Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip>

Excelent statement Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez +506 8837 7176 (New Number) Enviado desde mi iPhone

El feb 23, 2015, a las 5:47, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info> escribió:

Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices.

Jonathan

From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition

Thanks Tony & Avri,

Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version.

Jonathan

From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition

I would be happy to support that statement.

David

On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com> wrote:

Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony

<GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip>

<GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.docx> <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft (3).pdf>

I am fine with this Dan From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 9:15 AM To: Carlos Raúl G. ; <jrobinson@afilias.info> Cc: David Cake; Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Hi folks: I made a very minor tweak to Jonathan's version. Hopefully this is acceptable to all. Summary -Modified the last line to read: "Given it's co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." I also note that the entire final paragraph is a single sentence, but this doesn't bother me so long as everyone else is ok with it! :) Thanks! J. From: "Carlos Raúl G." <crg@isoc-cr.org<mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org>> Date: Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:01 To: "<jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>>" <jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>> Cc: David Cake <dave@difference.com.au<mailto:dave@difference.com.au>>, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com<mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com>>, GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Excelent statement Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez +506 8837 7176 (New Number) Enviado desde mi iPhone El feb 23, 2015, a las 5:47, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>> escribió: Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com<mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com>> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.docx> <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft (3).pdf>

Thanks Philip, Regarding the two questions below, my understanding is as follows: 1. The purpose of the statement is to provide some positive support for the work of the CWG in a context where many appeared to be questioning the extent or effectiveness of the work of the CWG. It was felt that it would be helpful to the CWG (and to the broader community perceptions of the CWG) to have a supportive statement by one of the initiating and chartering organisations i.e. recognising the effort to date. 2. The effect of endorsing the statement is primarily to support the view of the Council in the proper way i.e. instead of the Council simply issuing the statement on its own behalf, the Council appropriately refers the statement to constituencies and SGs. A secondary benefit of reviewing the statement is the ongoing raising of the awareness of the current status of the work of the CWG within the GNSO community such that the GNSO community is in a state of readiness to appraise (and ideally support) the final proposal of the CWG when it does come out. They are an interesting pair of questions in the context of my edits to the original Tony / Avri draft in that I modified the statement to be more of a GNSO Council statement as opposed to a GNSO statement. Arguably, in the former case, the Councillors could simply support the statement and the GNSO Council issue it. Nevertheless, in my view, it is always preferable to have such a statement or similar piece of work referred to the SG / Cs and supported by those SG / Cs. I trust that helps. Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 23 February 2015 22:59 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Importance: High Jonathan: Members of the Business Constituency seem to be generally supportive of the sentiments contained in the draft Statement. However, I am being asked two questions in regard to it: 1. What is the overall purpose of issuing the Statement? 2. What is the effect of a Constituency endorsing the statement - and, in particular, does it replace the views of any constituency or SG or preclude a more nuanced and detailed future statement by them? Once I have those answers I should be able to indicate whether the BC can support and/or be listed as a signatory. Thanks and best regards, Philip PS-This paragraph of the Statement, as modified by you and James, has two typos: "Given [it's] its co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed to assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:47 AM To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15

All, In the Registries SG meeting yesterday, there was pushback against this statement. Not with regard to the content as such but rather to the timing. If you recall, this was planned to be sent our pre-ICANN 52 and made good sense then. Reinforced by the concerns we heard over the progress of the CWG in Singapore. Someone had good foresight pre ICANN 52 - but the key question - does it still make sense / add value? Or, does it make us look behind the times? Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 24 February 2015 13:40 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Jonathan. I'll pass this along to the BC and get back to you ASAP. Best, Philip Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:12 AM To: Phil Corwin; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Philip, Regarding the two questions below, my understanding is as follows: 1. The purpose of the statement is to provide some positive support for the work of the CWG in a context where many appeared to be questioning the extent or effectiveness of the work of the CWG. It was felt that it would be helpful to the CWG (and to the broader community perceptions of the CWG) to have a supportive statement by one of the initiating and chartering organisations i.e. recognising the effort to date. 2. The effect of endorsing the statement is primarily to support the view of the Council in the proper way i.e. instead of the Council simply issuing the statement on its own behalf, the Council appropriately refers the statement to constituencies and SGs. A secondary benefit of reviewing the statement is the ongoing raising of the awareness of the current status of the work of the CWG within the GNSO community such that the GNSO community is in a state of readiness to appraise (and ideally support) the final proposal of the CWG when it does come out. They are an interesting pair of questions in the context of my edits to the original Tony / Avri draft in that I modified the statement to be more of a GNSO Council statement as opposed to a GNSO statement. Arguably, in the former case, the Councillors could simply support the statement and the GNSO Council issue it. Nevertheless, in my view, it is always preferable to have such a statement or similar piece of work referred to the SG / Cs and supported by those SG / Cs. I trust that helps. Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 23 February 2015 22:59 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Importance: High Jonathan: Members of the Business Constituency seem to be generally supportive of the sentiments contained in the draft Statement. However, I am being asked two questions in regard to it: 1. What is the overall purpose of issuing the Statement? 2. What is the effect of a Constituency endorsing the statement - and, in particular, does it replace the views of any constituency or SG or preclude a more nuanced and detailed future statement by them? Once I have those answers I should be able to indicate whether the BC can support and/or be listed as a signatory. Thanks and best regards, Philip PS-This paragraph of the Statement, as modified by you and James, has two typos: "Given [it's] its co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed to assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:47 AM To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15

