August 2018 - Gnso-igo-ingo-crp

UN letter to ICANN Board re: IGO PDP
by George Kirikos Aug. 22, 2018

Aug. 22, 2018

Hi folks, I noticed that ICANN just posted a letter from the UN to the ICANN Board: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/united-na… which is of course one-sided and inaccurate, claiming (falsely) that there was a "flawed process and bias" (see page 2). Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/

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GAC Advice
by Paul Tattersfield Aug. 20, 2018

Aug. 20, 2018

Dear Mary & Petter, Did the staff send an email to the working group on the GAC advice from the latest ICANN meeting in Panama City? If so I don’t seem to be able to find it, I remember you have done so in the past after previous ICANN meetings and that was very helpful to the working group. Yours sincerely, Paul.

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Susan Kawaguchi misleads the GNSO Council on yesterday's call as to Recommendation #5 and "consensus"
by George Kirikos Aug. 17, 2018

Aug. 17, 2018

Hi folks, Yesterday, GNSO Council had a call, where the IGO PDP was a topic. See: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-August/021686.html for links to the Adobe Connect and MP3, etc. The IGO PDP topic started at around 1:21:25 into the Adobe Connect recording: https://participate.icann.org/p377bzpfiry/ At 1:21:25 into the Adobe Connect recording, Susan made a clearly false statement regarding Recommendation #5, stating there "was not really a consensus on" it! We know for a fact that Recommendation #5 reached consensus. See page 6 of the Final Report at: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-July/021597.html which was posted to the GNSO Council. I found it shocking that Susan would make such an obviously false statement. I was listening to the call "live", and emailed her (and Heather, Rafik and Donna) immediately, asking her to correct her false statement (perhaps she intended to say "Full Consensus" -- Recommendation #1 did reach "Full Consensus", and all the other recommendations reached "Consensus"). She did not do so before the end of that call, nor since. I ask that she correct her statement now, lest the GNSO Council continue to be misled by her false statement. Failure to do so would imply that it wasn't an innocent misstatement, but is instead a deliberate falsehood. As an aside, I'll note that the GNSO Council didn't vote on the Final Report in July's GNSO Council meeting, nor at yesterday's call. Nor are they likely to vote on anything at the next call in September, given yesterday barely scratched the surface on the topic (probably most GNSO Council members haven't even read the report yet). Yesterday's call was all about process (and trying to undermine the report), rather than actual policy and substance. This provides further support for the email I sent in July about the premature deadline for our report: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2018-July/001385.html how our PDP was duped into producing a rushed and half-ready report for no good reason. Susan was right about one thing on yesterday's call, though. There will be at least one more "minority" (really a "majority") report to come, to attempt to put on the record before GNSO Council (and ultimately the Board) what should have been in the Final Report, namely the strong reasoning and justification for our recommendations. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/

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GNSO SOI / IGO-INGO CRP Member Wiki updates
by Julie Bisland Aug. 13, 2018

Aug. 13, 2018

Dear all, In an effort to ensure accuracy, please take a moment to check your GNSO SOI and make any needed updates. In addition, would all members and observers kindly visit the WG Members wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/97rhAg and verify your affiliation is correctly displayed. For any updates to the member wiki page or if assistance is needed with your GNSO SOI, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. Much thanks to you all, GNSO SO/AC Support Julie Bisland Secretariat Operations Coordinator for the GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: julie.bisland(a)icann.org<mailto:julie.bisland@icann.org> Skype ID: 79613b691cb8a6c1 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_g…>

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