Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed ---------------------------------------- From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG's latest draft: - The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. - The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. - Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. - The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks- J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors - and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday's extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council's view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January.

From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible.

From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call.

Thanks and best regards, 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

Thanks Phil. And my response certainly didn’t seem “timely,” as any work we do on this topic is already too late. :) I agree that at least one intercessional meeting is necessary to get this done. I’ll work towards drafting the Pre-Christmas letter. The Subteam (and many thanks to you, Keith & Ed for volunteering so far) should meet early in the week of 3 JAN, with a Council-level discussion later that week (7 JAN as you suggested), with a drop-dead formal vote on the issue scheduled for 14 JAN. I believe this last date is already on our calendars, but I will ask Glen to confirm. Thanks again— J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 11:21 To: "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James: Thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. I to would like to volunteer for the subteam. I’d also urge that we set times and dates for Council calls to consider the draft Resolution – perhaps January 7th for preliminary discussion and, if necessary, January 14th for completing our work. I look forward to working with other Council members on this important task. Best to all, 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: Edward Morris [mailto:egmorris1@toast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:43 AM To: James M. Bladel; Drazek, Keith Cc: Phil Corwin; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed ________________________________ From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com>> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG’s latest draft: — The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. — The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. — Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. — The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks— J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors – and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday’s extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council’s view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January.

From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible.

From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call.

Thanks and best regards, 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15

Hi James, I volunteer as well. I will be unavailable the 23rd through 26th. I will have limited availability the 29-1st. Like you and Phil, I will be at NamesCon. Regarding a mandatory up or down vote on the proposal by the 14th, do we expect our issues to be addressed by the CCWG-Acct by then? If not, I wonder if it is an up or down vote or if it is just a vote indicating that the subteam has identified the issues of concern. I've not heard from anyone so far that thinks the current CCWG-Acct proposal is issue-free and green-light-able in its current form. Can you elaborate a bit on what the Jan 14 vote will be? Thanks! Best, Paul Paul D. McGrady Jr. Partner Chair, Trademark, Domain Names and Brand Enforcement Practice Winston & Strawn LLP 35 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-9703 D: +1 (312) 558-5963 F: +1 (312) 558-5700 Bio<http://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/attorneys/mcgrady-paul-d.html> | VCard<http://www.winston.com/vcards/996.vcf> | Email<mailto:pmcgrady@winston.com> | winston.com<http://www.winston.com> [Winston & Strawn LLP] From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 1:12 PM To: Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Thanks Phil. And my response certainly didn't seem "timely," as any work we do on this topic is already too late. :) I agree that at least one intercessional meeting is necessary to get this done. I'll work towards drafting the Pre-Christmas letter. The Subteam (and many thanks to you, Keith & Ed for volunteering so far) should meet early in the week of 3 JAN, with a Council-level discussion later that week (7 JAN as you suggested), with a drop-dead formal vote on the issue scheduled for 14 JAN. I believe this last date is already on our calendars, but I will ask Glen to confirm. Thanks again- J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 11:21 To: "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James: Thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. I to would like to volunteer for the subteam. I'd also urge that we set times and dates for Council calls to consider the draft Resolution - perhaps January 7th for preliminary discussion and, if necessary, January 14th for completing our work. I look forward to working with other Council members on this important task. Best to all, 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: Edward Morris [mailto:egmorris1@toast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:43 AM To: James M. Bladel; Drazek, Keith Cc: Phil Corwin; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed ________________________________ From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com>> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG's latest draft: - The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. - The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. - Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. - The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks- J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors - and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday's extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council's view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January.

From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible.

From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call.

Thanks and best regards, 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15 The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential. Therefore, if this message has been received in error, please delete it without reading it. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author.

