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RE: [gnso-osc-csg] RE: Follow up to SS-Chair, staff and ...
- To: gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx, Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Victoria McEvedy <victoria@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [gnso-osc-csg] RE: Follow up to SS-Chair, staff and ...
- From: SS Kshatriy <sskshatriy@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:38:00 -0700 (PDT)
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style="font: inherit;"><DIV>This is of particular attention to Chair and staff
and also WT.</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Subject--
staff support. Ref. Victoria's mail as below.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG>Appologise for being late as I was busy elswhere.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1. Robert is right not to part with private and confidential
information.</DIV>
<DIV>BUT,</DIV>
<DIV>Its Staff's bounden duty to support WT and provide it useful information
to help it in its work.</DIV>
<DIV>I see that Staff's communication to Board would have had three
elements:</DIV>
<DIV>Analysis, Recommendations, Cover Letter.</DIV>
<DIV>Last two are confidential and not Analysis.</DIV>
<DIV>If Staff still feels that Analysis submitted to Board is confidential,
then please do it again for the WT (and that should be very
easy). Or,</DIV>
<DIV>Change it suitably that it is suitable for WT work.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. I fully agree with Victoria that all efforts should be compiled
together.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>SS</DIV>
<DIV>-- </DIV>
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',
'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> owner-gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Victoria
McEvedy<BR><B>Sent:</B> 22 May 2009 15:09<BR><B>To:</B> gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx;
Olga Cavalli<BR><B>Cc:</B> Julie Hedlund; Robert Hoggarth<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[gnso-osc-csg] RE: Follow up to SS </SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';
COLOR: black">SS –I do apologize for talking too fast. The points I was
making were: </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';
COLOR: black"> </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoListParagraph><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style',
'serif'; COLOR: black"><SPAN>1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New
Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman
Old Style', 'serif'; COLOR: black">Insofar as you were asking for work
product/analysis already prepared by Staff for the Board –Robert explained
below in red that we are not entitled to these. </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style',
'serif'"> </SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style',
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'">Query 2:<BR></SPAN></B><BR>“<B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">We have
the Staff analysis of the Public Comments only. We don’t have the Staff
analysis of the Constituency Submissions or the identification of changes that
the Board has directed or the records of liaison between the Constituencies and
the Staff or the Staff and the Board. If there are none, please advise. I did
ask for this on April 24th.” </SPAN> <BR></B><BR><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Answer 2:<BR></SPAN></U><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">In addition to the Staff analysis of
the public comments, Julie produced a separate analysis document to this work
team on April 30 that summarized Staff’s assessment of the various constituency
charter documents. The only area that I did not see in
the document was the suggestion that came out of the public comments that
constituencies be required to produce financial data/records. That is an
interesting idea that this group should explore. Happy to share my views
on that with you at the appropriate time in your deliberations. <BR>There
were a couple of informal and preliminary Staff–Constituency discussions about
the constituency reconfirmation process but nothing in the formal record
because that part of the process was quickly moved to the “back-burner” as the
debate about stakeholder group charters grabbed the Board’s attention.
<SPAN style="COLOR: red">The Staff is also asked from time to time to
prepare briefing and recommendations for the Board but those documents are
private and confidential; Staff is not permitted to circulate any of those
materials.</SPAN> <BR>Based on the note that Julie circulated this evening from
Denise, it now appears that there will be
some specific/detailed Board guidance available for us all to discuss at this
point next week. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';
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<P class=MsoListParagraph><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style',
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New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">My second point
was just a suggestion that we should perhaps combine all the points and
analysis and inputs so far into one master table –including Julie’s draft, my
edits to that (attached again), your analysis of the two criteria and Chuck’s
comments –as well as Constituency comments as they come in. </SPAN></DIV>
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',
'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Robert Hoggarth
[mailto:robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 22 May 2009
05:22<BR><B>To:</B> Victoria McEvedy<BR><B>Cc:</B> gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx;
Julie Hedlund; Denise Michel<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Request for Information on
Letter from GNSO to Board</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Garamond', 'serif'">Dear Victoria:<BR><BR>Thanks for your follow-up note.
