Dear colleagues, please be so kind to find the response which the co-signatories have agreed to, re-emphasizing the points they have made. I believe it has taken into account much of the dismay and remarks conveyed on this mailing list regarding the original response received. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Response to Willett letter re: Policy Advisory Board model - Public Consultation Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:43:39 -0500 From: Ron Andruff <randruff@rnapartners.com> To: <cherine.chalaby@icann.org> CC: <Heather.Dryden@ic.gc.ca>, <peter.nettlefold@dbcdd.gov.au>, "Olivier Crepin-Leblond " <ocl@gih.com>, "'Alan Greenberg'" <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>, <evan@telly.org>, "Marilyn Cade" <marilynscade@hotmail.com>, "'Christine Willett'" <christine.willett@icann.org> Dear Cherine, Please find our response to Christine Willett's letter of 02 February 2014 attached. On behalf of the signatories and many many others in the ICANN community we trust that the NGPC will give due reconsider to our request to give the larger community an opportunity to comment on the safeguards recommended in the Policy Advisory Board model. Thank you taking this up within the NGPC. Kind regards, RA *Ron Andruff* *RNA Partners* *www.rnapartners.com <http://www.rnapartners.com> *