<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Fellow NCUC members,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">At last year's intercessional meeting the CSG and NPOC combined to cause creation of this GNSO Futures group. Arriving late due to flight problems, I opposed creation of a NCPH working group such as this as being completely illegitimate and inimical to the interests of the NCUC. Too late. The group was formed.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">This report by Tony Holmes is a completely biased farce. It is the CSG's wet dream with all proposed "solutions" to the "problem" of the GNSO House structure calling for the elimination of the House structure. That is not in the interest of the NCUC nor is further participation in this group. Any consideration of the future of the GNSO should be done alongside our partners in the Contracted Party House. The NCPH is a voting structure that has served us well, not an organisational cohort with which we should be involved in as a policy making or proposing institution.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I am not a member of the GNSO Futures Group as I opposed its creation and existence. Let me state my belief that the House structure has served the NCUC and the noncommercial community well and that any switch to a constituency based structure is contrary to the interests of the NCUC and our members. The Westlake study, despite its many flaws, correctly did not support structural change in the GNSO at this time. This so called Futures group and this report is nothing more than a backwards run around the proper and legitimate GNSO review that included all components of the GNSO. Therefore:</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">1. I ask all NCUC members of this group to oppose publication of this report;</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">2. I would ask the NCUC EC and our membership to reconsider our participation in this group and, in fact, to affirmatively cease our support of and participation in this group in any way, shape and manner.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I would also suggest that once consensus in this matter is reached within the NCUC we reach out to our colleagues in NPOC to discuss this matter. I do not believe empowerment of the CSG, the end result of any of the "reform" options, is in the interest of any component of the NCSG. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">In our Council meeting next week we will be considering approval of a drafting team (DT) report that brings the transition reforms into the GNSO. The four members of the NCUC who participated on the DT (myself, Farzi, Matt and Amr) worked diligently and successfully to port the new powers into the GNSO based upon the current house structure within Council. We did so with the full support of RrSG and RySG. They, not the CSG, are our true partners in structural issues within the GNSO. We should no longer participate in a GNSO review that excludes them. This proposed report is an example of how giving the NCPH legitimacy as anything more than a voting algorithm is not in our interest. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Kind Regards,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Ed Morris <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Chantelle Doerksen <<a href="mailto:chantelle.doerksen@icann.org">chantelle.doerksen@icann.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 3 November 2016 at 02:54:51 GMT+5:30<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:ncph-gnsofutures@icann.org">ncph-gnsofutures@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ncph-gnsofutures@icann.org">ncph-gnsofutures@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Ncph-gnsofutures] ICANN57: GNSO Futures Meeting - Agenda/Presentation | Thursday, 3 November, 13:45 - 15:00 | Room: G.03/04</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In advance of the GNSO Futures meeting to be held during ICANN57 on Thursday afternoon, please see Tony Holmes’ note below and related attachment.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chantelle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Meeting details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">GNSO Futures | ICANN57 Schedule Link:
<a href="http://sched.co/8czi">http://sched.co/8czi</a> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Room: G.03/04<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Time: 13:45 – 15:00 local time (UTC+5.30)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Adobe Connect:<u> <a href="https://participate.icann.org/hyd57-g3-c/">
https://participate.icann.org/hyd57-g3-c/</a><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">___________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The attached report has no official status, but will be discussed during the GNSO Futures session to be held on Thursday 13.45 to 15.00.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The attached report summarises the status of the discussions presented during the last GNSO Futures Conference call with the addition of a number of possible options for structural change in Section 7. None
of those scenarios have been discussed; however, they are put forward as a starting point and will form the basis for discussion on agenda items 4 and 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Draft Agenda – NCPH GNOS Futures Group session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thursday, 3 November 13.45 to 15.00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1. Introductions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2. Adoption of agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3. Update on status of discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4. Interim Draft report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5. Key questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Is there support to publish a draft report within the NCPH for the record?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- If so should that report include the identification of future options and a rationale outlining each approach (Sections 7 and 8)?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- The possible expansion of those section to include other options?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Is there a need for this group to continue its activities?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Next steps and how best to proceed?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">6. Agreement on the way forward<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">7. AoB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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