Barrack, All,

The IRP recommendation from our group strives for a more accessible and more diverse IRP. I believe that the applications we have received so far are outstanding in quality, and yet convey a message that we cannot ignore. The geographical balance is a key aspect, and I also would point out that so far all applications are from Common Law legal culture.

It seems to me that the addition (I would hope it would not be causing prejudice to other applications received so far) of Civil Law specialists would be consistent with our goal to create an IRP that can address this fundamental difference in legal systems across the world. We might consider extending the group by 2 or 3 for that purpose.

In that spirit, I want to nominate Marianne Georgelin, in charge of registry policies at Afnic (both on the ccTLD and gTLD side). Marianne is an excellent lawyer, and she has been involved in setting up our .fr dispute resolution process in 2008-2009. She actually ran a number of cases for 3 years, and she is certified by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution in London (as well as the Paris center). Her resume is attached.

Please note that I have informed my fellow co chairs that, due to this nomination, I will abstain from the decision making in the constitution of this IRP group. And I have no issue whatever the outcome.

Best,

Mathieu

De : accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org] De la part de Barrack Otieno
Envoyé : mardi 1 décembre 2015 12:42
À : Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Cc : directors@omadhina.net; Accountability Cross Community
Objet : Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IRP implementation oversight team

Thank you Thomas,

I appreciate the open minded response you have given me, Geographic diversity helps in knowledge transfer and ensuring there is buy in and support from different parts of the world, i would be happy to see a volunteer from Africa.

Regards