I am very concerned that the letter proposes for the OECD and its IGO colleagues to work with Chris Disspain, the GAC and staff to draft a “comprehensive proposal
for IGO protections for the GNSO’s consideration” and that this be done within the next few weeks. The GNSO Council has established this WG to address CRPs for IGOs and the proposed arrangement makes no reference to or accommodation of our work.
This WG is addressing second level protections and, especially absent the identification of a legal expert on the scope of IGO sovereign immunity and the securing
of funding to compensate said expert, we will not be in a position to reach any “definitive resolution” within the next few weeks.
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From: gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org]
On Behalf Of Mary Wong
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 2:17 PM
To: gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org
Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Letter on IGO protections
Dear WG members,
We would like to draw your attention to the following letter that was just sent by the OECD Secretary-General to ICANN’s CEO Fadi Chehade: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurria-to-chehade-20jul15-en.pdf.
You will see that the letter references the recent Paris meeting that Phil and Petter are expecting to follow up on with the NGPC, GAC Chair and other GNSO representatives. In light of the GAC’s recent Buenos Aires Communique that noted Dublin as a key milestone
for resolving the overall issue of IGO protections, we thought you might find this letter of interest.
Cheers
Mary
Mary Wong
Senior Policy Director
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
Email:
mary.wong@icann.org
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