I have a few thoughts regarding the Council's process and timing going forward. At present the CCWG timetable targets January 22nd as the date on which it will submit a final Proposal to the Board for its consideration. While that could change depending on the public comments and Chartering organization positions, for now I believe we should aim to complete our work on our call of January 14th so that we have a firm position on record at least a week before the target submission date. Our Role in the Process For understanding our role it is important to note that the Proposal<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-201...> makes 12 separate Recommendations: Recommendation #1: Establishing an Empowered Community for Enforcing Community Powers Recommendation #2: Empowering the community through consensus: engage, escalate, enforce Recommendation #3: Redefining ICANN's Bylaws as 'Standard Bylaws' and 'Fundamental Bylaws' Recommendation #4: Ensuring community involvement in ICANN decision-making: seven new Community Powers Recommendation #5: Changing aspects of ICANN's Mission, Commitments and Core Values Recommendation #6: Reaffirming ICANN's Commitment to respect internationally recognized Human Rights as it carries out its mission Recommendation #7: Strengthening ICANN's Independent Review Process Recommendation #8: Fortifying ICANN's Request for Reconsideration Process Recommendation #9: Incorporation of the Affirmation of Commitments Recommendation #10: Enhancing the accountability of Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees Recommendation #11: Board obligations with regards to Governmental Advisory Committee Advice (Stress Test 18) Recommendation #12: Committing to further accountability work in Work Stream 2 The CCWG Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Charter> sets out the role of the six Chartering Organizations (GNSO; ALAC; ccNSO; GAC; ASO; SSAC) and related procedures as follows: SO and AC support for the Draft Proposal(s) Following submission of the Draft Proposal(s), each of the chartering organizations shall, in accordance with their own rules and procedures, review and discuss the Draft Proposal(s) and decide whether to adopt the recommendations contained in it. The chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the co-chairs of the WG of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. Supplemental Draft Proposal In the event that one or more of the participating SO's or AC's do(es) not adopt one or more of the recommendation(s) contained in the Draft Proposal(s), the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall be notified accordingly. This notification shall include at a minimum the reasons for the lack of support and a suggested alternative that would be acceptable, if any. The CCWG-Accountability may, at its discretion, reconsider, post for public comments and/or submit to the chartering organizations a Supplemental Draft Proposal, which takes into accounting the concerns raised. Following submission of the Supplemental Draft Proposal, the chartering organizations shall discuss and decide in accordance with its own rules and procedures whether to adopt the recommendations contained in the Supplemental Draft Proposal. The Chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. Submission Board Report After receiving the notifications from all chartering organizations as described above, the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall, within 10 working days after receiving the last notification, submit to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors and Chairs of all the chartering organizations the CCWG-Accountability Board Report, which shall include at a minimum: a) The (Supplemental) Proposal as adopted by the CCWG-Accountability; and b) The notifications of the decisions from the chartering organizations c) Documentation of the process that was followed, including, but not limited to documenting the process of building consensus within the CCWG-Accountability and public consultations. In the event one or more of the chartering organizations do(es) not support (parts of) the (Supplemental) Proposal(s), the Board Report shall also clearly indicate the part(s) of the (Supplemental) Final Proposal(s) which are fully supported and the parts which not, and which of the chartering organizations dissents, to the extent this is feasible. Board consideration and interaction with CCWG-Accountability and chartering organizations It is assumed that after submission of the Board Report, the ICANN Board of Directors will consider the Proposal(s) contained in this Report in accordance with the process outlined in its resolution of 16 October 2014 (see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-10-16-en#2.d): Resolved (2014.10.16.17), the Board commits to following the following principles when considering the Cross Community Working Group Recommendations on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance: 1. These principles apply to consensus-based recommendations from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance. 2. If the Board believes it is not in the global public interest to implement a recommendation from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance (CCWG Recommendation), it must initiate a dialogue with the CCWG. A determination that it is not in the global public interest to implement a CCWG Recommendation requires a 2/3 majority of the Board. 3. The Board must provide detailed rationale to accompany the initiation of dialogue. The Board shall agree with the CCWG the method (e.g., by teleconference, email or otherwise) by which the dialogue will occur. The discussions shall be held in good faith and in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually acceptable solution. 4. The CCWG will have an opportunity to address the Board's concerns and report back to the Board on further deliberations regarding the Board's concerns. The CCWG shall discuss the Board's concerns within 30 days of the Board's initiation of the dialogue. 5. If a recommendation is modified through the CCWG, it is returned back to the Board for further consideration. The CCWG is to provide detailed rationale on how the modification addresses the concerns raised by the Board. 6. If, after modification, the Board still believes the CCWG Recommendation is not in the global public interest to implement the CCWG Recommendation, the Board may send the item back to the CCWG for further consideration, again requiring a 2/3 vote of the Board for that action. Detailed rationale for the Board's action is again required. In the event the Board determines not to accept a modification, then the Board shall not be entitled to set a solution on the issue addressed by the recommendation until such time as CCWG and the Board reach agreement. Before submitting a modified recommendation to the ICANN Board of Directors, as envisioned under 5. of the Board resolution, the CCWG-Accountability will submit a Draft Supplemental Board Report to the chartering organizations containing: a) The modified recommendations, and associated detailed rationale, b) The Board decision, and associated detailed rationale c) The recommendation as contained in the Board Report Following submission of the Draft Supplemental Board Report, the chartering organizations shall discuss and decide in accordance with their own rules and procedures whether to adopt the modified recommendations contained in the report. The Chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the co-chairs of the CCWG-Accountability of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. After receiving the notifications from all chartering organizations, the co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall, within 10 working days after receiving the last notification, submit to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors and Chairs of all the chartering organizations the CCWG-Accountability Supplemental Board Report, which shall include at a minimum: a) The modified recommendations, and associated detailed rationale. b) The notifications of the decisions from the chartering organizations. c) Documentation of the process that was followed, including, but not limited to documenting the process of building consensus within the CCWG-Accountability and consultations with the chartering organizations. If, in accordance with 6., the Board determines not to accept a modified recommendation, the CCWG-Accountability shall follow the procedure regarding the Supplemental Board Report, as just described, to reach agreement with the Board. (Emphasis added) In my view three important things stand out after reviewing the Charter: * The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization, could well be involved in this process past the date of initial submission to the Board in a variety of potential scenarios. * We are tasked with examining, and expressing a view upon, each of the 12 separate Recommendations. * The Board has a very different and influential role in this process. The Board filed<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30n...