RE: [gnso-osc-csg] gnso-osc-csg: WG membership

[<HughesDeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Victoria,

 

What an interesting and puzzling weekend worth of reading!  I must say I am 
surprised by your responses and the various email exchanges.  You indicate the 
intention of your comments was not a personal attack, which to some degree I 
understand especially since I have never met you, never spoken to you and never 
communicated with you in any way.  I do, however, resent that you presumed my 
involvement would "waste" the hard work of the team and "destroy" efforts to 
reform.  As a new Councilor to the GNSO who has been in her seat for less than 
2 weeks, your reaction is sadly the sort of thing that has unfortunately 
overshadowed the excellent work that ICANN's multistakeholder model has 
achieved and is presumed to encourage.  

 

I regret that before you took that opportunity to oppose, complain and appeal 
my desire to participate, you didn't take the opportunity to ask me (via email, 
phone or carrier pigeon) why I am interested in the work of this WG and ICANN 
generally.  I think a simple exchange would have answered your questions and 
perhaps provided the opportunity for future discussion.  It is shame that you 
didn't consider this option and rather resorted to creating your own theories 
based on flawed, incorrect and frankly offensive assumptions.   I am not aware 
of the appeal or related politics you mentioned in the attached email and I was 
not asked to join this WG by any person or group.  If I am asked to participate 
in the "appeal", I will gladly provide further details about my interest to 
advocate on behalf of non-profit and philanthropic organizations (both large 
and small) that use the Internet to further their humanitarian missions and 
deliver critical services to their communities.  I would have been happy to 
talk to you about these interests, just as I had the same opportunity to 
briefly explain my interest to help during the open WG meeting in Seoul.  

 

I trust in the future you will understand that I welcome an open exchange about 
any topic, including my desire to participate in ICANN and engage in WTs/WGs, 
etc.  I believe effective, frank, and fair communication should rule the day.

 

My contact information is below for future reference.  I hope we will all be 
able to work effectively to achieve the best results for the ICANN community.  

 

Debra

Debra Y. Hughes l Senior Counsel 
American Red Cross 

Office of the General Counsel  
2025 E Street, NW 
Washington, D.C. 20006 
Phone: (202) 303-5356 
Fax: (202) 303-0143 
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From: owner-gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Victoria McEvedy
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 4:34 AM
To: gnso-osc-csg@xxxxxxxxx; Olga Cavalli; Michael Young
Cc: Julie Hedlund; Glen de Saint Géry
Subject: [gnso-osc-csg] gnso-osc-csg: WG membership

 

Dear WG members and Olga and Michael, just to let you, having discussed the 
issue with some of the WG members over the weekend, I propose to continue in 
the WG. I hope we can see our long period of work through to timely and 
successful completion.   

 

Best regards, 

 

 

Victoria McEvedy

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• To: <HughesDeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: one more thing...
• From: <victoria@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:45:36 -0500

Debbie, further to my email on Friday -which I sent when rather upset about the 
issue. 

 

I'd just like to point out that as a Council member you will get to consider 
all of the WG's recommendations when the Council reviews them. Further, you 
could also, if you were keen to do so, join the steering committee (OSC) and 
review them there also. That would be better as they have only dealt so far 
with one very discreet issue-so coming late to that level would not be 
problematic. 

 

That is -you will have two other levels at which to be involved. It's just that 
we are almost done now with the WG's work and in these circumstances I think 
it's wrong and unfair on us to have new members selectively invited. 

 

I further believe that you were invited in response to my appeal to the GNSO 
about the last late joiner-which appeal is still outstanding. I'm afraid that I 
will have to add this issue to that appeal also. 

 

Again -really, none of this is personal and I hope you understand that. The WG 
is intensely political and every step has been hard fought. 

 

Best regards,    

 

 

Victoria McEvedy

Principal 

McEvedys

Solicitors and Attorneys 



 

96 Westbourne Park Road 

London 

W2 5PL

 

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