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    <big><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dear Paul<br>
        <br>
        Yes that might be the most logical solution but as always you
        can not get it ever 100% right. What about different religious,
        economical, ethnic  groups in a <span style="font-size: 11pt;">state/distinct

          economy </span>that feel connected to different other </font></big><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><font
        color="#000000"><big><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">s<big>tate/distinct

              economy. In some cases they might even be members of a
              obsessed majority, so votes don't help.</big><br>
            <br>
            <big>Looks like we have to look for the best possible and
              not the ultimate solution.<br>
              <br>
              Just my 2 cents worth.<br>
            </big></font></big></font><big><big><br>
          <font color="#000000">Klaus</font></big></big> </span><br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/14/2016 3:12 PM, Mueller, Milton L
      wrote:<br>
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            idea! Why not float it in our comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">--MM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  NCSG-Discuss [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Rosenzweig<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:23 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Geographic
                  Regions Review Working Group Report - NCSG Response<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
              have no real knowledge of this issue at all, but perhaps
              someone can tell me – why shouldn’t the state/distinct
              economy be able to choose which region it wants to be in? 
              Obviously, it would have to live with that choice – it
              can’t shuffle around every 6 months – but as an initial
              matter, is there some reason that self-sorting is not an
              option?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Just

              curious<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Paul

                Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                +1 (202) 329-9650<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">VOIP:

                +1 (202) 738-1739<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                paul.rosenzweig1066<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    style="color:#0563C1">Link to my PGP Key</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
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                  NCSG-Discuss [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathy Kleiman<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 13, 2016 5:24 PM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Geographic
                  Regions Review Working Group Report - NCSG Response<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Ed, <br>
            Perhaps you can help Ayden with the answer you would like to
            see. In some ways, Taiwan is an outlier problem.  I was one
            of the commenters who encouraged Ayden to write about
            allowing more flexibility around cultural, economic,
            linguistic and ideological lines. It is because we know that
            the current lines are making things very difficult in some
            regions and bind countries without similarities together in
            ways that are causing certain existing regions inordinate
            amounts of effort and time in their divisions - and loss of
            time on their policy work. <br>
            <br>
            So I encouraged more flexibility and exceptions -- of the
            sort that put Mexico with the ICANN Latin American region
            years ago although it is clearly a country in North America.
            <br>
            <br>
            Re: Taiwan, clearly you are an expert, Ed. How can we give
            other countries flexibility to more easily self-organize
            where it makes sense, but not allow the prejudice you are
            pointing out that may come to Taiwan?<br>
            Tx,<br>
            Kathy<o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">On 4/13/2016 2:46 PM, Edward Morris
              wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ayden,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here

                  are the facts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.

                  Taiwan IS a full member of the GAC under the name
                  "Chinese Tapei".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.

                  Hong Kong is a member of the GAC under the name "Hong
                  Kong Special Administrative Region, China"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Both

                  of these entities are assigned to the Asian Pacific
                  region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In

                  the report that is under consideration the word
                  "state" is used repeatedly. My fear is if what I
                  understand you are proposing the  NCSG to ask for:
                  rearranging our geographic locations in part because
                  of culture, language and other concerns, is approved,
                  additional regions are created with only "states"
                  being able to request reassignment as to to the region
                  of their desire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here's

                  my hypothetical problem: A region called Greater China
                  is created. Taiwan and Hong Kong are placed within
                  China Region rather than, say, within a region that
                  contained South Korea or Japan. The people of Taiwan ,
                  in this scenario, could very well be placed in a
                  region they don't want to be in. What if their request
                  for a change was opposed by Beijing under the claim
                  Taiwan is not a state? What if Taiwan were placed in a
                  region away from Beijing and Beijing requested their
                  reassignment within that region. Your solution:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> my

                    understanding is that under the proposed new
                    framework either the GAC or a ministerial-level
                    official from the People's Republic of China would
                    need to request that the Republic of China be
                    treated as a unitary state.</span></em><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">?I repeat:

