<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear ALAC and RALO Chairs,<br><br>I had shared the attached presentation slides outlining Board Comments on CCWG 3rd Draft Proposal during the At-Large IANA Issues Working Group Call on Tue UTC2030. Please review the full Board comments as there is more information and detail there (also attached together with cover letter from Steve Crocker on behalf of the Board).  The concerns, rationale and suggestions in the full Board Comments document are important to understand.  Please note that the Board is open to alternative solutions on how to address the concerns.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><b>Some points that I highlighted during the call:</b><br>



















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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">The Board comments dated 14 Dec 2015 are directed at the SOs/ACs for
  consideration in their capacity as chartering organizations of the
  accountability initiative as well as at the CCWG on Accountability.</span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">The comments represent the_full_consensus view
  of the Board. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span></p>
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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">The Board expresses support and agreement for
  nearly all the recommendations. </span></p>
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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">However, there are remaining concerns and these concerns
  are consistent with concerns that the Board had raised in the past.</span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">For concerns that are considered as “serious” for
  the Board, if they are not sufficiently addressed in the CCWG’s Final Report,
  the Board would follow the principles and procedure laid out in its Resolution of 16 October 2014 (I pasted the text of that resolution below so that you are aware of what the process entails).<br></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">In my view, if we end up with a situation where there is no
  Board and CCWG agreement, there is the possibility that we may miss the
  political window for the transition.  We need to work to bridge the gap constructively and in a timely manner.<br></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
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  86.45pt;mso-element-top:-71.35pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">My understanding
  is that the Board wants to have a Transition, but it has duties and
  responsibilities that require it to consider carefully the impact of CCWG
  recommendations on ICANN before agreeing to them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>In principle, the Board is not able to
  agree to recommendations that in its opinion and judgment would endanger,
  weaken or destabilize ICANN.</span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">  Within the 3^rd Draft Proposal, some recommendations
  are too broad and/or too vague.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>This opens
  the door for unintended consequences or exploitation, which may unbalance or
  interrupt the operation of ICANN.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>In principle, anything that creates open-ended obligations
  would destabilize ICANN and would undermine ICANN’s ability to do its job.
   A stable and functioning ICANN is a prerequisite for ICANN to carry out its mission
  and this is the yardstick for what is considered to be in the global public interest.</span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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  (2014.10.16.17), the Board commits to following the following principles when
  considering the Cross Community Working Group Recommendations on Enhancing
  ICANN Accountability and Governance:</span></p>
  <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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       exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">These principles apply to consensus-based recommendations from
       the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and
       Governance.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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       exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">If the Board believes it is not in the global public interest to
       implement a recommendation from the Cross Community Working Group on
       Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance (CCWG Recommendation), it
       must initiate <span style="color:red">a dialogue</span> with the CCWG. A
       determination that it is not in the global public interest to implement
       a CCWG Recommendation requires <span style="color:red">a 2/3 majority</span>
       of the Board.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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       exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">The Board must provide detailed rationale to accompany the
       initiation of dialogue. The Board shall agree with the CCWG the method
       (e.g., by teleconference, email or otherwise) by which the dialogue will
       occur. The discussions shall be held in good faith and in a timely and
       efficient manner, to find a mutually acceptable solution.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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       exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">The CCWG will have an opportunity to address the Board's concerns
       and report back to the Board on further deliberations regarding the
       Board's concerns. The CCWG shall discuss the Board's concerns within 30
       days of the Board's initiation of the dialogue.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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       exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">If a recommendation is modified through the CCWG, it is returned
       back to the Board for further consideration. The CCWG is to provide
       detailed rationale on how the modification addresses the concerns raised
       by the Board.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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       exactly"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">If, after modification, the Board still believes the CCWG
       Recommendation is not in the global public interest to implement the
       CCWG Recommendation, the Board may send the item back to the CCWG for
       further consideration, again requiring a 2/3 vote of the Board for that
       action. Detailed rationale for the Board's action is again required. <u>In
       the event the Board determines not to accept a modification, then the
       Board shall not be entitled to set a solution on the issue addressed by
       the recommendation until such time as CCWG and the Board reach agreement</u>.<br></span></li></ol>
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