<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div>hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>with the regard to our statement about anti-harassment, there is ongoing discussion on how the community should work on that, the different options to give input to board. On other hand, GNSO council itself is drafting a letter to send to the interim CEO and making some suggestions about key points to be covered (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg18468.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg18468.html</a> and <a href="http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/pc-ncsg/2016-April/003591.html">http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/pc-ncsg/2016-April/003591.html</a>)</div></div></div>
<div><br></div>reading some reactions, not all part of communities are keen to get involved on working on such process and would prefer to experts to handle it. On other side, I know that some of our members are eager to work on the issue.<div><br></div><div>so the question here, it is how NCUC should do for this issue and what is the preferred option.</div><div>personally, I don't have a preference and guess some mix of volunteers and experts to draft a policy would work, avoiding over-engineering the process and able to deliver quickly.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt">Dear Community Leaders:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:19px">I</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"> would like to follow
up on our discussion on 12 April regarding the community’s involvement in
developing anti-harassment language, policies and procedures appropriate for
our global diverse community that attend ICANN’s meetings. ICANN staff had
initially recommended that a community-based consultation group could be formed
with the aim to gather information about other policies elsewhere, particularly
in the Internet and technology conference space, that can inform further Board
and community discussions on the topic.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt">Several
participants on the 12 April call noted, however, that in order to develop an
appropriate policy and process, expert advice will be key. As such, they felt
that confining these discussions to a community group which may lack the
requisite expertise might not be the best approach. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt">The call
participants all agreed that this is nevertheless a topic that clearly warrants
further discussion. Certainly, the ICANN Board remains eager to work with the
community to move forward with clarifying and enhancing our current Expected
Standards of Behavior. Staff would therefore like to offer the following
suggestions for you and your respective community’s consideration as to
whether any of them might be a useful way to continue to involve the community
in this work:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:14pt">•<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Convene a community-based group to
provide a list suggestions of other event and organizational policies that the
ICANN Board should look at in considering improved or new policies, on the
understanding that appropriate subject matter experts will be consulted in
drafting a final policy;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:14pt">•<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Convene a community-based group to
provide input to the ICANN Board with respect to any potential changes or
additions that the Board may wish to recommend to the community as a result of
further Board discussions and expert consultations on the topic; and<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:14pt">•<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Do not convene a formal group, but leave
it to each community (SO/AC/SG/Constituency/RALO) and individual participants to
provide suggestions to, and comment on possible recommendations from, the Board
as a result of further Board discussions and expert consultations on the
topic. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt">Thank you all for
your input and for helping us ensure that the ICANN community remains involved
in work on this important topic.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt">Best regards, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14pt">David<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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