[Internal-cg] Consensus call: contracting/agreements

[James M. Bladel]

Favor/Support.

J.

On 5/6/15, 10:10 , "Alissa Cooper" <alissa at cooperw.in> wrote:

>I¹d like to make a consensus call on our efforts related to
>contracting/agreements. Below I¹ve included the text of the statement to
>be posted to our site and the email to be sent to the ICANN board chair.
>I¹ve seen a good deal of support for this, with some disagreement about
>whether the email should be sent on behalf of the ICG or not, but I¹d
>like to make a consensus call before proceeding.
>
>Before May 8 at 23:59 UTC, please respond to this message to indicate
>whether or not you support publishing the statement and sending the email
>below.
>
>Thanks,
>Alissa
>
>
>Statement:
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>
>ICG Statement on Contracts and Other Agreements
>
>As the development of the proposal for the IANA stewardship transition
>proceeds, operational communities have begun discussions with ICANN
>concerning existing and future contracts and other agreements called for
>in their community transition proposals. The ICG expects -- as it has
>from the very beginning of the transition process -- that all interested
>parties express their opinions about the transition proposals openly and
>transparently within the community processes. This includes opinions
>about the provisions, principles, and mechanisms associated with
>contracts or other agreements between the communities and the IANA
>functions operator. It is particularly crucial that the opinions of the
>proposed contracted parties be shared within the community processes as
>early as possible.
>
>
>
>Email to Steve Crocker:
>-------------------------------
>
>Dear Steve,
>
>The ICG believes it would be beneficial for the transition process if
>ICANN could clarify its position related to the statement located at
><insert link here>. Specifically, if ICANN takes issue with provisions in
>any of the draft proposals relating to contracts or other agreements, the
>ICG requests that those opinions be made public.
>
>Thanks,
>Alissa Cooper on behalf of the ICG
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