> comments on December 14th that express "greater concern" about six important areas- Areas of greater concern are on scope and implementation of inspection rights (a part of Recommendation 1); veto of the IANA budget (a part of Recommendation 4); contractual enforcement in the Mission statement (a part of Recommendation 5), integration of human rights considerations (Recommendation 6), and specifics for WS2 (a part of Recommendation 12). Given that the CCWG may feel under pressure to accede to the Board recommendations on these areas, and that if it does not the Board may declare that one or more of the recommendations is "not in the global public interest", thereby triggering a dialogue with the CCWG, I would propose that the Subteam and Council give particular scrutiny to the Board position beyond that accorded to other comments. The actual amount of time available to complete the process The January 22nd target date for Board submission was set by the CCWG by working backwards from the September 30, 2016 expiration date of the current IANA contract and factoring in the NTIA's estimate of 60-90 days for executive branch interagency review prior to submitting the transition plan for Congressional review; the 30 legislative days Congressional review requirement written into the DOTCOM Act (which translates into two months-plus in mid-2016 given how often the House and Senate will be out of session); and the estimated implementation time, including Bylaws drafting, within ICANN between Board receipt and acceptance of a Proposal and the time that ICANN would be ready to submit it for NTIA review. As I wrote<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151216_fy16_approp_act_extends_iana_transiti...> last week, the 2016 Appropriations bill extended the spending freeze on NTIA completion of the IANA transition until September 30, 2016 but did not include the DOTCOM Act. That bill was enacted two days ago. I could be wrong, but my view is that inclusion in the Appropriations bill was probably the DOTCOM's Act last chance for enactment in this Congress, and that it is highly unlikely it will be brought to the Senate floor in 2016 either as a free-standing bill or an amendment to another bill. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running 1st or 2nd in some current polls of the Republican Presidential field, has a hold on the bill and has made clear that he wishes to offer the same amendment that failed in the Commerce Committee, requiring affirmative Congressional approval before the transition can be completed, if the bill is considered by the Senate. Senate leadership is not fond of Sen. Cruz and is unlikely to provide him with the opportunity to win on the Senate floor, or to stage a filibuster if his amendment loses or is tabled (set aside), while the Republican nomination remains in play. And, DOTCOM bill aside, Congress has already given itself until September 30, 2016 to hold hearings on and review the transition plan by extending the funding freeze. I hope that was not too much inside baseball regarding Congress, but if DOTCOM is not enacted that actually eases up the time pressure a bit while still allowing a transition to occur on October 1st next year. A colleague who is very active in ICANN surveyed the Congressional calendar and, assuming that ICANN could complete its implementation work within 60 days after Board acceptance, and that the NTIA could lead an interagency review that also concluded within 60 days (although NTIA has said it might go as long as 90), provided the following estimates of time available: A. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Feb, it delivers to Congress on 11-Apr. 30 Congressional Days ends 14-Jun-2016. B. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Mar, it delivers to Congress on 11-May. 30 Congressional Days ends 14-Jul-2016. C. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Apr, it delivers to Congress on 11-Jun. 30 Congressional Days ends 27-Sep-2016. D. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-May, it delivers to Congress on 11-Jul. 30 Congressional Days ends 6-Dec-2016. If the DOTCOM Act is not enacted you can ignore the second part of each of those estimates, starting with "30 Congressional days". As you can see, even if the Board does not accept a final proposal by March 10 (the final day of the Marrakech meeting) it would still allow delivery to Congress from the N TIA by May 11. In a May 6, 2015 letter to the Co-Chairs of the CCWG, Secretary Strickling said "all work items identified... as prerequisites will need to be implemented prior to the ending of the contract"; I read that as meaning that ICANN can deliver the final Proposal to NTIA before internal implementation is completed. A March 11th transmission to NTIA would give Congress sufficient time to hold oversight hearings in late spring/early summer, but not too much time that could lead to political mischief. Again, my starting position is that we need to target January 14th as the date we adopt a position on the current Proposal, and that everyone within ICANN should work to get a final proposal to the NTIA as soon as feasible. I just wanted to point out that the internal discussion can if necessary continue up to Marrakech and still permit the transition to occur on October 1, 2016. I hope all of that is helpful to fellow Council members, and I welcome feedback. Best regards, 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: James M. Bladel [mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 3:24 PM To: McGrady, Paul D.; Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi Paul - Your last question is a good one, and I think somewhat dependent upon what actions are taken by the CCWG between the close of comments on the 21st and their earlier commitment to have a report ready for the Board in late January. It's possible that they make substantive changes, prompting a new round of comments, but I think we should be prepared for the contingency that they do not. The proposal/motion on the 14th would be to accept the comment as drafted by the subteam (thanks for volunteering, btw), which will be a synthesis of GNSO comments received on the 21st, in response to the Third Draft Report. If their is a "Fourth Draft Report", then I agree we should restart this process to consider any changes & new language. Rinse, repeat. Thanks- J. From: "McGrady, Paul D." <PMcGrady@winston.com<mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 14:00 To: James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, I volunteer as well. I will be unavailable the 23rd through 26th. I will have limited availability the 29-1st. Like you and Phil, I will be at NamesCon. Regarding a mandatory up or down vote on the proposal by the 14th, do we expect our issues to be addressed by the CCWG-Acct by then? If not, I wonder if it is an up or down vote or if it is just a vote indicating that the subteam has identified the issues of concern. I've not heard from anyone so far that thinks the current CCWG-Acct proposal is issue-free and green-light-able in its current form. Can you elaborate a bit on what the Jan 14 vote will be? Thanks! Best, Paul Paul D. McGrady Jr. Partner Chair, Trademark, Domain Names and Brand Enforcement Practice Winston & Strawn LLP 35 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-9703 D: +1 (312) 558-5963 F: +1 (312) 558-5700 Bio<http://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/attorneys/mcgrady-paul-d.html> | VCard<http://www.winston.com/vcards/996.vcf> | Email<mailto:pmcgrady@winston.com> | winston.com<http://www.winston.com> [Winston & Strawn LLP] From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 1:12 PM To: Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Thanks Phil. And my response certainly didn't seem "timely," as any work we do on this topic is already too late. :) I agree that at least one intercessional meeting is necessary to get this done. I'll work towards drafting the Pre-Christmas letter. The Subteam (and many thanks to you, Keith & Ed for volunteering so far) should meet early in the week of 3 JAN, with a Council-level discussion later that week (7 JAN as you suggested), with a drop-dead formal vote on the issue scheduled for 14 JAN. I believe this last date is already on our calendars, but I will ask Glen to confirm. Thanks again- J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 11:21 To: "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James: Thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. I to would like to volunteer for the subteam. I'd also urge that we set times and dates for Council calls to consider the draft Resolution - perhaps January 7th for preliminary discussion and, if necessary, January 14th for completing our work. I look forward to working with other Council members on this important task. Best to all, 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: Edward Morris [mailto:egmorris1@toast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:43 AM To: James M. Bladel; Drazek, Keith Cc: Phil Corwin; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed ________________________________ From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com>> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG's latest draft: - The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. - The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. - Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. - The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks- J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors - and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday's extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council's view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January.