                  Taiwan is already a member of the GAC. Have you told
                  them that? Beijing has absolutely no say in who
                  represents Taiwan in ICANN. Next month Tsai Ing-wen
                  takes office as the President of the Republic of
                  China. There is likely to be a change in Taiwan's
                  representation within the GAC and, if my contacts are
                  to be believed, Taiwan's role here will be greatly
                  upgraded as the individual to be appointed is a former
                  Ambassador of the RoC (and a personal friend).</span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">I
                  should note that I reject your comparisons to Scotland
                  and Spain. If you believe that Taiwan is a de facto
                  part of the Peoples Republic I'd encourage you to try
                  to enter Taipei with a visa from the PRC. You'll be
                  escorted to the next flight home. Not true in the
                  other regions. I also note that 22 nations of this
                  world recognise the Republic of China as the proper
                  government for all of China  and do not recognise the
                  Peoples Republic of China, including the Holy See
                  (which is also a GAC member).</span><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Let

                  me further note that Panama recognises Taiwan and not
                  Beijing as the proper governing unit for China. One of
                  the sad parts of the cancellation of our Panama
                  meeting is that a conference I had been working to
                  present in cooperation with the Embassy of the
                  Republic of China to Panama  entitled "Online free
                  speech in Asia" will not now take place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I
                  do agree with you Ayden when you write "</span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">it

                  does not seem to me that ICANN is the right forum to
                  be holding these debates". Which is why 'state' needs
                  to be replaced as a term. Or perhaps during a
                  rescheduled meeting in Panama the Taiwanese government
                  can claim to have the jurisdiction to ask that China
                  be placed in the African region. On what basis would
                  ICANN say no to that? In Panama Taiwan has legal
                  jurisdiction to represent ALL of China.</span><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">?I

                  would suggest the term 'state' be replaced by
                  "national governments and distinct economies that have
                  been granted membership in the GAC" or that state can
                  be defined elsewhere in the document as being such.
                  This is the exact definition used for creating
                  membership eligibility for the GAC. I'd suggest we
                  should make this request in our public comment in
                  order to avoid potential conflict down the road.</span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Personally,

                  because of the many complications involved in
                  changing the regional structures I do not believe this
                  is something ICANN should do at the current
                  transitionary time. I will likely be a "no" vote when
                  the public comment comes before the Policy Committee
                  for approval. That said, I do believe the word 'state'
                  creates such danger when applied in this manner I will
                  be submitting my own personal comment during the open
                  period on that single matter.</span><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Thanks

                  again for your hard work on this Ayden.</span><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Kind

                  Regards,</span><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ed

                  Morris</span><span
                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">:
                  "Ayden Férdeline" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:icann@FERDELINE.COM"><icann@FERDELINE.COM></a><br>
                  <b>Sent</b>: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 6:31 PM<br>
                  <b>To</b>: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                  <b>Subject</b>: Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Geographic
                  Regions Review Working Group Report - NCSG Response</span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hi Ed and
                            Stephanie,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
                            Thanks for your inputs here. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The
                            question of Taiwan is a difficult one.
                            Regardless of whether one supports Chinese
                            reunification or Taiwanese independence, it
                            does not seem to me that ICANN is the right
                            forum to be holding these debates. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">I took a
                            look at APEC to see how they deal with
                            Taiwan, and some academics have said it is
                            recognised through a “policy of deliberate
                            ambiguity.” The Working Group, in its final
                            report, has recommended that ICANN respect
                            State sovereignty while also offering the
                            right to self-determination. Staff have not
                            drafted guidelines on how this might be
                            implemented but my understanding is that
                            under the proposed new framework either the
                            GAC or a ministerial-level official from the
                            People's Republic of China would need to
                            request that the Republic of China be
                            treated as a unitary state. (Need I even
                            mention how unlikely that would be?) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">This may
                            not seem a satisfactory outcome, but I do
                            think it's the most sensible position for
                            ICANN to take. We do not want to be in a
                            position where we are deciding whether
                            Barcelona is a part of Spain or Catalonia,
                            whether Scotland is a part of the UK or an
                            independent nation, whether Las
                            Malvinas/Falkland Islands are British or
                            Argentine. I would feel more comfortable
                            deferring to an external body to make the
                            determination as to what is or is not a
                            State. I am not sure which third party we
                            should be turning to here, but I am certain
                            that a Californian non-profit shouldn't be
                            involved in questions of national
                            sovereignty or self-determination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">On an
                            unrelated note I was reading the ICANN EMEA
                            newsletter a few moments ago and saw we have
                            a Vice President for the Middle East. Not
                            sure how that works given ICANN's current
                            geographic regions framework recognises the
                            existence of just five regions...?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
                            Thanks again, Ed and Stephanie, for your
                            comments. If there is disagreement with my
                            views here - and indeed we would like to
                            define what is or is not a state - please do
                            write back and we can discuss further.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Best
                            wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ayden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On

                          Wed, Apr 13, 2016 2:29 PM, Stephanie Perrin <a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA">stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA</a></a>
                          wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Perhaps

                            a note about how APEC deals with this might
                            be helpful?  Dangerous turf....<br>
                            cheers stephanie<br>
                              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On

                              2016-04-13 8:00, Edward Morris wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi

                                Ayden.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank

                                you very much for your hard work on
                                this. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Is

                                there some place in the document we can
                                either clarify, define, add to or modify
                                the word 'state'.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Quick

                                example: Taiwan is represented in the
                                GAC. I and 22 countries of the world,
                                including Panama, for example, consider
                                Taiwan to be a state. Yet, the United
                                Nations does not. If we create further
                                regions based upon culture and Asia is
                                divided into multiple groups it is
                                conceivable that Taiwan would
                                automatically be lumped i with Chins
                                where the criteria used in assignment
                                would not normally generate that
                                outcome. There are other examples of
                                this, in the Middle East being another.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks

                                for considering how and where this could
                                fit ion to our comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind

                                Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ed

                                Mporris <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                  style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">:
                                "Ayden Férdeline" <a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                <b>Sent</b>: Tuesday, April 12, 2016
                                6:18 PM<br>
                                <b>To</b>: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                <b>Subject</b>: Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss]
                                Geographic Regions Review Working Group
                                Report - NCSG Response</span><span
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                                          all,</span><span
                                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                        style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Just

                                          a reminder that the deadline
                                          to submit our comments on the
                                          final report of the Geographic
                                          Regions Review Working Group
                                          is fast approaching. If we
                                          agree to submit something (and
                                          I will confess I am not too
                                          sure of process here - do we
                                          want to submit something? Is
                                          this something best discussed
                                          on Thursday's open policy
                                          call?) it would be helpful to
                                          have your feedback in by next
                                          Tuesday. This is because the
                                          deadline for comments is 24
                                          April.</span><span
                                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">I
                                          was reading the statement that
                                          was <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                            by the Registries
                                            Stakeholder Group</a>
                                          yesterday. They began with an
                                          interesting remark which I
                                          would like to quote in full -
                                          I don't think there is value
                                          in us echoing it, but it might
                                          be something we'd like to note
                                          in our response to the Draft
                                          Framework of Principles for
                                          Cross Community Working
                                          Groups, if we respond:</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                        style="margin-top:4.5pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">“The

                                            RySG notes that it has been
                                            nearly nine years since the
                                            concerns about the
                                            definition and use of
                                            Geographic Regions were
                                            highlighted by the ccNSO in
                                            2007 and almost three years
                                            since the WGGR produced its
                                            final report in June 2013.
                                            The reason for these
                                            exceptionally long timelines
                                            is unclear but they might be
                                            cause of concern for some
                                            RySG members.” </span></i><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Just

                                          for ease of reference, here is
                                          a link to the statement I have
                                          drafted so far which
                                          incorporates the inputs of
                                          around 20 NCSG members. I am
                                          not precious about the words.
                                          If you would like to change
                                          something, please go ahead and
                                          re-phrase it: <a
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                                        style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">I
                                          look forward to hearing your
                                          thoughts.</span><span
                                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                        style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Best

                                          wishes,</span><span
                                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                          style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ayden

                                            Férdeline</span><span
                                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                of Interest</span></a></span><span
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                                        style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On

                                        Fri, Apr 8, 2016 10:48 PM, Ayden
                                        Férdeline <a
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                                        wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                  style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hi

                                                    Glenn, and others,<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Thanks for your
                                                    comments. Regarding
                                                    the Fellowship, as
                                                    you know, ICANN
                                                    takes a rather
                                                    economically
                                                    deterministic view
                                                    in assessing
                                                    eligibility. In
                                                    order to be eligible
                                                    for a Fellowship, a
                                                    candidate must be a
                                                    citizen of a country
                                                    classed by the World
                                                    Bank as a low,
                                                    lower-middle, or
                                                    upper-middle
                                                    economy. I don't
                                                    happen to see
                                                    anything wrong with
                                                    means testing this
                                                    programme. Nor do I
                                                    see anything wrong
                                                    with deferring to a
                                                    recognised
                                                    third-party to make
                                                    the call as to
                                                    whether someone can
                                                    afford or not to
                                                    participate (it's
                                                    hardly within
                                                    ICANN's remit to be
                                                    doing this). But
                                                    still, the
                                                    eligibility criteria
                                                    is broken.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
                                                  </span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The

