RE: [gnso-osc-ops] SOI/DOI Issues

["Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>]

Julie, can you set up Sept 15 for this discussion?

 

Ray

 

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I'm prepared for a call during that week.

 


Best regards 
Wolf-Ulrich 

 

 


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Von: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] Im
Auftrag von Ron Andruff
Gesendet: Montag, 30. August 2010 20:11
An: 'Julie Hedlund'; 'Ray Fassett'
Cc: 'gnso-osc-ops'
Betreff: RE: [gnso-osc-ops] SOI/DOI Issues

Ray,

 

I will be away all next week with no connectivity, but could do a call the
following week (Sept. 15th).

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

President

 

RNA Partners, Inc.

220 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10001

+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

 

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From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Julie Hedlund
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 1:39 PM
To: Ray Fassett
Cc: gnso-osc-ops
Subject: Re: [gnso-osc-ops] SOI/DOI Issues

 

Dear Ray,

Please see my previous message below.  Would you like me to set up a Work
Team call for next Wednesday to discuss the SOI/DOI issues.  Thanks for your
help.

Best regards,

Julie


On 8/18/10 6:46 PM, "Julie Hedlund" <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ray and Work Team members,

I understand that the GCOT will be discussing more about SOIs in the near
future.  Staff will be sending a note shortly to the group that further
shares our perspective, but I did want to give you a heads up now that staff
has a different view of the role of ICANN staff in working groups and the
applicability of SOIs to staff.

In addition, as I mentioned previously another issue is how to address
concerns with section 5.3.3, number 4i, ii, and iii (see below).  As you
recall, this section is not approved.  One concern that Kristina Rosette
pointed out is the burden the requirements place on the Working Group member
trying to respond to the requirements as currently drafted.  This burden -
as well as the potential scope of inquiry that may be appropriate (such as
interests in registry service providers and resellers - entities that ICANN
does not contract with and cannot enumerate) -- raises the base question of
whether the requirements currently drafted even meet the needs of the GNSO.
The requirements in 5.3.3 were drafted based upon the Board's conflict of
interest policy, a policy tailored to corporate governance needs and - as
we're starting to see - not tailored to members of a Sponsoring Organization
that do not hold fiduciary obligations to ICANN.  If these requirements are
not altered, we could be placing too high of a barrier on those wishing to
participate in the work of the GNSO.  Instead, the Work Team could consider
the question of what is the information that we need to know to make a
statement of interest meaningful and useful, and then the Work Team can
propose language to meet those requirements.  One proposal could be for the
Work Team to consider revising the language of question 4 in the original
SOI that GNSO Council members have been (and are currently) using before
these new procedures were devised, and not focus on tweaking the proposed
section 5.3.3 to fit a circumstance that, in retrospect, it was never
properly suited to address.

How would you suggest we proceed with these issues Ray?  Perhaps we could
schedule a Work Team meeting at our regular time of 1700 UTC/0900 PDT/1300
EDT either next Wednesday the 25th or Wednesday 01 September to discuss
these issues.   Please let me know and I will make the arrangements.  If you
wish we could invite Kristina Rosette and Steve Metalitz since they both
have expressed concerns with section 5.3.3.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Julie


5.3.3
4.    Please identify any ownerships, investment interests, or compensation
arrangements by answering the following three questions:  
              i.      Do you have any ownership or investment interest,
excluding ownership of a de minimis number of shares in a publicly traded
company, in any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or
other arrangement (e.g. Registries, Registrars, Consultants, etc.)?  Please
answer "yes" or "no."  If the answer is "yes," please provide the name of
each entity for which such an interest exists. 
             ii.      Do you have a compensation arrangement with any entity
or individual with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other
arrangement (e.g. does the Relevant Party have a consulting arrangement with
a Registrar)? Please answer "yes" or "no." If the answer is "yes," please
provide the name of each entity for which such an arrangement exists. 
           iii.      Do you have potential ownership or investment interest
in, or compensation arrangement with, any entity or individual with which
ICANN is negotiating a transaction, contract, or other arrangement?  Please
answer "yes" or "no."  If the answer is "yes," please provide the name of
each entity for which such a potential ownership, interest, or arrangement
exists.