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I am not surprised by IPC/BC response, they have always had an obvious interest in being overly represented on NomCom while it is obviously unfair. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I am surprised by ISPCP and the registry stakeholder group. <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/OR/Implementation+-+Outreach" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/OR/Implementation+-+Outreach</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">First of all, I believe that the Board's fear of the empowered community is misplaced. By design the empowered community can be initiated easily but to get it finished they need others support which is not that easy to obtain. I might be wrong. But I would like to hear more from the Board. Secondly, how are we supposed to fix a wrong right by not being blocked all the time by those who actually benefit from this unfairness? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> I think we need to reach out to the registry stakeholder group and the ISPCP and ask them why they think it is fine that the noncommercials be under-represented on NomCom. Why do we need another group to study the imbalance (RySG recommends this). It's obvious that there is an imbalance. No need to ask IPC and BC. We know their rationale. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Can we also write a letter to the Board? This issue can also be dealt with at the NCSG level because this is about the imbalance of representation between the commercial stakeholder group and the noncommercial stakeholder group on NomCom. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Lets:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">- write a letter to the Board </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">- talk to ISPCP and the RySG (or write to them) </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Best </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 8:38 AM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <<a href="mailto:rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com" target="_blank">rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Farzaneh <div><br></div><div>Regarding the RIWG, they (apparently) have not consulted since the feedback was sent by various groups a year ago. No one knows what was done with that feedback. Specifically it was feedback from IPC and BC, and a few others; that feedback was negative, and the Board does not want to adopt a resolution that would contain the bylaws change wrt to the NomCom, just to have it become a mess at the Empowered Community step, because several Cs feel their feedback was disregarded in its entirety. </div><div><br></div><div>That being said, that is my understanding based on the discussions during the call. I don't know the rest of the story and haven't followed up with NomCom review and the RIWG, and so cannot really say more on that. So the issue is not that something has been decided, I think, but more that the RIWG has been more or less silent for a year, or so. </div><div><br></div><div>As for WS2 it's also hard to elaborate on that more without having had a look at what Org has in store re their "triage document" or however they want to call it. They refused to elaborate during the GNSO leadership call, despite the repeated demands by the ISPCP, Bruna, me, and a few others. I honestly don't know what recommendations are the responsibility of the community, as I said. So we'll see when said document comes out, and then we can come back on both jurisdiction and HRs. </div><div><br></div><div>Once we have that document out re WS2, we can come back to Board or Org on those two that were more important for us. As for the RIWG, I'd rather understand where they stand and what's going on before taking action... </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 3:18 PM farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hi Raphael, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">As to NomCom, I do not understand what the Board is arguing here. It's not clear that RIWG has reached out to the community and consulted? How did they come to that conclusion? The RIWG did various consultations with different groups and the imbalance between the representation of commercials and noncommercials is very clear. If the NomCom review and RIWG can't fix an unfairness in representation that is so apparent, why are we even doing such expensive reviews? Is there a resolution or Board's minutes about this? Perhaps we can have a meeting with Matt Shears, the appointed NCPH board member? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">As to the WS2, I see no mention of Jurisdiction. There is quite a lot for Org to do for the Jurisdiction issue. Where are we on that? It's true that OFAC is a complex and long process but it's been three years since we submitted a recommendation to ICANN to find ways to apply for OFAC license. The new gTLDs that have a direct relationship with the domain name registrants have confiscated and cancelled people's domain names in sanctioned countries. That even applies to the Public Interest Registry .NGO... they don't even allow people in sanctioned countries to register a .NGO. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Another is the Human Rights which I have not followed. Is that the community responsibility too? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I suggest we have a meeting about both issues with the GNSO Board members or send them a letter. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 11:32 AM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <<a href="mailto:rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com" target="_blank">rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear all, <div><br></div><div>Please find below a summary of the most important points that were discussed during the GNSO leadership call that took place last week re WS2 implementation, NomCom review, and a few other matters, on 5 Aug. Several persons from Org intervened on the call. </div><div><br></div><div>Have a nice day, <br></div><div><br></div><div>***</div><div><br></div><div><div>-- The NomCom RIWG has not been reporting for several months, and specifically it is not quite known at the <span>community</span> level what they did with the (overall negative) feedback they got on the <span>implementation</span> plan for the NomCom <span>review</span>, about a year ago. </div><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, neither NCUC nor NCSG, nor NPOC submitted comments on that plan. The main change being considered is changing the allocation of seats within the GNSO, and not changing the total number of GNSO seats on the NomCom. Hence, the GNSO would have to figure out by itself who to allocate its seven seats to and on what basis. </div><div><br></div><div>The Board will not move with the required Bylaw amendments regarding the NomCom as long as it's not clear whether the RIWG has properly reached out and consulted the <span>community</span>. It obviously does not want to have the Empowered <span>Community</span> shut down the Bylaws amendments.</div><div><br></div><div>-- There is a "triage document" that will come out of Org Soon(TM) regarding WS2 recommendations <span>implementation,</span> for those recommendations that are the responsibility of C/SG/SO. Org seems quite adamant that there is a lot for the <span>community</span> to do. Still, despite several questions from different parts of the GNSO, we couldn't get any specifics on this. It took staff more than 15 mins just to tell us the document in question is not ready yet. </div><div><br></div><div>In case you missed it, here is where Org stands with the <span>implementation</span> of its "own" WS2 recommendations, from last May <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/an-update-on-work-stream-2-implementation-4-3-2021-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/an-update-on-<span>work</span>-stream-2-<span>implementation</span>-4-3-2021-en</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, we had a discussion, probably more than a year ago, regarding WS2 recommendations implementation, where it was clear that most of the recommendations were for the Board and Org to implement... We will have to wait and see what is in that document. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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