Thanks Mike. There is no expectation of 'privacy' in a PDP. 1. Section 4.1 of the guidelines clearly states: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-01sep16-en.pdf "There is a presumption of full transparency in all WGs. In the extraordinary event that the WG should require confidentiality, it is up to that WG to propose a set of rules and procedures in collaboration with the CO." The first anonymous poll, and the 2nd one that the co-chairs have scheduled, violate that **full transparency** standard. To do otherwise would be "extraordinary", and the WG did not "propose a set of rules and procedures in collaboration with the CO" --- instead, the co-chairs unilaterally imposed their will upon the rest of the working group. 2. Furthermore, Section 6.1.2 of the guidelines states: "6.1.2 Transparency and Openness All Working Groups are expected to operate under the principles of transparency and openness, which means, inter alia, that mailing lists are publicly archived, meetings are normally recorded and/or transcribed, and SOIs are required from Working Group participants and will be publicly available. It is important that prospective Working Group members are made aware of these principles." Once again, anonymous polls are not consistent with that section's transparency and openness requirements. I'll note again for the record, as I've pointed out before, that multiple SOIs for PDP "members" have not been posted to the Wiki, another breach of the guidelines. Two SOIs (both created only on December 7, 2017, and not updated since) are openly blank: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Nirmol+Agarwal+SOI https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Gary+Campbell+SOI despite both "members" being listed on the members page at least as early as October 2017: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=71600345 https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=48347895 3. Section 6.1.3 is also interesting: "6.1.3 Purpose, Importance, and Expecations of the Chair ... The Chair is expected to assume a neutral role, refrain from promoting a specific agenda, and ensure fair treatment of all opinions and objectivity in identifying areas of agreement. This does not mean that a Chair experienced in the subject manner cannot express an opinion, but he or she should be explicit about the fact that a personal opinion or view is being stated, instead of a ‘ruling of the chair.’ However, a Chair should not become an advocate for any specific position." The one-sided "preliminary notes" to the "Options" document that was circulated by the co-chairs prior to that first poll shows that that standard hasn't been met by the current co-chairs. I invite anyone to re-read that document: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-igo-ingo-crp/2017-September/000847.html and try to argue that it was neutral. It was riddled with false statements and half-truths designed to attack Options A and B. The co-chairs did not "refrain from promoting a specific agenda", but instead used that document as *co-chairs* (not as individual members on an equal footing with all other members) to promote and advocate for a specific position, Option C. That is wrong, and a violation of the guidelines. 4. Section 6.1.3 also goes on to say that: "In addition, in certain circumstances the CO may decide that it must appoint a completely neutral and independent Chair who would not participate in the substance of the discussions. In such circumstances, the Chair would be appointed by the CO. ... The Chartering Organization, working with the Staff, might consider the use of a professional facilitator, in certain circumstances, to help a Chair ensure neutrality and promote consensus or to provide other capabilities and expertise." That might be a prudent way forward, in my opinion, to ensure neutrality and promote consensus going forward. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/ On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 7:01 PM, Mike Rodenbaugh <mike@rodenbaugh.com> wrote:
I agree with George on this. I have seen no reasoning to support an anonymous poll, which seems exactly opposite to ICANN's mission of developing policy transparently -- always.
Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1.415.738.8087 http://rodenbaugh.com
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 3:35 PM, George Kirikos <icann@leap.com> wrote:
Dear Mary,
According to section 2.2.4 and 3.4, we have a "liaison":
https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-01sep16-en.pdf
who can assist and intervene when the working group is having problems. I think the issue of anonymous polling fits the bill, as it's entirely inconsistent with ICANN's transparency requirements, and inconsistent with accountability. ICANN doesn't allow anonymous comments to a PDP public comment period, but the co-chairs have decided they're going to using anonymous polls of PDP members to guide policymaking.
Consider this email also a public appeal via section 3.7 of the guidelines, of the decision to invoke yet another anonymous poll. Assuming I do not hear from the co-chairs (I'm available by phone), I intend to take it up with the chair of the Chartering Organization or their designated representative. Please identify that person, and their contact details.
Sincerely,
George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org> wrote:
Dear all,
As no requests to hold a call this week have been made, please note that there will not be a Working Group call this Thursday 21 December. We will resume our discussions in January, in accordance with the timeline outlined by the co-chairs (below).
The co-chairs have also reviewed the use of polls by the Next-Generation Registration Directory Services (RDS) PDP Working Group, since this was brought up during recent mailing list discussions on polling. Phil and Petter believe that the circumstances surrounding the decision to not utilize anonymous polling by the RDS Working Group are substantially different from the situation in our Working Group.
In this case, they believe that an anonymous poll – with all results to be published to the full Working Group except for the identity of the respondent – will encourage greater participation and more candid responses, which will help guide their initial designation of the options for Recommendation 3 (although the expectation is that Recommendations 1, 2, and 4 are likely to continue to have at least consensus support).
Finally, please note that once the co-chairs’ initial designations are published to the WG in January, all further discussion within the WG will be identified with those providing input and feedback.
Thanks and cheers, and wishing everyone happy holidays from the ICANN staff supporting your work,
Mary
From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org> Date: Monday, December 18, 2017 at 11:46 To: "gnso-igo-ingo-." <gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org> Subject: PLEASE READ: Co-Chairs' proposal for moving forward to determining consensus
The following email is being sent on behalf of Philip Corwin & Petter Rindforth (WG co-chairs).
It is the view of the co-chairs that our exhaustive discussion of the options for dealing with the potential situation of an IGO successfully asserting an immunity claim in a judicial context have reached an end point; that all issues relevant to our Charter have been raised, understood and discussed; and that further discussion is unlikely to yield additional options that enjoy consensus support, or sway the view of Working Group participants regarding which option should prevail.
Therefore, the co-chairs intend to proceed in the following manner:
If a significant number of WG members believe that further oral discussion of the three additional options that will be presented in a final consensus call is needed, supplementing the three that were presented for WG consideration in our preliminary consensus call held in October 2017, and that email list discussion is insufficient for WG members to understand the intent and effect of all six options to be included in the consensus call, we will hold a WG meeting on December 21st at our regular time. Please respond to the mailing list if you believe a call on December 21st is needed.
On December 22nd, a second poll will be sent to all WG members. The purpose of this poll is to assist the co-chairs in determining the level of support/opposition that each option enjoys. This poll will ask all WG members to designate one of the six options as their preferred choice for addressing the IGO immunity issue. WG members will also be provided with means to add comments regarding that preferred choice, as well as each of the other five options. These comments can indicate support or opposition for each of the options, as well as whatever additional views a WG members wishes to provide. Responses to this poll will be anonymous, although any WG member will be free to share his/her response on the WG email list. The poll will remain open until Friday January 5th, 2018. The aggregated results of the poll, as well as all comments, will be shared with all WG members and will be included as a section of our Final Report.
Once the poll closes, the co-chairs will review all responses and then share their views with WG members regarding the level of consensus that each option enjoys. We hope to hold the first meeting of the WG on January 11th, 2018 in order to discuss poll results and the co-chairs’ evaluation. The GNSO WG Guidelines provide all WG members with an opportunity to provide feedback on those proposed classifications, and the final consensus level for each option included in the Final Report will be determined under the procedure provided in the Guidelines. As soon as that process is completed we will publish a draft Final Report for WG review and comment, and will provide a reasonable time for all WG members to draft and submit Minority views. We will try to have our Final Report ready for submission to the GNSO Council in order to meet the February 12th, 2018 document submission deadline, at the latest, for its February 22nd meeting.
Please let us know if you have any questions about this procedure. Thank you.
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