From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible.

From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call.

Thanks and best regards, 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15 The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential. Therefore, if this message has been received in error, please delete it without reading it. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author. ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15

Phil - Thanks for this detailed post, and I think you’ve very succinctly captured the work & outcome of the proposed sub team that will review SG/C comments against the CCWG recommendations. Your thoughts about timing are also on point, as we would need to have a draft GNSO by 4 JAN. I don't think we should presume a Fourth Draft, or passage/non-passage of DOTCOM (as-is or amended) or any other significant development that might extend the review time line. Not saying that this sort of development is unlikely, but rather that we should plan for the narrowest window and adjust accordingly. We should also note Wolf-Ulrich’s comment about including proposed alternatives for any rejected CCWG Recommendations. For those SGs still finalizing their comments, this would be a good addition and expedite the work of the sub team. Thanks- J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 20:00 To: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, "McGrady, Paul D." <PMcGrady@winston.com<mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com>>, "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Correction: In the thoughts I sent earlier, I wish to correct this typo--- “As you can see, even if the Board does not accept a final proposal by March 10 (the final day of the Marrakech meeting) it would still allow delivery to Congress from the N TIA by May 11.” --should read— “As you can see, even if the Board does not accept a final proposal until March 10 (the final day of the Marrakech meeting) it would still allow delivery to Congress from the N TIA by May 11.” 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 Phil Corwin Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 7:19 PM To: James M. Bladel; McGrady, Paul D.; egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I have a few thoughts regarding the Council’s process and timing going forward. At present the CCWG timetable targets January 22nd as the date on which it will submit a final Proposal to the Board for its consideration. While that could change depending on the public comments and Chartering organization positions, for now I believe we should aim to complete our work on our call of January 14th so that we have a firm position on record at least a week before the target submission date. Our Role in the Process For understanding our role it is important to note that the Proposal<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-201...> makes 12 separate Recommendations: Recommendation #1: Establishing an Empowered Community for Enforcing Community Powers Recommendation #2: Empowering the community through consensus: engage, escalate, enforce Recommendation #3: Redefining ICANN's Bylaws as 'Standard Bylaws' and 'Fundamental Bylaws' Recommendation #4: Ensuring community involvement in ICANN decision-making: seven new Community Powers Recommendation #5: Changing aspects of ICANN's Mission, Commitments and Core Values Recommendation #6: Reaffirming ICANN's Commitment to respect internationally recognized Human Rights as it carries out its mission Recommendation #7: Strengthening ICANN's Independent Review Process Recommendation #8: Fortifying ICANN's Request for Reconsideration Process Recommendation #9: Incorporation of the Affirmation of Commitments Recommendation #10: Enhancing the accountability of Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees Recommendation #11: Board obligations with regards to Governmental Advisory Committee Advice (Stress Test 18) Recommendation #12: Committing to further accountability work in Work Stream 2 The CCWG Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Charter> sets out the role of the six Chartering Organizations (GNSO; ALAC; ccNSO; GAC; ASO; SSAC) and related procedures as follows: SO and AC support for the Draft Proposal(s) Following submission of the Draft Proposal(s), each of the chartering organizations shall, in accordance with their own rules and procedures, review and discuss the Draft Proposal(s) and decide whether to adopt the recommendations contained in it. The chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the co-chairs of the WG of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. Supplemental Draft Proposal In the event that one or more of the participating SO’s or AC’s do(es) not adopt one or more of the recommendation(s) contained in the Draft Proposal(s), the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall be notified accordingly. This notification shall include at a minimum the reasons for the lack of support and a suggested alternative that would be acceptable, if any. The CCWG-Accountability may, at its discretion, reconsider, post for public comments and/or submit to the chartering organizations a Supplemental Draft Proposal, which takes into accounting the concerns raised. Following submission of the Supplemental Draft Proposal, the chartering organizations shall discuss and decide in accordance with its own rules and procedures whether to adopt the recommendations contained in the Supplemental Draft Proposal. The Chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. Submission Board Report After receiving the notifications from all chartering organizations as described above, the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall, within 10 working days after receiving the last notification, submit to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors and Chairs of all the chartering organizations the CCWG-Accountability Board Report, which shall include at a minimum: a) The (Supplemental) Proposal as adopted by the CCWG-Accountability; and b) The notifications of the decisions from the chartering organizations c) Documentation of the process that was followed, including, but not limited to documenting the process of building consensus within the CCWG-Accountability and public consultations. In the event one or more of the chartering organizations do(es) not support (parts of) the (Supplemental) Proposal(s), the Board Report shall also clearly indicate the part(s) of the (Supplemental) Final Proposal(s) which are fully supported and the parts which not, and which of the chartering organizations dissents, to the extent this is feasible. Board consideration and interaction with CCWG-Accountability and chartering organizations It is assumed that after submission of the Board Report, the ICANN Board of Directors will consider the Proposal(s) contained in this Report in accordance with the process outlined in its resolution of 16 October 2014 (see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-10-16-en#2.d): Resolved (2014.10.16.17), the Board commits to following the following principles when considering the Cross Community Working Group Recommendations on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance: 1. These principles apply to consensus-based recommendations from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance. 2. If the Board believes it is not in the global public interest to implement a recommendation from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance (CCWG Recommendation), it must initiate a dialogue with the CCWG. A determination that it is not in the global public interest to implement a CCWG Recommendation requires a 2/3 majority of the Board. 3. The Board must provide detailed rationale to accompany the initiation of dialogue. The Board shall agree with the CCWG the method (e.g., by teleconference, email or otherwise) by which the dialogue will occur. The discussions shall be held in good faith and in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually acceptable solution. 4. The CCWG will have an opportunity to address the Board's concerns and report back to the Board on further deliberations regarding the Board's concerns. The CCWG shall discuss the Board's concerns within 30 days of the Board's initiation of the dialogue. 5. If a recommendation is modified through the CCWG, it is returned back to the Board for further consideration. The CCWG is to provide detailed rationale on how the modification addresses the concerns raised by the Board. 6. If, after modification, the Board still believes the CCWG Recommendation is not in the global public interest to implement the CCWG Recommendation, the Board may send the item back to the CCWG for further consideration, again requiring a 2/3 vote of the Board for that action. Detailed rationale for the Board's action is again required. In the event the Board determines not to accept a modification, then the Board shall not be entitled to set a solution on the issue addressed by the recommendation until such time as CCWG and the Board reach agreement. Before submitting a modified recommendation to the ICANN Board of Directors, as envisioned under 5. of the Board resolution, the CCWG-Accountability will submit a Draft Supplemental Board Report to the chartering organizations containing: a) The modified recommendations, and associated detailed rationale, b) The Board decision, and associated detailed rationale c) The recommendation as contained in the Board Report Following submission of the Draft Supplemental Board Report, the chartering organizations shall discuss and decide in accordance with their own rules and procedures whether to adopt the modified recommendations contained in the report. The Chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the co-chairs of the CCWG-Accountability of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. After receiving the notifications from all chartering organizations, the co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall, within 10 working days after receiving the last notification, submit to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors and Chairs of all the chartering organizations the CCWG-Accountability Supplemental Board Report, which shall include at a minimum: a) The modified recommendations, and associated detailed rationale. b) The notifications of the decisions from the chartering organizations. c) Documentation of the process that was followed, including, but not limited to documenting the process of building consensus within the CCWG-Accountability and consultations with the chartering organizations. If, in accordance with 6., the Board determines not to accept a modified recommendation, the CCWG-Accountability shall follow the procedure regarding the Supplemental Board Report, as just described, to reach agreement with the Board. (Emphasis added) In my view three important things stand out after reviewing the Charter: · The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization, could well be involved in this process past the date of initial submission to the Board in a variety of potential scenarios. · We are tasked with examining, and expressing a view upon, each of the 12 separate Recommendations. · The Board has a very different and influential role in this process. The Board filed<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30n...