards, Rob Hoggarth ? Robert Hoggarth | Senior Director Policy and Community Engagement robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx | +1 (424) 558-4805 ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 801 17th Street NW, Suite 400 | Washington, DC 20006 Attachment:
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