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<DIV>It looks pretty good, and I for one am happy to leave any final tweaks in the hands of our able leadership here in Nairobi (yep, Avri and Robin, that would be you fab and fearless leaders :)</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<TD>Avri Doria <avri@LTU.SE></TD></TR>
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<TD>3/11/2010 7:58 AM</TD></TR>
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<TD>Re: please send comments on this draft RE: Transparency</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Hi,<BR><BR>By the time the ALAC meeting got to the joint statement, 3 things had occurred;<BR><BR>- they were about 30 minutes or more behind in their meeting. This did afford us an in depth view of their processes, which would be fascinating to the sausage maker.<BR><BR>- they only had a few minutes for us because the CFO was coming in to speak to them and he of course had priority on their time. They therefore did not have much time to discuss the draft, though we did make a few minor changes to their text during the meeting.<BR><BR>- they had taken the original draft I sent and reformed it into the text below.<BR><BR>The process we agreed to was to put to this you all for review. If there are changes we want to make then we will work with Adam and Evan to reconcile the text.<BR><BR><BR>a.<BR><BR>-----<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>ICANN's transparency commitment demands the adoption of a principle of<BR>default openness for all Board communications, unless specifically<BR>overidden by the principle of personal privacy or an explicit<BR>requirement for confidentiality.<BR><BR>It is especially critical that the contributions of supporting<BR>organizations and advisory committees be presented to the Board<BR>accurately and completely. While we appreciate the need for staff to<BR>summarize matters that are often complex, we must stress the<BR>importance of ensuring that these summaries accurately report the<BR>relevant facts and positions. Openness and public review will minimize<BR>inaccuracies, facilitating the role of staff while enhancing public<BR>confidence in the Board's decision-making process.<BR>.<BR>We request that the Board change its policy so that all briefing<BR>documents are made publicly accessible in advance of presentation,<BR>except for those which for explicit legitimate reason must be<BR>confidential.</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>