> comments on December 14th that express “greater concern” about six important areas— Areas of greater concern are on scope and implementation of inspection rights (a part of Recommendation 1); veto of the IANA budget (a part of Recommendation 4); contractual enforcement in the Mission statement (a part of Recommendation 5), integration of human rights considerations (Recommendation 6), and specifics for WS2 (a part of Recommendation 12). Given that the CCWG may feel under pressure to accede to the Board recommendations on these areas, and that if it does not the Board may declare that one or more of the recommendations is “not in the global public interest”, thereby triggering a dialogue with the CCWG, I would propose that the Subteam and Council give particular scrutiny to the Board position beyond that accorded to other comments. The actual amount of time available to complete the process The January 22nd target date for Board submission was set by the CCWG by working backwards from the September 30, 2016 expiration date of the current IANA contract and factoring in the NTIA’s estimate of 60-90 days for executive branch interagency review prior to submitting the transition plan for Congressional review; the 30 legislative days Congressional review requirement written into the DOTCOM Act (which translates into two months-plus in mid-2016 given how often the House and Senate will be out of session); and the estimated implementation time, including Bylaws drafting, within ICANN between Board receipt and acceptance of a Proposal and the time that ICANN would be ready to submit it for NTIA review. As I wrote<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151216_fy16_approp_act_extends_iana_transiti...> last week, the 2016 Appropriations bill extended the spending freeze on NTIA completion of the IANA transition until September 30, 2016 but did not include the DOTCOM Act. That bill was enacted two days ago. I could be wrong, but my view is that inclusion in the Appropriations bill was probably the DOTCOM’s Act last chance for enactment in this Congress, and that it is highly unlikely it will be brought to the Senate floor in 2016 either as a free-standing bill or an amendment to another bill. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running 1st or 2nd in some current polls of the Republican Presidential field, has a hold on the bill and has made clear that he wishes to offer the same amendment that failed in the Commerce Committee, requiring affirmative Congressional approval before the transition can be completed, if the bill is considered by the Senate. Senate leadership is not fond of Sen. Cruz and is unlikely to provide him with the opportunity to win on the Senate floor, or to stage a filibuster if his amendment loses or is tabled (set aside), while the Republican nomination remains in play. And, DOTCOM bill aside, Congress has already given itself until September 30, 2016 to hold hearings on and review the transition plan by extending the funding freeze. I hope that was not too much inside baseball regarding Congress, but if DOTCOM is not enacted that actually eases up the time pressure a bit while still allowing a transition to occur on October 1st next year. A colleague who is very active in ICANN surveyed the Congressional calendar and, assuming that ICANN could complete its implementation work within 60 days after Board acceptance, and that the NTIA could lead an interagency review that also concluded within 60 days (although NTIA has said it might go as long as 90), provided the following estimates of time available: A. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Feb, it delivers to Congress on 11-Apr. 30 Congressional Days ends 14-Jun-2016. B. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Mar, it delivers to Congress on 11-May. 30 Congressional Days ends 14-Jul-2016. C. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Apr, it delivers to Congress on 11-Jun. 30 Congressional Days ends 27-Sep-2016. D. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-May, it delivers to Congress on 11-Jul. 30 Congressional Days ends 6-Dec-2016. If the DOTCOM Act is not enacted you can ignore the second part of each of those estimates, starting with “30 Congressional days”. As you can see, even if the Board does not accept a final proposal by March 10 (the final day of the Marrakech meeting) it would still allow delivery to Congress from the N TIA by May 11. In a May 6, 2015 letter to the Co-Chairs of the CCWG, Secretary Strickling said “all work items identified… as prerequisites will need to be implemented prior to the ending of the contract”; I read that as meaning that ICANN can deliver the final Proposal to NTIA before internal implementation is completed. A March 11th transmission to NTIA would give Congress sufficient time to hold oversight hearings in late spring/early summer, but not too much time that could lead to political mischief. Again, my starting position is that we need to target January 14th as the date we adopt a position on the current Proposal, and that everyone within ICANN should work to get a final proposal to the NTIA as soon as feasible. I just wanted to point out that the internal discussion can if necessary continue up to Marrakech and still permit the transition to occur on October 1, 2016. I hope all of that is helpful to fellow Council members, and I welcome feedback. Best regards, 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: James M. Bladel [mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 3:24 PM To: McGrady, Paul D.; Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi Paul - Your last question is a good one, and I think somewhat dependent upon what actions are taken by the CCWG between the close of comments on the 21st and their earlier commitment to have a report ready for the Board in late January. It’s possible that they make substantive changes, prompting a new round of comments, but I think we should be prepared for the contingency that they do not. The proposal/motion on the 14th would be to accept the comment as drafted by the subteam (thanks for volunteering, btw), which will be a synthesis of GNSO comments received on the 21st, in response to the Third Draft Report. If their is a “Fourth Draft Report”, then I agree we should restart this process to consider any changes & new language. Rinse, repeat. Thanks— J. From: "McGrady, Paul D." <PMcGrady@winston.com<mailto:PMcGrady@winston.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 14:00 To: James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, I volunteer as well. I will be unavailable the 23rd through 26th. I will have limited availability the 29-1st. Like you and Phil, I will be at NamesCon. Regarding a mandatory up or down vote on the proposal by the 14th, do we expect our issues to be addressed by the CCWG-Acct by then? If not, I wonder if it is an up or down vote or if it is just a vote indicating that the subteam has identified the issues of concern. I’ve not heard from anyone so far that thinks the current CCWG-Acct proposal is issue-free and green-light-able in its current form. Can you elaborate a bit on what the Jan 14 vote will be? Thanks! Best, Paul Paul D. McGrady Jr. Partner Chair, Trademark, Domain Names and Brand Enforcement Practice Winston & Strawn LLP 35 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-9703 D: +1 (312) 558-5963 F: +1 (312) 558-5700 Bio<http://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/attorneys/mcgrady-paul-d.html> | VCard<http://www.winston.com/vcards/996.vcf> | Email<mailto:pmcgrady@winston.com> | winston.com<http://www.winston.com> [Winston & Strawn LLP] From:owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 1:12 PM To: Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Thanks Phil. And my response certainly didn’t seem “timely,” as any work we do on this topic is already too late. :) I agree that at least one intercessional meeting is necessary to get this done. I’ll work towards drafting the Pre-Christmas letter. The Subteam (and many thanks to you, Keith & Ed for volunteering so far) should meet early in the week of 3 JAN, with a Council-level discussion later that week (7 JAN as you suggested), with a drop-dead formal vote on the issue scheduled for 14 JAN. I believe this last date is already on our calendars, but I will ask Glen to confirm. Thanks again— J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 11:21 To: "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James: Thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. I to would like to volunteer for the subteam. I’d also urge that we set times and dates for Council calls to consider the draft Resolution – perhaps January 7th for preliminary discussion and, if necessary, January 14th for completing our work. I look forward to working with other Council members on this important task. Best to all, 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: Edward Morris [mailto:egmorris1@toast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:43 AM To: James M. Bladel; Drazek, Keith Cc: Phil Corwin; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed ________________________________ From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com>> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG’s latest draft: — The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. — The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. — Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. — The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks— J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors – and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday’s extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council’s view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January.

