<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>I am happy to explain. The ICANN Conflicts of Interest Policy includes definitions of "Interested Director," "Interested Officer," and "Interested Person." However, the rest of the policy goes on to set duties to disclose and abstain, procedures regarding conflicts, and committee review *only for directors and officers.*
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<BR>There are no duties, no procedures, and no standards for senior policy and staff. So there is no policy prescribed for them (do a search on "interested person" across the policy document you cited).
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<BR>It is a really huge hole -- and one Resolution 2 seeks to close. Senior staff and counsel are a critical part of the ICANN recommendation and report process and they should be neutral, or at least not have a direct or indirect interest in the outcome. regards, kathy
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<BR><< DCrocker wrote below:
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<BR>2.6 Interested Person. "Interested Person" shall mean either:
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<BR> (a) Any person currently being compensated by the Corporation for
<BR> services rendered to it within the previous 12 months, whether as a
<BR> full- or part-time employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, or
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<BR> (b) Any person whose family member, as defined in Section 2.2, is
<BR> currently being compensated by the Corporation for services rendered to
<BR> it within the previous 12 months, whether as a full- or part-time
<BR> employee, independent contractor, or otherwise.
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