RE: [gnso-dow123] DRAFT Final Task Force Report Version 1.2

["Metalitz, Steven" <met@xxxxxxx>]

I'd like to put it on the record that I object to this decision about
how to refer in the report to the submission by Mark Monitor and 100+
other companies/organizations, because (1) Mark Monitor is not a trade
association, nor are the organizations endorsing the position its
members -- the submission itself clearly identifies the 100+
organizations endorsing it; (2) no credible evidence has been brought
forward to question the validity of any endorsement; (3) MarkMonitor has
fully explained and publicly posted to this list the process used to
obtain and verify endorsements.  
 
 
Steve Metalitz
 
 
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From: owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Maria Farrell
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:57 PM
To: gnso-dow123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-dow123] DRAFT Final Task Force Report Version 1.2


Dear all,
 
Attached is the DRAFT Final Task Force Report Version 1.2 ahead of next
week's call. It incorporates the changes requested on that call and
immediately after. 
 
Regarding the MarkMonitor input, I have followed the practice in use for
membership or industry associations organisations (e.g. the BITS
Financial Services Roundtable) and simply included the organisation's
name, not the membership or signatories. As it is beyond the capability
of the task force to determine the process used in associations or
amongst client/peer related firms to ascertain support for positions,
this seems the most practical approach. 
 
I'm afraid that due to lack of time I have neglected to include
Marilyn's two changes as agreed by the task force (copied below). I will
collect and include this information and add it to the report next week.

 
Finally, for this report, I have used a new document template we are
trialling. If you do have time to consider it in terms of readability
and clarity, please let me know your thoughts. 
 
All the best, Maria
 
A. A brief summary of the various processes and events undertaken by the
TF, including participation in workshops, outreach via conference calls
to external parties, etc. should be added to the Background section,
under a suitable heading describing the work processes of the TF. 

 

B. Full wording of the GNSO Council resolutions should be added as
appendices and links to the resolutions be inserted into the Background
section of the Final Task Force Report. This will provide a fuller
record when the Final report is considered by the GNSO Council, and
eventually, the ICANN Board. The relevant resolutions are 20060720-02
and 20060720-03 and can be found at www.gnso.icann.org/resolutions
<BLOCKED::http://www.gnso.icann.org/resolutions> .