From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible.

From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call.

Thanks and best regards, 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15 The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential. Therefore, if this message has been received in error, please delete it without reading it. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author. ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15

Thanks Phil for the deep insight! As we all do, I accept the pressure imposed on us as long as the quality of the outcome is not endangered. The GNSO as a whole – as represented in this case by a vote of the council – is heavily relying on the outcome of its stakeholder groups and constituencies.

From the CCWG charter the quote “...This notification shall include at a minimum the reasons for the lack of support and a suggested alternative that would be acceptable...” is related to the SO/ACs. To save time on council – or within the drafting team envisaged – it would be very helpful if these suggestions could already be prepared by those SGs/Cs having issues with any recommendation as input to the work of the drafting team. Maybe they can be deducted from the comments provided.

Best regards Wolf-Ulrich From: Phil Corwin Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 1:19 AM To: James M. Bladel ; McGrady, Paul D. ; egmorris1@toast.net ; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I have a few thoughts regarding the Council’s process and timing going forward. At present the CCWG timetable targets January 22nd as the date on which it will submit a final Proposal to the Board for its consideration. While that could change depending on the public comments and Chartering organization positions, for now I believe we should aim to complete our work on our call of January 14th so that we have a firm position on record at least a week before the target submission date. Our Role in the Process For understanding our role it is important to note that the Proposal makes 12 separate Recommendations: Recommendation #1: Establishing an Empowered Community for Enforcing Community Powers Recommendation #2: Empowering the community through consensus: engage, escalate, enforce Recommendation #3: Redefining ICANN's Bylaws as 'Standard Bylaws' and 'Fundamental Bylaws' Recommendation #4: Ensuring community involvement in ICANN decision-making: seven new Community Powers Recommendation #5: Changing aspects of ICANN's Mission, Commitments and Core Values Recommendation #6: Reaffirming ICANN's Commitment to respect internationally recognized Human Rights as it carries out its mission Recommendation #7: Strengthening ICANN's Independent Review Process Recommendation #8: Fortifying ICANN's Request for Reconsideration Process Recommendation #9: Incorporation of the Affirmation of Commitments Recommendation #10: Enhancing the accountability of Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees Recommendation #11: Board obligations with regards to Governmental Advisory Committee Advice (Stress Test 18) Recommendation #12: Committing to further accountability work in Work Stream 2 The CCWG Charter sets out the role of the six Chartering Organizations (GNSO; ALAC; ccNSO; GAC; ASO; SSAC) and related procedures as follows: SO and AC support for the Draft Proposal(s) Following submission of the Draft Proposal(s), each of the chartering organizations shall, in accordance with their own rules and procedures, review and discuss the Draft Proposal(s) and decide whether to adopt the recommendations contained in it. The chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the co-chairs of the WG of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. Supplemental Draft Proposal In the event that one or more of the participating SO’s or AC’s do(es) not adopt one or more of the recommendation(s) contained in the Draft Proposal(s), the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall be notified accordingly. This notification shall include at a minimum the reasons for the lack of support and a suggested alternative that would be acceptable, if any. The CCWG-Accountability may, at its discretion, reconsider, post for public comments and/or submit to the chartering organizations a Supplemental Draft Proposal, which takes into accounting the concerns raised. Following submission of the Supplemental Draft Proposal, the chartering organizations shall discuss and decide in accordance with its own rules and procedures whether to adopt the recommendations contained in the Supplemental Draft Proposal. The Chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. Submission Board Report After receiving the notifications from all chartering organizations as described above, the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall, within 10 working days after receiving the last notification, submit to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors and Chairs of all the chartering organizations the CCWG-Accountability Board Report, which shall include at a minimum: a) The (Supplemental) Proposal as adopted by the CCWG-Accountability; and b) The notifications of the decisions from the chartering organizations c) Documentation of the process that was followed, including, but not limited to documenting the process of building consensus within the CCWG-Accountability and public consultations. In the event one or more of the chartering organizations do(es) not support (parts of) the (Supplemental) Proposal(s), the Board Report shall also clearly indicate the part(s) of the (Supplemental) Final Proposal(s) which are fully supported and the parts which not, and which of the chartering organizations dissents, to the extent this is feasible. Board consideration and interaction with CCWG-Accountability and chartering organizations It is assumed that after submission of the Board Report, the ICANN Board of Directors will consider the Proposal(s) contained in this Report in accordance with the process outlined in its resolution of 16 October 2014 (see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-10-16-en#2.d): Resolved (2014.10.16.17), the Board commits to following the following principles when considering the Cross Community Working Group Recommendations on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance: 1.. These principles apply to consensus-based recommendations from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance. 2.. If the Board believes it is not in the global public interest to implement a recommendation from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance (CCWG Recommendation), it must initiate a dialogue with the CCWG. A determination that it is not in the global public interest to implement a CCWG Recommendation requires a 2/3 majority of the Board. 3.. The Board must provide detailed rationale to accompany the initiation of dialogue. The Board shall agree with the CCWG the method (e.g., by teleconference, email or otherwise) by which the dialogue will occur. The discussions shall be held in good faith and in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually acceptable solution. 4.. The CCWG will have an opportunity to address the Board's concerns and report back to the Board on further deliberations regarding the Board's concerns. The CCWG shall discuss the Board's concerns within 30 days of the Board's initiation of the dialogue. 5.. If a recommendation is modified through the CCWG, it is returned back to the Board for further consideration. The CCWG is to provide detailed rationale on how the modification addresses the concerns raised by the Board. 