Comments from the ISPCP Constituency on proposed ICANN bylaws changes
- To: comments-bylaws-amend-gac-advice-15aug14@xxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Comments from the ISPCP Constituency on proposed ICANN bylaws changes
- From: Christian Dawson <dawson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:59:20 -0400
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Comments on Proposed Bylaws Changes Regarding Consideration of GAC Advice</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency (ISPCP) respectfully submits the following comments on the Proposed Bylaws Changes Regarding Consideration of GAC Advice.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The ISPCP consensus is that we oppose the proposed Bylaw Change. We consider that requiring GAC Advice to be followed unless opposed by a 2/3 majority of the Board would be disruptive to and seriously impair the spirit of the bottom-up multistakeholder model on which ICANN was founded and has achieved success. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We understand and sympathize with the desire of the GAC for reform of the way their advice is handled by the Board. Many members of the ICANN community feel similarly about their own positions. On May 6, 2014, ICANN initiated a consultation with the community concerning ICANN accountability. This consultation is an opportunity to consider how to address these concerns for all groups together. We believe that it is inappropriate to deal with the GAC first, and that doing so is likely to unbalance the question regarding the needs of others. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We continue to believe that it is essential for public confidence in ICANN that it is seen to be responsive to the needs of all stakeholders, including governments. This Bylaws change would certainly create a perception, and would also risk ensuring in reality, that the ICANN Board simply followed government advice without according due weight to the remainder of the community. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>By way of illustration of the type of issues that would be unfairly pre-empted by approval of this Bylaws change prior to conclusion of the Enhancing Accountability process, we attach a suggestion for an alternative By-laws change that would address GAC expectations together with those of other groups. We believe this is the kind of suggestion that ought to be considered by the community as a whole, including governments, during that process.</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We therefore respectfully request that the Board do not make the proposed Bylaws change.</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></div></div></body></html>
<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 113);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 113);">Submitted on behalf of the ISPCP Constituency by</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 113);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 113);">Christian Dawson<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 113);">Chairman & Co-founder<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2C)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 113); font-size: 11pt;">c: 703 623 2612</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://i2coalition.com/"; style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">http://i2coalition.com</span></a></span></div> </div> </body></html>
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