Paul, I am a participant on the list.I am also a part of the GNSO, as a member of the BC. I am not sure that there is a single GNSO view. Each Constituency will have to discuss and determine. I am studying all options. And I am not laying down any marker.After all, if I had, or anyone else had, back in 1998, ICANN would not even exist. We have done pretty well by not laying down markers but just stumbling in the right direction. Let's keep up that effort. I know all of you who have done so much work are tired and worn out.BUT, there is so much progress. It is amazing. Let's not lose our willingness to keep up the right direction at this point. M
From: paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com To: steve.crocker@icann.org; Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr; leonfelipe@sanchez.mx; thomas@rickert.net Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 12:41:05 -0500 CC: icann-board@icann.org; accountability-cross-community@icann.org Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out
Just to lay down a marker, so that silence is not taken as assent, this proposal from the Board is completely unacceptable to me and I suspect to most if not all of the gNSO.
Right now I am so angry at the Board's last minute interference that if I say anything further it will be far too intemperate. Paul
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-----Original Message----- From: Steve Crocker [mailto:steve.crocker@icann.org] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 11:28 AM To: Mathieu Weill <Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr>; León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <leonfelipe@sanchez.mx>; Thomas Rickert <thomas@rickert.net> Cc: Steve Crocker <steve.crocker@icann.org>; Icann-board ICANN <icann-board@icann.org>; Accountability Community <accountability-cross-community@icann.org> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Board position re the GAC carve out
CCWG Colleagues,
The Board has a serious and continued concern about the issues being raised that may result in the reduction of the GAC’s ability to participate in community decision making. This is most noticeable in the question of thresholds for board removal, however this is not an issue about removal or even thresholds, it is one part of the community being (or perceiving that it is being) sidelined. The Board’s concerns with this issue are not about Board removal, but about maintaining the balanced multistakeholder model.
The Board is against any changes to the long established equilibrium and fairness among the different stakeholders within ICANN. The Board has long supported a threshold of four participants for Board removal in the ultimate escalation method proposed by the CCWG. Selecting one portion of the ICANN community and removing them from the equation - just through the ability to say that the community is unhappy with the acceptance of GAC advice that is within ICANN’s bylaws - raises significant concerns about how the multistakeholder model, and the ultimate stability of ICANN as an organization, can be maintained. This carved out exception undercuts the established role of governments within the multi stakeholder process, and could introduce new issues with the acceptance of ICANN’s model undermining the work of the CCWG.
We understand that there are concerns with this path from within other parts of ICANN community, including members of the GAC and ALAC. The best course, in our opinion, would be a careful and objective discussion of the whole matter of how advice from ALL parties is appropriately considered within ICANN. If there is a graceful way to remove this matter from the immediate pressure of the deadline of submitting this proposal and make it a priority matter for either the implementation phase or Work Stream 2, we think there will be a solution which is genuinely good for everyone.
We encourage you to share the CCWG’s proposal with the Chartering Organizations while the dialog on this outstanding point continues.
Thank you,
Steve Crocker Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
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