6.. If, after modification, the Board still believes the CCWG Recommendation is not in the global public interest to implement the CCWG Recommendation, the Board may send the item back to the CCWG for further consideration, again requiring a 2/3 vote of the Board for that action. Detailed rationale for the Board's action is again required. In the event the Board determines not to accept a modification, then the Board shall not be entitled to set a solution on the issue addressed by the recommendation until such time as CCWG and the Board reach agreement. Before submitting a modified recommendation to the ICANN Board of Directors, as envisioned under 5. of the Board resolution, the CCWG-Accountability will submit a Draft Supplemental Board Report to the chartering organizations containing: a) The modified recommendations, and associated detailed rationale, b) The Board decision, and associated detailed rationale c) The recommendation as contained in the Board Report Following submission of the Draft Supplemental Board Report, the chartering organizations shall discuss and decide in accordance with their own rules and procedures whether to adopt the modified recommendations contained in the report. The Chairs of the chartering organizations shall notify the co-chairs of the CCWG-Accountability of the result of the deliberations as soon as feasible. After receiving the notifications from all chartering organizations, the co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability shall, within 10 working days after receiving the last notification, submit to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors and Chairs of all the chartering organizations the CCWG-Accountability Supplemental Board Report, which shall include at a minimum: a) The modified recommendations, and associated detailed rationale. b) The notifications of the decisions from the chartering organizations. c) Documentation of the process that was followed, including, but not limited to documenting the process of building consensus within the CCWG-Accountability and consultations with the chartering organizations. If, in accordance with 6., the Board determines not to accept a modified recommendation, the CCWG-Accountability shall follow the procedure regarding the Supplemental Board Report, as just described, to reach agreement with the Board. (Emphasis added) In my view three important things stand out after reviewing the Charter: · The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization, could well be involved in this process past the date of initial submission to the Board in a variety of potential scenarios. · We are tasked with examining, and expressing a view upon, each of the 12 separate Recommendations. · The Board has a very different and influential role in this process. The Board filed comments on December 14th that express “greater concern” about six important areas— Areas of greater concern are on scope and implementation of inspection rights (a part of Recommendation 1); veto of the IANA budget (a part of Recommendation 4); contractual enforcement in the Mission statement (a part of Recommendation 5), integration of human rights considerations (Recommendation 6), and specifics for WS2 (a part of Recommendation 12). Given that the CCWG may feel under pressure to accede to the Board recommendations on these areas, and that if it does not the Board may declare that one or more of the recommendations is “not in the global public interest”, thereby triggering a dialogue with the CCWG, I would propose that the Subteam and Council give particular scrutiny to the Board position beyond that accorded to other comments. The actual amount of time available to complete the process The January 22nd target date for Board submission was set by the CCWG by working backwards from the September 30, 2016 expiration date of the current IANA contract and factoring in the NTIA’s estimate of 60-90 days for executive branch interagency review prior to submitting the transition plan for Congressional review; the 30 legislative days Congressional review requirement written into the DOTCOM Act (which translates into two months-plus in mid-2016 given how often the House and Senate will be out of session); and the estimated implementation time, including Bylaws drafting, within ICANN between Board receipt and acceptance of a Proposal and the time that ICANN would be ready to submit it for NTIA review. As I wrote last week, the 2016 Appropriations bill extended the spending freeze on NTIA completion of the IANA transition until September 30, 2016 but did not include the DOTCOM Act. That bill was enacted two days ago. I could be wrong, but my view is that inclusion in the Appropriations bill was probably the DOTCOM’s Act last chance for enactment in this Congress, and that it is highly unlikely it will be brought to the Senate floor in 2016 either as a free-standing bill or an amendment to another bill. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running 1st or 2nd in some current polls of the Republican Presidential field, has a hold on the bill and has made clear that he wishes to offer the same amendment that failed in the Commerce Committee, requiring affirmative Congressional approval before the transition can be completed, if the bill is considered by the Senate. Senate leadership is not fond of Sen. Cruz and is unlikely to provide him with the opportunity to win on the Senate floor, or to stage a filibuster if his amendment loses or is tabled (set aside), while the Republican nomination remains in play. And, DOTCOM bill aside, Congress has already given itself until September 30, 2016 to hold hearings on and review the transition plan by extending the funding freeze. I hope that was not too much inside baseball regarding Congress, but if DOTCOM is not enacted that actually eases up the time pressure a bit while still allowing a transition to occur on October 1st next year. A colleague who is very active in ICANN surveyed the Congressional calendar and, assuming that ICANN could complete its implementation work within 60 days after Board acceptance, and that the NTIA could lead an interagency review that also concluded within 60 days (although NTIA has said it might go as long as 90), provided the following estimates of time available: A. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Feb, it delivers to Congress on 11-Apr. 30 Congressional Days ends 14-Jun-2016. B. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Mar, it delivers to Congress on 11-May. 30 Congressional Days ends 14-Jul-2016. C. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-Apr, it delivers to Congress on 11-Jun. 30 Congressional Days ends 27-Sep-2016. D. If NTIA gets CCWG proposal by 11-May, it delivers to Congress on 11-Jul. 30 Congressional Days ends 6-Dec-2016. If the DOTCOM Act is not enacted you can ignore the second part of each of those estimates, starting with “30 Congressional days”. As you can see, even if the Board does not accept a final proposal by March 10 (the final day of the Marrakech meeting) it would still allow delivery to Congress from the N TIA by May 11. In a May 6, 2015 letter to the Co-Chairs of the CCWG, Secretary Strickling said “all work items identified… as prerequisites will need to be implemented prior to the ending of the contract”; I read that as meaning that ICANN can deliver the final Proposal to NTIA before internal implementation is completed. A March 11th transmission to NTIA would give Congress sufficient time to hold oversight hearings in late spring/early summer, but not too much time that could lead to political mischief. Again, my starting position is that we need to target January 14th as the date we adopt a position on the current Proposal, and that everyone within ICANN should work to get a final proposal to the NTIA as soon as feasible. I just wanted to point out that the internal discussion can if necessary continue up to Marrakech and still permit the transition to occur on October 1, 2016. I hope all of that is helpful to fellow Council members, and I welcome feedback. Best regards, 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: James M. Bladel [mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 3:24 PM To: McGrady, Paul D.; Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi Paul - Your last question is a good one, and I think somewhat dependent upon what actions are taken by the CCWG between the close of comments on the 21st and their earlier commitment to have a report ready for the Board in late January. It’s possible that they make substantive changes, prompting a new round of comments, but I think we should be prepared for the contingency that they do not. The proposal/motion on the 14th would be to accept the comment as drafted by the subteam (thanks for volunteering, btw), which will be a synthesis of GNSO comments received on the 21st, in response to the Third Draft Report. If their is a “Fourth Draft Report”, then I agree we should restart this process to consider any changes & new language. Rinse, repeat. Thanks— J. From: "McGrady, Paul D." <PMcGrady@winston.com> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 14:00 To: James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com>, Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com>, "egmorris1@toast.net" <egmorris1@toast.net>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, I volunteer as well. I will be unavailable the 23rd through 26th. I will have limited availability the 29-1st. Like you and Phil, I will be at NamesCon. Regarding a mandatory up or down vote on the proposal by the 14th, do we expect our issues to be addressed by the CCWG-Acct by then? If not, I wonder if it is an up or down vote or if it is just a vote indicating that the subteam has identified the issues of concern. I’ve not heard from anyone so far that thinks the current CCWG-Acct