Sorry for the delayed reply – only so much bandwidth available during some
weeks. I will try to address each of your items in turn. I have tried to
organized this note in question and answer format with each of your questions
quoted from your note <B>in bold text</B> immediately followed by an answer in
regular text format. As Chuck knows, I am not a fan of this type of
layout, but it seemed the best way to respond in this
instance.<BR></SPAN><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style',
'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Question 1 - The March 2008 Memo:<BR><BR>“This very
much raises the issues I asked you about in our meeting on April 24. Could you
please advise what followed and/or the whereabouts of any response (in any
form) from the Board to the letter above? I am copying in Denise here
as she co-wrote that letter.” <BR> <BR>“I would also be grateful for any
information as to/and or a copy of the draft Implementation notes prepared by
the Staff referred to in the penultimate para of this letter. The letter
says that the notes are to be shared with the community for consideration and
discussion. If there are no notes, please advise.”<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR><U>Answer
1:<BR></U></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">You are
sure challenging my memory! </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
Wingdings">J</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"> At its
February 2008 Meeting, the ICANN Board passed the following
resolution:</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Resolved
(2008.02.15.03), the ICANN Board directs staff to open a public comment forum
for 30 days on the GNSO Improvements Report, draft a detailed implementation
plan in consultation with the GNSO, begin implementation of the non-contentious
recommendations, and return to the Board and community for further
consideration of the implementation plan.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Several
weeks after the March memo, I think the Staff and the GNSO community expected
the GNSO Improvements process to move much more quickly. As the memo outlines,
a Council-led working group was formed to investigate a number of approaches to
planning the implementation process. The germ of those ideas and concepts
ultimately produced the present-day steering committee and work team
structures. I say “ultimately” because it turned out that during that
period in early ‘08 just about every improvements issue was “contentious.” It
wasn’t until about six months later that most of the GNSO Council restructure
issues were largely resolved. Chuck was a founding member of that working group
and can probably offer additional insights. I am trying to research the email
archive for that group and will pass on the web site location of the archives
when I locate the correct
link.<BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">In March
2008, the Policy Staff had begun to work on draft implementation notes, but
given the delays caused by the Council restructuring debate, that effort
morphed into the production of draft work team charters. The work product of
those efforts resulted in the original work team charters produced on each of
the WIKI sites. At the time, this work team was referred to as the “GNSO
Constituency Enhancements Team.” I have attached a copy of an early draft of
that effort for your edification. The most interesting/potentially useful part
of the draft document is the appendiz section, but most of that tracks to
materials you’ve already seen. One final note, the Board did not respond
directly to the memo.<BR></SPAN><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old
Style', 'serif'">Query 2:<BR></SPAN></B><BR>“<B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';
FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">We have the Staff analysis of the Public Comments only. We
don’t have the Staff analysis of the Constituency Submissions or the
identification of changes that the Board has directed or the records of liaison
between the Constituencies and the Staff or the Staff and the Board. If there
are none, please advise. I did ask for this on April 24th.” </SPAN>
<BR></B><BR><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Answer
2:<BR></SPAN></U><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">In addition
to the Staff analysis of the public comments, Julie produced a separate
analysis document to this work team on April 30 that summarized Staff’s
assessment of the various constituency charter documents. The only area that I
did not see in the document was the suggestion that came out of the public
comments that constituencies be required to produce financial data/records.
That is an interesting idea that this group should explore.
Happy to share my views on that with you at the appropriate time in your
deliberations. <BR>There were a couple of informal and preliminary
Staff–Constituency discussions about the constituency reconfirmation process
but nothing in the formal record because that part of the process was quickly
moved to the “back-burner” as the debate about stakeholder group charters
grabbed the Board’s attention. The Staff is also asked from time to time
to prepare briefing and recommendations for the Board but those documents are
private and confidential; Staff is not permitted to circulate any of those
materials. <BR>Based on the note that Julie circulated this evening from
Denise, it now appears that there will be some specific/detailed Board guidance
available for us all to discuss at this point next week.
<BR></SPAN><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'">Query
3:<BR></SPAN></B><BR>“<B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">I note also in relation to my
earlier request today as to the timing of the GNSO Improvements in light of the
June 2009 dates, that per the Top Level Implementation Plan, 11 September 2008,
Prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team, third DRAFT version of 16
October 2008 says at pg.8: “Neither Steering Committee is intended to be a
permanent entity. Their respective charters will expire on 30 June 2009,
unless specifically renewed by the GNSO council.” <BR></SPAN></B><BR><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Answer 3:<BR></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR>The FINAL version of the GNSO
Improvements Implementation Plan (<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf";
rel=nofollow
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf</A>)
(see - <A href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ipt-en.htm"; rel=nofollow
target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ipt-en.htm</A> at page 6
clearly states that:<BR> </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">“Neither
Steering Committee is intended to be a permanent entity. Their respective
charters will expire at the ICANN annual meeting in 2009, unless specifically
renewed by the GNSO Council by at least a sixty (60%) vote of both houses in
the recently approved GNSO Council voting system.” </SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR>The annual ICANN meeting this year will take place in
Seoul, South Korea – October 25-30. As far as I am aware, the work team
charter is not about to expire. If implementation work still needs to be
done in October, I’m sure the Council will extend the charters in Seoul.
The purpose of the sunset provisions was simply to ensure that the
structures didn’t become permanent standing committees. Chuck could also
provide some additional insight on this issue.<BR> <BR> <BR>Finally,
I am struggling with your comment about feeling like you are working in the
dark. I appreciate your interest in getting together as many details as
possible. The “dark” side of transparency is that so many documents end
up being available and linked that there can be information overload.