Jonathan and Councilors: I see your point regarding the timing. Should we hold off until the next major milestone/announcement from these groups? Note that the nature of their next milestone may cause us to want to revisit the content of our statement. Thanks— J. From: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>> Organization: Afilias Reply-To: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 9:29 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition All, In the Registries SG meeting yesterday, there was pushback against this statement. Not with regard to the content as such but rather to the timing. If you recall, this was planned to be sent our pre-ICANN 52 and made good sense then. Reinforced by the concerns we heard over the progress of the CWG in Singapore. Someone had good foresight pre ICANN 52 - but the key question - does it still make sense / add value? Or, does it make us look behind the times? Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 24 February 2015 13:40 To: jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Jonathan. I’ll pass this along to the BC and get back to you ASAP. Best, Philip Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:12 AM To: Phil Corwin; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Philip, Regarding the two questions below, my understanding is as follows: 1. The purpose of the statement is to provide some positive support for the work of the CWG in a context where many appeared to be questioning the extent or effectiveness of the work of the CWG. It was felt that it would be helpful to the CWG (and to the broader community perceptions of the CWG) to have a supportive statement by one of the initiating and chartering organisations i.e. recognising the effort to date. 2. The effect of endorsing the statement is primarily to support the view of the Council in the proper way i.e. instead of the Council simply issuing the statement on its own behalf, the Council appropriately refers the statement to constituencies and SGs. A secondary benefit of reviewing the statement is the ongoing raising of the awareness of the current status of the work of the CWG within the GNSO community such that the GNSO community is in a state of readiness to appraise (and ideally support) the final proposal of the CWG when it does come out. They are an interesting pair of questions in the context of my edits to the original Tony / Avri draft in that I modified the statement to be more of a GNSO Council statement as opposed to a GNSO statement. Arguably, in the former case, the Councillors could simply support the statement and the GNSO Council issue it. Nevertheless, in my view, it is always preferable to have such a statement or similar piece of work referred to the SG / Cs and supported by those SG / Cs. I trust that helps. Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 23 February 2015 22:59 To: jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Importance: High Jonathan: Members of the Business Constituency seem to be generally supportive of the sentiments contained in the draft Statement. However, I am being asked two questions in regard to it: 1. What is the overall purpose of issuing the Statement? 2. What is the effect of a Constituency endorsing the statement – and, in particular, does it replace the views of any constituency or SG or preclude a more nuanced and detailed future statement by them? Once I have those answers I should be able to indicate whether the BC can support and/or be listed as a signatory. Thanks and best regards, Philip PS—This paragraph of the Statement, as modified by you and James, has two typos: "Given [it’s] its co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed to assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From:owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:47 AM To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com<mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com>> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15

