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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">A very carefully worded response, which raises deep concern on my part.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce does _<i><span style="font-style:italic">not</span></i>_ directly reject the statement that the board will
reject any proposed agreement in which ICANN is not deemed the sole source prime contractor. There is instead vague wording about how they accept the need for \u201cfall back mechanisms\u201d and the need to \u201cdocument processes for handling any failures.\u201d
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I was looking for something more like: \u201cno one ever said that,\u201d or \u201cthat statement does not represent the board
position and we have muzzled the person who said it,\u201d or \u201cwe dissociate ourselves from that statement.\u201d <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regarding the following statement posted in numerous lists:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">"ICANN has verbally represented that they will reject any proposed agreement in which ICANN is not deemed the sole source prime contractor for the IANA functions in
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The ICANN Board supports the community processes that have been used to develop proposals for the IANA transition and ICANN's accountability. ICANN also recognizes and accepts that the community will want to have fall back mechanisms in place should the
IANA functions operator not perform its function to the standards required by the community. An important part of any system that focusses on security and stability is to document processes for handling any failures of the system.<br>
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The Board also supports the need for the ICG to coordinate the various transition proposals, and awaits the outcome of that process.<br>
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The Board will consider the recent reports from the CWG and CCWG that are open for public comment, and will raise any concerns it has in writing. We urge other community members to focus on the documents produced by the cross-community working groups, and
provide feedback to the cross-community working groups through the public comment process.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Bruce Tonkin<br>
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Board Liaison to the CCWG on Accountability<br>
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