Hi folks, I noticed a letter has been sent from the IGOs to the GNSO Council, see: http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/igos-to-gnso-31oct16-en.pdf I'm disturbed by page 2, where it says that: "This compromise proposal follows on years of comprehensive negotiations involving representatives of the ICANN Board, the GAC, IGOs and ICANN staff." which not just implies, but openly states that the ICANN Board and ICANN staff are undermining the work of this PDP. Some clarification from the ICANN Board and Staff would seem to be essential at this point. What have we been doing for the past 2 years on this PDP, if they've been in secret negotiations with the apparent blessing and active participation of the Board and Staff of ICANN? Beyond that, there are no *new facts* to speak of in this letter that should change our policy work. The 2nd paragraph of page 1 in particular shows that they're just like anybody else who experiences abuse on the internet, and while they claim to be "special", they are not. The arguments they make are the exact same that a for-profit or a non-profit who isn't an IGO would make about "waste of precious resources." Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/