Thanks All, We will plan to: 1. Post it to the GNSO website 2. Send it to the CWG And 3. We could also send to other CWG chartering organisations? Jonathan From: Tony Holmes [mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com] Sent: 27 February 2015 07:36 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Jonathan Whilst I accept it would have been preferable to submit this earlier, it would still provide better optics for the GNSO to be publicly supportive of the process, rather than silent. Regards Tony From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: 26 February 2015 15:30 To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition All, In the Registries SG meeting yesterday, there was pushback against this statement. Not with regard to the content as such but rather to the timing. If you recall, this was planned to be sent our pre-ICANN 52 and made good sense then. Reinforced by the concerns we heard over the progress of the CWG in Singapore. Someone had good foresight pre ICANN 52 - but the key question - does it still make sense / add value? Or, does it make us look behind the times? Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 24 February 2015 13:40 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Jonathan. I'll pass this along to the BC and get back to you ASAP. Best, Philip Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:12 AM To: Phil Corwin; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Philip, Regarding the two questions below, my understanding is as follows: 1. The purpose of the statement is to provide some positive support for the work of the CWG in a context where many appeared to be questioning the extent or effectiveness of the work of the CWG. It was felt that it would be helpful to the CWG (and to the broader community perceptions of the CWG) to have a supportive statement by one of the initiating and chartering organisations i.e. recognising the effort to date. 2. The effect of endorsing the statement is primarily to support the view of the Council in the proper way i.e. instead of the Council simply issuing the statement on its own behalf, the Council appropriately refers the statement to constituencies and SGs. A secondary benefit of reviewing the statement is the ongoing raising of the awareness of the current status of the work of the CWG within the GNSO community such that the GNSO community is in a state of readiness to appraise (and ideally support) the final proposal of the CWG when it does come out. They are an interesting pair of questions in the context of my edits to the original Tony / Avri draft in that I modified the statement to be more of a GNSO Council statement as opposed to a GNSO statement. Arguably, in the former case, the Councillors could simply support the statement and the GNSO Council issue it. Nevertheless, in my view, it is always preferable to have such a statement or similar piece of work referred to the SG / Cs and supported by those SG / Cs. I trust that helps. Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 23 February 2015 22:59 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Importance: High Jonathan: Members of the Business Constituency seem to be generally supportive of the sentiments contained in the draft Statement. However, I am being asked two questions in regard to it: 1. What is the overall purpose of issuing the Statement? 2. What is the effect of a Constituency endorsing the statement - and, in particular, does it replace the views of any constituency or SG or preclude a more nuanced and detailed future statement by them? Once I have those answers I should be able to indicate whether the BC can support and/or be listed as a signatory. Thanks and best regards, Philip PS-This paragraph of the Statement, as modified by you and James, has two typos: "Given [it's] its co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed to assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:47 AM To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15

Hi Jonathan/all, Just a more general comment to this topic/process- Within CENTR we recently came up a fast response mechanism which means we can put a comment/position within a very short timeframe (within days generally) allowing members to opt-out if desired. I wonder if a similar mechanism would be useful for the GNSO to help with speed? I've attached our process (call BoD statement - fast tracked). I do realise the structural differences between CENTR and the GNSO however thought a tweaked version of our process might provide inspiration for the GNSO. Or perhaps you've already tried something like that? Regards Patrick From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2015 7:12 PM To: 'Phil Corwin'; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Philip, Regarding the two questions below, my understanding is as follows: 1. The purpose of the statement is to provide some positive support for the work of the CWG in a context where many appeared to be questioning the extent or effectiveness of the work of the CWG. It was felt that it would be helpful to the CWG (and to the broader community perceptions of the CWG) to have a supportive statement by one of the initiating and chartering organisations i.e. recognising the effort to date. 2. The effect of endorsing the statement is primarily to support the view of the Council in the proper way i.e. instead of the Council simply issuing the statement on its own behalf, the Council appropriately refers the statement to constituencies and SGs. A secondary benefit of reviewing the statement is the ongoing raising of the awareness of the current status of the work of the CWG within the GNSO community such that the GNSO community is in a state of readiness to appraise (and ideally support) the final proposal of the CWG when it does come out. They are an interesting pair of questions in the context of my edits to the original Tony / Avri draft in that I modified the statement to be more of a GNSO Council statement as opposed to a GNSO statement. Arguably, in the former case, the Councillors could simply support the statement and the GNSO Council issue it. Nevertheless, in my view, it is always preferable to have such a statement or similar piece of work referred to the SG / Cs and supported by those SG / Cs. I trust that helps. Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 23 February 2015 22:59 To: jrobinson@afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Importance: High Jonathan: Members of the Business Constituency seem to be generally supportive of the sentiments contained in the draft Statement. However, I am being asked two questions in regard to it: 1. What is the overall purpose of issuing the Statement? 2. What is the effect of a Constituency endorsing the statement - and, in particular, does it replace the views of any constituency or SG or preclude a more nuanced and detailed future statement by them? Once I have those answers I should be able to indicate whether the BC can support and/or be listed as a signatory. Thanks and best regards, Philip PS-This paragraph of the Statement, as modified by you and James, has two typos: "Given [it's] its co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed to assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:47 AM To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes@btinternet.com<mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com>> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15