                                                    biggest issue I see
                                                    is this: just
                                                    because a country is
                                                    supposedly
                                                    high-income does not
                                                    mean the Fellow
                                                    comes from such a
                                                    background. It does
                                                    not mean that a
                                                    country invests in
                                                    education, nor is
                                                    looking to build the
                                                    capacity of its
                                                    citizenry in
                                                    Internet governance
                                                    matters. I can only
                                                    speak from personal
                                                    experience here —
                                                    living in the UK,
                                                    higher education is
                                                    very much another
                                                    commodity to be
                                                    exported, not
                                                    something that the
                                                    State sees a
                                                    responsibility to
                                                    invest in. The other
                                                    flaw is in the data
                                                    set. We're relying
                                                    on data
                                                    self-reported by
                                                    States to the World
                                                    Bank. Some countries
                                                    do not report
                                                    accurate data and it
                                                    is unclear what
                                                    repercussions (if
                                                    any) there are for
                                                    doing so. The
                                                    figures that
                                                    Argentina, for
                                                    instance, reports
                                                    are questionable in
                                                    accuracy. This is a
                                                    country that goes to
                                                    the trouble of <a
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                                                      rigging the
                                                      Economist's Big
                                                      Mac Index</a> (by
                                                    imposing price
                                                    controls on Big
                                                    Macs); I would put
                                                    forward that the
                                                    figures they are
                                                    reporting to the
                                                    World Bank are
                                                    intended for
                                                    domestic consumption
                                                    and not grounded in
                                                    reality. The very
                                                    real impact here,
                                                    however, is that
                                                    Argentines are not
                                                    eligible for ICANN
                                                    Fellowships, because
                                                    Argentina has
                                                    self-reported itself
                                                    to the World Bank as
                                                    a high-income
                                                    economy. </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">My

                                                    preference would be
                                                    for the Fellowship
                                                    programme to be
                                                    extended to those of
                                                    all nationalities.
                                                    Of course there
                                                    should be some way
                                                    to recognise and
                                                    account for
                                                    privilege, but
                                                    particularly for
                                                    early career
                                                    participants and
                                                    those without
                                                    institutional
                                                    backing, it doesn't
                                                    matter which country
                                                    you come from —
                                                    funding to
                                                    participate in ICANN
                                                    activities is going
                                                    to be an issue.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                  style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">To

                                                    your other comments,
                                                    Glenn, I am glad
                                                    that Ed has taken
                                                    ownership of this
                                                    matter and will seek
                                                    a response from the
                                                    relevant parties.  </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                  style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Best

                                                    wishes,</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                  style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ayden</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Thu,
                                                  Apr 7, 2016 6:39 PM,
                                                  Glenn McKnight <a
                                                    class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@GMAIL.COM"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@GMAIL.COM">mcknight.glenn@GMAIL.COM</a></a>
                                                  wrote: <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have
                                                       been bringing up
                                                      'forever' the
                                                      issue of First
                                                      Nations from North
                                                      America and
                                                      elsewhere which
                                                      are denied access
                                                      to the
                                                       fellowship.  Also
                                                      the 15 islands
                                                      under NARALO for
                                                       the South
                                                      Pacific.  These
                                                      members are deemed
                                                      part of the rich
                                                      west and not
                                                      eligible. 
                                                      Meanwhile American
                                                      Samoa or the Hopi
                                                      Reservations make
                                                      less many of the
                                                      countries ie.
                                                      Barbados and
                                                      others who are
                                                      deemed worthy  to
                                                      be fellows.   I am
                                                      speaking with
                                                      Loris Taylor of
                                                       Native Public
                                                      Media and she is
                                                      working with the
                                                      Tribal elders in
                                                      the US to join
                                                       GAC since  US
                                                      tribes which are
                                                      treaty countries
                                                       are eligible.  No
                                                      one from ICANN has
                                                      responded to
                                                      them.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                        Glenn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glenn
                                                          McKnight<br>
                                                          <a
                                                          class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a></a><br>
                                                          skype 
                                                          gmcknight<br>
                                                          twitter
                                                          gmcknight<br>
                                                          .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Thu,
                                                        Apr 7, 2016 at
                                                        1:06 PM, Kathy
                                                        Kleiman <<a
                                                          class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kathy@kathykleiman.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kathy@kathykleiman.com">kathy@kathykleiman.com</a></a>>
                                                        wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi
                                                          Tracy, Ayden
                                                          and All,<br>
                                                          I came from
                                                          the South
                                                          School of
                                                          Internet
                                                          Governance
                                                          last week
                                                          (organized by
                                                          Olga Cavalli)
                                                          and learned
                                                          that a lot of
                                                          time is being
                                                          spent arguing
                                                          about and
                                                          within
                                                          regions. And
                                                          there is much
                                                          work and so
                                                          many other
                                                          issues to
                                                          argue about!<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          To Ayden's
                                                          questions
                                                          below, which
                                                          did not make
                                                          it to me
                                                          earlier, let
                                                          me respond: I
                                                          think that it
                                                          is people who
                                                          should
                                                          organize their
                                                          regions within
                                                          ICANN. Israel,
                                                          for example,
                                                          might object
                                                          to being in
                                                          the Middle
                                                          Eastern
                                                          region; as
                                                          their citizens
                                                          are so often
                                                          denied
                                                          entrance to
                                                          conferences in
                                                          nearby
                                                          countries,
                                                          they normally
                                                          go to Europe
                                                          and other
                                                          areas for
                                                          their
                                                          meetings. Why
                                                          should their
                                                          young people
                                                          have no chance
                                                          at getting a
                                                          NextGen
                                                          scholarship if
                                                          it is only
                                                          regional and
                                                          they can't
                                                          attend
                                                          anything in
                                                          their regions?
                                                          That's just
                                                          one example.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          The ones Tracy
                                                          points to
                                                          below is
                                                          another
                                                          example - and
                                                          solution.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          I dislike
                                                          "recreating
                                                          the wheel" and
                                                          my guess is
                                                          that others
                                                          have solved
                                                          this issue
                                                          many times and
                                                          in many ways
                                                          over the
                                                          years. What
                                                          has worked?<br>
                                                          Ayden, as a
                                                          traveler of
                                                          the world, I
                                                          certainly vote
                                                          for you to
                                                          help solve
                                                          this
                                                          interesting
                                                          problem!<br>
                                                          Best,<br>
                                                          Kathy <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          On 4/6/2016
                                                          2:56 PM, Tracy
                                                          F. Hackshaw @
                                                          Google wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For

