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

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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

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        + 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.