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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I understand you may be meeting with ALAC about
this now; so my comments are below in </span></font><b><font size=2 color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;
font-weight:bold'>red</span></font></b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For many meetings now,
the topic of Staff Briefing to the Board and Transparency has been on the
table. <b><font color=red><span style='color:red;font-weight:bold'>– I agree
with Mary’s comments below about this leading sentence.</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>While understanding that <s><font
color=red><span style='color:red'>there</span></font></s> indeed some briefings
that should remain confidential between the Board and the Staff especially
those within its fiduciary capacities and those encumbered by personal privacy
consideration, there are also many issues that require transparency.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Within the categories
that require transparency there are two separate types of <font color=red><span
style='color:red'>issues</span></font>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The first type is <s><font
color=red><span style='color:red'>are</span></font></s> briefings that concern
an Advisory Committee or a Supporting Organization. In the case of this
type of briefing, it is not appropriate for the Staff to be making unverified
claims about and AC or SO without the knowledge of that AC and SO.
Without AC or SO verification of the contents of a briefing, the Board is
left making its evaluation based on rumor and may make decisions based on
erroneous information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The second type of
briefing is <s><font color=red><span style='color:red'>are</span></font></s> those
that concern the policy work for which the SOs are responsible and on which the
ACs must advise. For the Board to <s><font color=red><span
style='color:red'>be </span></font></s>make<s><font color=red><span
style='color:red'>ing </span></font></s>policy decision<b><font color=red><span
style='color:red;font-weight:bold'>s</span></font></b> based on information
that has not been reviewed by the community <b><font color=red><span
style='color:red;font-weight:bold'>seems contrary to the principle of transparency
and equal access that are at the core </span></font></b><s>constitutes gaming </s>of
the bottom up policy process and <b><font color=red><span style='color:red;
font-weight:bold'>could </span></font></b>give<b><s><font color=red><span
style='color:red;font-weight:bold'>s</span></font></s></b> one member of the
community<b><s><font color=red><span style='color:red;font-weight:bold'>, the
paid staff </span></font></s></b>and undue advantage over the other
participants in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We request that the Board
change its policy so that the briefing of the types discussed above be made
available to the correct audience; the first type being made available to the
SO or AC in question and the second type be made available to the community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>After the policy has been
received we request that recent briefings that have contributed to various
decisions also be released.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></font></b><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'> l</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> Senior
Counsel</span></font></b><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>American Red Cross</span></font></b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Office of the General Counsel </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
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font-family:Arial;color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></font></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mary Wong<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 11, 2010
4:03 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> please send comments on
this draft RE: Transparency</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Great effort,
thanks Robin & Avri, and it's an excellent idea to have this as a joint
statement with ALAC. Just a few specific comments for now:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>- I'm not sure
the first sentence is the best lead-in to the substance of the comment. For
instance, I'm not sure what "on the table" for "many
meetings" mean. May I suggest changing it to something along the lines of
having serious and longstanding concerns over the inaccuracies contained in
staff reports/comments to the Board that are not shared with the relevant
groups and overall ICANN community?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>- when talking
about the second type of briefing, instead of saying "constitutes
gaming", can we say "can constitute gaming"? Also, I understand
why we are including a reference to "paid staff" but I wonder if the
point can be better made in another way (can't think how at the moment,
unfortunately - maybe change it to a reference about equal access to the Board between
paid staff and volunteer, unpaid community members when it comes to
information critical to the Board's decisions and that directly concerns those
members?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Hope that helps.
I'm happy to help clean up and edit the final statement too, if you like.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Mary <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font
size=2 color=purple face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:purple'>Mary W S Wong</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Professor of Law
& Chair, Graduate IP Programs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Franklin Pierce
Law Center<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Two White Street<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Concord, NH 03301<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Email: <a
href="mailto:mwong@piercelaw.edu">mwong@piercelaw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Phone:
1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Webpage: <a
href="http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Selected
writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <a
href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>please send
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Below is first draft
joint NCSG-ALAC statement on the need for transparency of the Secret Board
Briefings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The stmt isn't
something that we would release or publish this week. However, Avri and
I may meet with ALAC this afternoon to discuss this draft. So
please send any comments on this draft so we can bring those into this mtg
today in a few hours. We will have a revised draft after the mtg.
Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Robin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For many meetings now,
the topic of Staff Briefing to the Board and Transparency has been on
the table.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>While understanding
that there indeed some briefings that should remain confidential between the
Board and the Staff especially those within its fiduciary capacities and
those encumbered by personal privacy consideration, there are also many
issues that require transparency.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Within the categories
that require transparency there are two separate types of issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The first type are
briefings that concern an Advisory Committee or a Supporting Organization.
In the case of this type of briefing, it is not appropriate for the
Staff to be making unverified claims about and AC or SO without the knowledge
of that AC and SO. Without AC or SO verification of the contents of a
briefing, the Board is left making its evaluation based on rumor and may make
decisions based on erroneous information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The second type of
briefing are those that concern the policy work for which the SOs are
responsible and on which the ACs must advise. For the Board to be
making policy decision based on information that has not been reviewed by the
community constitutes gaming of the bottom up policy process and gives one
member of the community, the paid staff and undue advantage over the other
participants in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We request that the
Board change its policy so that the briefing of the types discussed above be
made available to the correct audience; the first type being made available
to the SO or AC in question and the second type be made available to the
community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>After the policy has
been received we request that recent briefings that have contributed to
various decisions also be released.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>IP JUSTICE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Robin Gross, Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>1192 Haight Street, San
Francisco, CA 94117 USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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