proposal is issue-free and green-light-able in its current form. Can you elaborate a bit on what the Jan 14 vote will be? Thanks! Best, Paul Paul D. McGrady Jr. Partner Chair, Trademark, Domain Names and Brand Enforcement Practice Winston & Strawn LLP 35 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-9703 D: +1 (312) 558-5963 F: +1 (312) 558-5700 Bio | VCard | Email | winston.com From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 1:12 PM To: Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Thanks Phil. And my response certainly didn’t seem “timely,” as any work we do on this topic is already too late. :) I agree that at least one intercessional meeting is necessary to get this done. I’ll work towards drafting the Pre-Christmas letter. The Subteam (and many thanks to you, Keith & Ed for volunteering so far) should meet early in the week of 3 JAN, with a Council-level discussion later that week (7 JAN as you suggested), with a drop-dead formal vote on the issue scheduled for 14 JAN. I believe this last date is already on our calendars, but I will ask Glen to confirm. Thanks again— J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 11:21 To: "egmorris1@toast.net" <egmorris1@toast.net>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James: Thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. I to would like to volunteer for the subteam. I’d also urge that we set times and dates for Council calls to consider the draft Resolution – perhaps January 7th for preliminary discussion and, if necessary, January 14th for completing our work. I look forward to working with other Council members on this important task. Best to all, 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: Edward Morris [mailto:egmorris1@toast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:43 AM To: James M. Bladel; Drazek, Keith Cc: Phil Corwin; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG’s latest draft: — The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. — The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. — Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. — The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks— J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors – and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday’s extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council’s view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January. From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible. From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call. Thanks and best regards, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. 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Noting that the Subteam may be unable to have a fully developed draft Motion completed by Monday, January 4th, can we presume that whatever is filed on that date to comply with our procedural rules will be regarded as a placeholder subject to potential amendment as the full Council discusses the Accountability Proposal on the 7th and 14th? 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: Glen de Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 5:17 PM To: James M. Bladel; Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net; Drazek, Keith Cc: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James, Indeed, the Council meeting is scheduled for 14 January 2016 and please note that the document and motion deadline is 4 January 2016. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen De : owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] De la part de James M. Bladel Envoyé : dimanche 20 décembre 2015 20:07 À : Phil Corwin; egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>; Drazek, Keith Cc : council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Objet : Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Thanks Phil. And my response certainly didn't seem "timely," as any work we do on this topic is already too late. :) I agree that at least one intercessional meeting is necessary to get this done. I'll work towards drafting the Pre-Christmas letter. The Subteam (and many thanks to you, Keith & Ed for volunteering so far) should meet early in the week of 3 JAN, with a Council-level discussion later that week (7 JAN as you suggested), with a drop-dead formal vote on the issue scheduled for 14 JAN. I believe this last date is already on our calendars, but I will ask Glen to confirm. Thanks again- J. From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 11:21 To: "egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>" <egmorris1@toast.net<mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>>, James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal James: Thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. I to would like to volunteer for the subteam. I'd also urge that we set times and dates for Council calls to consider the draft Resolution - perhaps January 7th for preliminary discussion and, if necessary, January 14th for completing our work. I look forward to working with other Council members on this important task. Best to all, 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: Edward Morris [mailto:egmorris1@toast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:43 AM To: James M. Bladel; Drazek, Keith Cc: Phil Corwin; council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Hi James, A good plan forward. I would also like to volunteer to help. Ed ________________________________ From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@Verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com>> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> Cc: "Phil Corwin" <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>>, "council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal I think this make sense. I volunteer to help. Keith On Dec 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>> wrote: Thanks, Phil. And generally, I believe your message below captures the challenges we (and other SO/ACs) face when asked to provide feedback in a compressed time frame, that also happens to collide with year-end holidays. My availability is similar to yours, NamesCon included, and from talking with Marika I think we should expect reduced support from Staff as well. Given that our call on 17 DEC ran fairly long and you & several others had to drop, I wanted to share the way we left things with Thomas Rickert regarding GNSO feedback on the CCWG's latest draft: - The SGs and Cs in the GNSO Community were working to analyze the report and prepare their comments by the close of the comment period. - The GNSO, as a Chartering Organization of the CCWG, was unlikely to submit any formal comments by 21 DEC. - Several SGs and Cs within the GNSO Community would, however, submit their comments by Monday. - The GNSO would provide feedback/approval to the final report upon completion in January. I propose that we draft a letter to the CCWG next week, reiterating that we would not weigh in as an SO, but instead link to comments submitted by SGs and Cs (target: 24 DEC). And next, that we form a subteam (me and any other volunteers) to review submitted comments and draft a formal GNSO position for review by the Council (target: 7 JAN). Thoughts/comments/volunteers? Thanks- J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:49 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Council Way Forward on Accountability Proposal Fellow Councilors - and especially James, Heather, and Donna: As I had to leave yesterday's extended Council call a few minutes before it concluded, I am wondering whether any structure/schedule was agreed to for our consideration of the 3rd CCWG-ACCT Proposal in our role as a Chartering Organization? Will we be scheduling additional calls to consider key aspects of the Proposal, especially those that elicit comments expressing concern or suggesting modifications? How will we handle drafting of a Resolution expressing Council's view on behalf of the GNSO? And what is our target date for reaching a final decision? For the record, I am available and willing to participate in calls next week (suggesting that any such call be after 12/21 to allow time for review of submitted comments) and during the first week of January.

From December 26-January 3rd I shall be on vacation and intend to unplug from the grid to the maximum extent possible.

From January 9-13 I and 900-plus other members of the domain community will be attending NamesCon and I will have limited availability to join any call. I am departing the conference in the middle of its last day so that I can participate in the tentatively scheduled January 14th Council call.

Thanks and best regards, 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4489/11213 - Release Date: 12/19/15