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<DIV>Adam and everyone,</DIV>
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<DIV>I am sorry that I did not realize the deadline was 11.50 UTC, so we did not manage to get our suggestions incorporated in time. Nonetheless, both Bill Drake and I have volunteered to be on any working group or other grouping that works, within and for the GNSO, on further actions and recommendations regarding public participation in ICANN. As such, I will say that we will do our utmost to relay - and incorporate - all of each of your concerns and suggestions into the process and outcome of this particular activity.</DIV>
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<DIV>Please continue to send your thoughts, suggestions and concerns to me, Bill and/or the list. We very much appreciate the feedback, and would very much like to be able to present as representative and as full a panoply of possibilities as we can muster.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Mary</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Professor of Law</DIV>
<DIV>Franklin Pierce Law Center</DIV>
<DIV>Two White Street</DIV>
<DIV>Concord, NH 03301</DIV>
<DIV>USA</DIV>
<DIV>Email: <A href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</DIV>
<DIV>Webpage: <A href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</A></DIV>
<DIV>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></DIV><BR><BR>>>> Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp> 2/4/2009 11:45 PM >>><BR>>Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII<BR>>Content-Description: HTML<BR>><BR>>In addition to Adam's suggestion (extract <BR>>below), how would folks feel about adding <BR>>something along the lines of "It is also <BR>>important to bear in mind that these <BR>>communications should complement, and not <BR>>substitute for, direct public engagement with <BR>>the ICANN Board."<BR>><BR>>Please note that comments can be submitted only <BR>>up till 11.59 tonight (I am assuming this is <BR>>either PST or EST - can anyone confirm it?)<BR>><BR><BR><BR>23:59 UTC.<BR><BR>Bill's email said:<BR><BR>At 11:37 AM +0100 2/4/09, William Drake wrote:<BR>><BR>>Do NCUC people have any comments on the attached <BR>>letter? if so they're due by 23:59 UTC today. <BR>>I'll be offline traveling so if yes please send <BR>>to Carlos or Mary.<BR>><BR>>BD<BR>><BR><BR>I hope someone submitted the changes (now about 5 hours beyond the deadline.)<BR><BR>Adam<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>>Cheers<BR>>Mary<BR>><BR>>Mary W S Wong<BR>>Professor of Law<BR>>Franklin Pierce Law Center<BR>>Two White Street<BR>>Concord, NH 03301<BR>>USA<BR>>Email: <mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu>mwong@piercelaw.edu<BR>>Phone: 1-603-513-5143<BR>>Webpage: <BR>><<A href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</A>><A href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</A><BR>>Selected writings available on the Social <BR>>Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <BR>><<A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A>><A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A><BR>><BR>><BR>>>>> Adam Peake <ajp@GLOCOM.AC.JP> 2/4/2009 11:57 AM >>><BR>>Important that the person asking has the<BR>>opportunity to agree to having their question<BR>>taken in that way.<BR>><BR>>Perhaps add a sentence so the relevant part reads:<BR>><BR>>It is also noted that ICANN staff, under<BR>>direction of the Chairman, allowed for questions<BR>>to be posted after the Meeting and subsequently<BR>>answered by appropriate staff. The GNSO Council<BR>>applauds this innovation particularly with the<BR>>staff providing responses to direct questions.<BR>>*However, questions should only be deferred in<BR>>this way with the agreement of the person asking<BR>>the question during the open forum.*<BR>><BR>>Make sense?<BR>><BR>>Adam<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>