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<DIV>As accountability and transparency have been issues of concern for NCUC and NCSG, it would be good to have an NCSG volunteer on the proposed Focus Group - is anyone interested and available?</DIV>
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<DIV>BTW - in reply to Stephane's (GNSO Council Chair) question, I said I thought a rep from each GNSO Stakeholder Group would be fine (i.e. no need for a separate rep from the GNSO overall). If that's not what members feel, I'm happy to say so.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Mary<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</EM></DIV>
<ADDRESS>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW</ADDRESS>
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<ADDRESS>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Webpage: <A href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</A></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></ADDRESS>>>> </DIV>
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<TD>7/1/2011 9:46 AM</TD></TR>
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<TD>Fwd: [] Re: [] Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>From: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">Stéphane Van Gelder <<A href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">1 July 2011 03:56:22 EDT<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>To: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<A href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A> List" <<A href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Subject: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>[council] Re: [soac-discussion] Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs </B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Further to this, in so far as each GNSO SG wants to put a candidate forward, it may not be necessary for the Council to also put one forward. But that is of course open to discussion. Thoughts anyone?</DIV>
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<DIV>Le 1 juil. 2011 à 09:50, Stéphane Van Gelder a écrit :</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>De : </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">Filiz Yilmaz <<A href="mailto:filiz.yilmaz@icann.org">filiz.yilmaz@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date : </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">30 juin 2011 18:08:49 HAEC<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>À : </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<A href="mailto:soac-discussion@icann.org">soac-discussion@icann.org</A>" <<A href="mailto:soac-discussion@icann.org">soac-discussion@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Cc : </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"<A href="mailto:mike.silber@icann.org">mike.silber@icann.org</A> Silber" <<A href="mailto:mike.silber@icann.org">mike.silber@icann.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Objet : </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>[soac-discussion] Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs </B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">Dear Community Leaders,</P>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">I communicated to you in Singapore that we would like to receive your support in forming a Focus Group to provide some initial feedback on two specific Public Comment implementation proposals relating to ATRT Recommendations 15, 16 and 17. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">This email is intended to provide additional details to help you in identifying individuals to participate in this activity. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Purpose</B>: To help ICANN Staff assess the usability and viability of certain implementation constructs related to the Public Comment process as recommended by the ATRT. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Team Members</B>: We would prefer to keep the Focus Group relatively small and are therefore requesting <SPAN style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class=msoIns><INS>one</INS></SPAN> representative from of each ICANN SO, AC or SG. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Methodology:</B> Due to the challenges in scheduling telephone calls/meetings and considering the nature of the topics/questions, our plan is that the group will interact and collaborate via a dedicated space within ICANN's Confluence Wiki environment. Details (e.g., links, login information) will be sent to the volunteers separately. At this time, no meetings are planned. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Duration</B>: We anticipate that the feedback period will last one month from 20 July through 19 August at which point the dedicated Wiki space will be closed. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Content</B>: ICANN Staff will outline two current proposals to the Focus Group and collect initial feedback (via the Wiki). The two specific topics that the Focus Group's will be asked to provide feedback are:<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class=msoIns><INS>Topic 1</INS></SPAN>: Stratification/Prioritization of Public Comments<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class=msoIns><INS>Topic 2</INS></SPAN>. Comment/Reply Structure for Public Comments<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Scope</B>: The Focus Group will be asked specific questions concerning the topics listed above and feedback/responses will be collected via the Wiki. The ATRT Recommendations have been reviewed by the ICANN Community and approved by the ICANN Board; therefore, the Focus Group will not be asked to validate the ATRT Recommendations themselves.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><B>Outcomes</B>: The Wiki collaboration and discussion threads will be used by Staff to inform its planning concerning the implementation topics listed above. Staff does not plan to issue any written reports or summaries of the Focus Group's deliberations; however, the Wiki may be opened for public read access once the work is completed. Elements of the feedback may be incorporated into a formal Public Comment solicitation that will deal with these same topics circa September 2011. <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">I hope you find the above information helpful in identifying and selecting candidates to help with this feedback process.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">We hope to hear back from you with one volunteer contact detail from your group latest by <SPAN style="COLOR: teal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class=msoIns><INS>13 July 2011</INS></SPAN>, in order to start the activity as outlined above.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">Kind regards, <O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in">Filiz Yilmaz<BR><BR></P>
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