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Comments from the ISPCP Constituency on proposed ICANN bylaws changes

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  • 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

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<div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span 
style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Comments on Proposed Bylaws Changes Regarding 
Consideration of&nbsp;GAC&nbsp;Advice</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; 
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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&nbsp;GAC&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</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,&nbsp;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. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</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: 
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style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; 
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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 
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(118, 113, 
113);">Submitted on behalf of the ISPCP Constituency by</span></div><div 
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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 &amp; Co-founder<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 
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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: 
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