From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 June 2014 16:54
To: Theresa Swinehart ([log in to unmask])
Cc: Diana Middleton ([log in to unmask]); [log in to unmask];
Cassia Oliveira ([log in to unmask])
Subject: Meeting with the GNSO
Hello Theresa,
The Council has today discussed our planned meetings with you, Fadi, the
GDD and the ICANN Board tomorrow.
We will be meeting with you first, immediately ahead of our meeting with
Fadi.
What we would like to cover with you is a discussion on NTIA Stewardship
Transition, ICANN Accountability and the Strategy Panels.
We are happy to have any of your remarks, updates or points on the
current status of these key areas you have taken responsibility for.
Some specific questions / points were raised in relation to these and
the points are laid out in bullet format below.
· NTIA Stewardship
o Why was the GNSO Comment on a Cross Community acknowledged or
responded to?
o Apparently a deliberate oversight?
o Also what about scope? No response to the comments on scope?
Note: Most scope comments indicated accountability as essential and linked
o Key changes have been made to the work BUT if scope is limited, they
are of limited value.
· Accountability
o Interdependency with transition is key
o Community wide belief in robust accountability needed ahead of NTIA
transition
o If not interdependent / why not?
· Strategy Panels
o Top-down / imposed panels.
o Staff free to dip in and out of these as they please and are doing so
Noting that some material (being re-used) is not accurate.
o No normal public comment
o The significant investment in this
Thank-you for agreeing to meet with us and for considering this detail.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
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From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 June 2014 17:55
To: Steve Crocker ([log in to unmask]); [log in to unmask]; Bruce
Tonkin ([log in to unmask]); Bill Graham
([log in to unmask])
Cc: Cassia Oliveira ([log in to unmask]); Theresa Swinehart
([log in to unmask]); [log in to unmask]; Diana Middleton
([log in to unmask])
Subject: ICANN Board meeting with the GNSO
Importance: High
Hello Steve,
Facilitated by the Council, the GNSO has today discussed our planned
meetings with Theresa Swineheart, Fadi Chehade, the ICANN GDD and the
ICANN Board tomorrow.
We will be meeting with the board for 90 minutes after our meeting with
Theresa, Fadi and the GDD.
The following topics include those which you and I touched on previously
and are updated based on what the GNSO has discussed today.
1. Recent Developments (Guide - 5 mins)
a. A brief update to highlight any key recent developments in the
work of the Council
2. Board Engagement & Involvement (with the community) / GNSO
Board Seats (Guide - 25 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:
a. A common understanding of the role of a director / directors
responsibilities
b. Potential for conflict between duty as a director and
representing the GNSO (CPH or NCPH)
c. How does the above square with responsibilities to the broader
ICANN the community
d. Understanding above relationships with conflict of interest
provisions
e. GNSO appointed board members in a communication & liaison role
i.
Is a more effective capability possible and/or do we need a GNSO liaison
to the board?
ii. In
contrast with the past, the board seems to spend much more time with
“itself” than with / within the community
What are the ways in which the board can be / be seen to be observing,
engaging with and immersed within the community?
f. Any potential short vs long term changes?
i.
Short => no bylaw change
ii.
Long => bylaw change
g. Does this topic may touch on ICANN Accountability issues?
3. The (output of) Expert Working Group on WHOIS (Guide - 25 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:
a. Thoughts / discussion on where does this go next?
b. What more, if anything, is required before the GNSO can work
with the output?
c. Careful consideration and thought as well as an indication of
timing is required?
4. Issues (and recent improvements where relevant) with the "ICANN
Model” (Guide - 25 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:
a. Volume of work and demand on the volunteer structure – the
cause and effects of this?
ICANN staff is growing and developing fast whilst broader community is
struggling to keep pace with the myriad initiatives.
i.
Some sensitivity with (the perception of) a proposed increase in board
compensation and
ii.
Does this (increased compensation) reflect any increase in
responsibilities / accountability?
b. Any ongoing concerns or issues with "the model" i.e. bottom-up,
multi-stakeholder processes?
Note: References are increasingly made to terms such as dialogue and
consultation which may not be compatible with this.
c. Feedback on core functions that the SGs and constituencies rely
on? How is ICANN serving the needs of the GNSO?
5. IDN Development & Adoption (Guide - 10 mins)
Possible questions and discussion points:
a. Progress of project 2.2 (LGR) and project 7 (policy
implementation / delegation)
b. Should the Council be prepared for policy-related work (since
the VIP project is a Board-designated project)
i.e. anything which requires further policy change on IDN TLD delegation
and operation.
c. How has ICANN coordinated the works of Top-level (VIP) and the
2nd-level (IDN guidelines)?
To ensure the industry engaged and to protect the user's from security
risks.
Thank-you for taking the time to review this input into the prospective
scope of our meeting tomorrow.
Best wishes,
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From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 June 2014 17:06
To: [log in to unmask]
Cc: Cassia Oliveira ([log in to unmask]); Theresa Swinehart
([log in to unmask])
Subject: Meeting with the GNSO
Importance: High
Hello Fadi,
Facilitated by the Council, the GNSO has today discussed our planned
meetings with Theresa, you, the GDD and the ICANN Board tomorrow.
We will be meeting with you immediately ahead of our meeting with
Theresa and you have been copied into the note describing the desired
scope of the discussion and issues arising.
What we would like to cover with you is anything you may wish to pick up
on what we have discussed with Theresa on but specifically, three issues:
1. ICANN “Community Issues”
a. Undue pressure being placed on the community e.g. timeframes
being set too fast for public comment
b. This is connected with a pervasive sense of Workload / Burnout
combined with a concern for lack of volunteer recognition / support / reward
c. The above points lead to a concern about the effective current
functioning of “the model” and the associated consequences of such failings
2. ICANN Organisational Performance / Operational Excellence
(Gap between community expectations and actual experience)
a. From - Registries & NTAG
b. From - Registrars (inc ICANN Website, RADAR DB)
c. N.B. This is perceived to be not only a GNSO issue but one that
impacts everything that ICANN does
Operational excellence and perceived excellence will affect our ability
to provide the critical “defence” of the organisation
3. A letter has been sent to a 3rd party dispute resolution
provider (ICDR).
a. What’s the rationale?
b. Concern is that it is a form of political expediency overriding
accountability?
Thank-you for agreeing to meet with us and for considering this detailed
input.
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Subject: Re: [council] Fadi Chehade meeting with the GNSO
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:12:29 +0100
From: Bret Fausett <[log in to unmask]>
To: GNSO Council List <[log in to unmask]>
Just for a point of reference, here is a letter that the registries and
new gTLD applicants sent to ICANN last week that touches on this
operational excellence theme:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/drazek-malthouse-to-atallah-17jun14-en.pdf
Bret
On Jun 21, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Jonathan Robinson <[log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> 2. ICANN Organisational Performance / Operational Excellence
> (Gap between community expectations and actual experience)
> a. From - Registries & NTAG
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