Dear Katrina,

many thanks for this.

I have one minor editorial comment with full support of the version.


comment : second paragraph of "Background"

"ccNSO Council questions (dated 15 August)"
had better be
"ccNSO Council questions (dated 15 August, 2018)"
to be more specific.

Hiro



On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 14:54:02 +0200
"Katrina Sataki" <katrina@nic.lv> wrote:
> Dear Councillors,
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> Your attention is needed!
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>
> As you remember, we agreed to discuss the decision on our participation in
> the CCEG on Internet Governance online. Please find the proposed decision
> below.
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> Subject: Resolution on the request for support Charter CCEG
>
> Deadline for suggestions/objections: 11 November 2018
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>
> Please note: if you agree with the proposed wording, please feel free not to
> respond to this email.   
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> Resolution on the request for support Charter CCEG
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> Draft Resolution
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> Background
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> The ccNSO Council notes and welcomes the request of the cross-community
> working group on Internet Governance to seek support for a change of its
> Charter and becoming a Cross-Community Engagement Group.
>
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>
> The ccNSO Council notes and appreciates the outreach, engagement, and
> consultation efforts of the CCWG IG members, including, but not limited to
> the response by the CCWG IG on ccNSO Council questions (dated 15 August).
> Further, the Council takes into account the discussions with the ICANN Board
> of Directors and - in the course of time - with other Supporting
> Organisations and Advisory Committees on the topics related to Internet
> Governance in general and the role of the CCWG/CCEG IG in particular.
>
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> The ccNSO Council also notes that a significant number of the ccTLDs present
> in Barcelona are directly participating in global events related to Internet
> Governance and even more ccTLDs present indicated they were directly
> involved in local and regional events. The Council also notes that those
> ccTLDs involved in Internet Governance would welcome lightweight
> coordination in terms of information on events, attendance, etc.  In this
> context, the ccNSO Council recognises that the vehicle proposed by the CCWG
> IG will not meet the need for coordination required by ccTLDs. The Council
> also has observed that the CCWG IG/CCEG has shared and/or provided irregular
> updates on upcoming events, which was claimed to be due to lack of staff
> support.
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> Finally, the ccNSO Council notes that despite various calls for volunteers
> the level of participation from the ccTLD community in the CCWG IG/CCEG has
> significantly decreased over time, both in terms of active participation and
> subscription to the email list of the group. 
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> Decision
>
> The ccNSO Council decides not to support the CCEG Charter and to rescind
> from the CCWG IG / CCEG.
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> 
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> Taking into account the high level of support by the ccTLD managers present
> in Barcelona for continued lightweight coordination and the recognised need
> to liaise with different groups under the ICANN umbrella and other groups
> deemed relevant to coordinate the sharing of basic information on Internet
> Governance events considered relevant by the ccTLD Community, the ccNSO
> Council requests its Chair to propose the Terms of Reference for a
> lightweight coordination/liaison committee. The committee should include at
> least two Council members and one member of the broader community. The
> effectiveness of the committee will be reviewed one year after it has been
> established.
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> The ccNSO Council requests the Secretariat to publish this resolution as
> soon as possible after adoption. In accordance to the rules of the ccNSO
> (http://ccnso.icann.org/about/ccnso-rules-dec04-en.pdf), the decisions in
> this resolution will become effective seven days after publication of these
> decisions by the Council. For the interim, the Chair of the ccNSO is
> requested to inform the co-chairs of the CCWG IG and the other chartering
> organizations of this decision of the ccNSO Council under the assumption
> that this decision will become effective and subsequently, after seven (7)
> days, whether the decision has become effective.
>
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>
> The ccNSO Council wholeheartedly thanks all members and participants of the
> CCWG IG and CCEG. 
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> Kind regards,
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>
> ]{atrina
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