Moreover, this process has been anything but
clean and neat, and there is still significant effort that must still be made
to achieve final implementation of the improvements effort. Staff is
devoting considerable effort and resources to offer all the committees and work
teams as much resources as possible to help them work effectively. I’m
sorry that we have yet to meet your standards but we will continue to strive to
do so. <BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Please be
assured that this work team’s recommendations will have significant weight and
influence in the community and the potential to govern the operations of
stakeholder groups and constituencies for a significant time to come.
While there are likely to be continuing debates about the overall
structure of the GNSO and the roles of various players in that framework, this
team’s job is to focus on the specific details and ground rules that can only
be practically developed from the bottom
up. You should look for guidance as you are doing but also not feel
constrained or limited in your concepts and ideas. This should be an
exercise in brainstorming and considering or trying out new possibilities (a
concept that SS has seemed to embrace in several of his
comments).<BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">One
final note. I have been scheduled for a conflicting call tomorrow morning
so I won’t initially be on the work team call – I hope that I’ll be able to
join before it concludes. I noted above that Julie has passed on the message
Denise shared with the community earlier today. Since the SIC expects to
circulate some revised document materials early next week, I’ll be sure to lock
in next week’s call and you all may wish to consider time on that call agenda
to specifically discuss the implications, if any, of that development on the
work team efforts.<BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Thank you very much for your
engagement in this effort. I sincerely appreciate your interest in and
commitment.<BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Best
regards,<BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Rob
Hoggarth<BR><BR><BR><BR>On 5/21/09 3:52 PM, "Victoria McEvedy" <<A
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Denise Michel<BR><B>Sent:</B> 21 May 2009
20:45<BR><B>To:</B> Victoria McEvedy<BR><B>Cc:</B> Rob Hoggarth; <A
rel=nofollow>gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx</A>; <A
rel=nofollow>jahedlund@xxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Request for
Information on Letter from GNSO to Board<BR></SPAN><BR>Hello,
Victoria.<BR><BR>Thank you for your email, and your voice mail.
<BR><BR>Rob is following-up on your requests. Please bear with us
as Policy Staff currently is supporting 18 different GNSO-related entities
(working groups, teams, etc) with numerous members, as well as a significant
amount of substantive initiatives. We're processing individual requests
for information as quickly as possible.<BR><BR>BTW, all key
documents related to GNSO Improvements are linked at <<A
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target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/</A>> and discussed on
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mobile<BR>+1.310.578.8632 direct<BR><BR>On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 9:33 AM,
Victoria McEvedy <<A rel=nofollow>victoria@xxxxxxxxxx</A>>
wrote:<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>Robert,
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>Forgive me for troubling
you further, as I was reading the background
materials I came across the following letter from the GNSO Council to the
Board—seeking clarification on the respective roles of the Staff and the GNSO
in the improvements process. <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><A
href="https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/gnso_transition/attachments/reports_to_gnso_council_and_the_icann_board:20080326133934-0-1546/original/Letter%20to%20Board%20on%20GNSO%20Improvements%2018%20March%202008.pdf";
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>This very much raises the
issues I asked you about in our meeting on April
24. Could you please advise what followed and/or the whereabouts of any
response (in any form) from the Board to the letter above? I am copying in
Denise here as she co-wrote that letter. <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN>I would also be grateful for any information as to/and or a
copy of the draft Implementation notes prepared by the Staff referred to in the
penultimate para of this letter. The letter says that the notes are to be
shared with the community for consideration and discussion. If there are no
notes, please advise. <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN>We have the Staff analysis of the Public Comments only. We
don’t have the Staff analysis of the Constituency Submissions or the
identification of changes that the Board has directed or the records of liaison
between the Constituencies and the Staff or the Staff and the Board. If there
are none, please advise. I did ask for this on April 24th.
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN>It is very frustrating working in the dark here and not
having the context. <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN>I note also in relation to my earlier request today as to
the timing of the GNSO Improvements in light of the June 2009 dates, that per
the Top Level Implementation Plan, 11 September 2008, Prepared by the GNSO
Improvements Planning Team, third DRAFT version of 16 October 2008 says at
pg.8: “Neither Steering Committee is intended to be a permanent entity.
Their respective charters will expire on 30 June 2009, unless
specifically renewed by the GNSO council.”
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>I do think we need the
timing information overview in order to be able to determine how to deal with
the little time remaining and the imminent termination of our Charter.
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>If you are the wrong Staff
person to direct these questions to –please advise who this should be addressed
to. <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>Given the shortness of time
and the Board meeting this week –I would very much appreciate a prompt reply.
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'"><BR></SPAN>Regards, <BR><SPAN
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'serif'"><BR></SPAN> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond',
'serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Victoria
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