                                                          these reasons
                                                          and more, the
                                                          GAC
                                                          deliberately
                                                          avoids
                                                          recognition of
                                                          "regions" in
                                                          the ICANN
                                                          space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In

                                                          terms of the
                                                          Americas -
                                                          geography
                                                          certainly does
                                                          not rule even
                                                          re: the RIRs
                                                          and the
                                                          Caribbean is
                                                          probably the
                                                          best/worst
                                                          example:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consider

                                                          this (via the
                                                          NRO)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><b><u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
                                                          ARIN Caribbean</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">US

                                                          VIRGIN ISLANDS<br>
                                                          BRITISH VIRGIN
                                                          ISLANDS<br>
                                                          ANGUILLA<br>
                                                          ANTIGUA AND
                                                          BARBUDA<br>
                                                          BAHAMAS<br>
                                                          BARBADOS<br>
                                                          BERMUDA<br>
                                                          CAYMAN ISLANDS<br>
                                                          DOMINICA<br>
                                                          GRENADA<br>
                                                          GUADELOUPE<br>
                                                          JAMAICA<br>
                                                          MARTINIQUE<br>
                                                          PUERTO RICO<br>
                                                          SAINT KITTS
                                                          AND NEVIS<br>
                                                          SAINT LUCIA<br>
                                                          SAINT VINCENT
                                                          AND THE
                                                          GRENADINES<br>
                                                          TURKS AND
                                                          CAICOS ISLANDS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><b><u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
                                                          LACNIC
                                                          Caribbean</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ARUBA<br>
                                                          CUBA<br>
                                                          DOMINICAN
                                                          REPUBLIC<br>
                                                          FRENCH GUIANA<br>
                                                          GUYANA<br>
                                                          HAITI<br>
                                                          NETHERLANDS
                                                          ANTILLES<br>
                                                          SURINAME<br>
                                                          TRINIDAD AND
                                                          TOBAGO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><b><u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
                                                          RIPE NCC
                                                          Caribbean</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MONTSERRAT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SAINT

                                                          MARTIN?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><b><u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Unclear</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Caribbean

                                                          Netherlands
                                                          - Bonaire,
                                                          Sint
                                                          Eustatius, and
                                                          Saba - LACNIC
                                                          ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Curacao

                                                          - LACNIC?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sint

                                                          Maarten -
                                                          LACNIC?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saint

                                                          Martin - RIPE
                                                          NCC?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><b><u><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other
                                                          idiosyncrasies
                                                          (defying
                                                          geography):</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Malawi

                                                          - ARIN<br>
                                                          Antarctica -
                                                          ARIN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p><span
                                                          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(I

                                                          could be
                                                          missing one or
                                                          two island
                                                          territories/States)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hi

                                                          Kathy,</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
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                                                          </span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Thanks

                                                          for your
                                                          comments. I
                                                          just wanted to
                                                          pick up on
                                                          something; you
                                                          mentioned that
                                                          (similar,
                                                          presumably)
                                                          legal
                                                          structures
                                                          should be one
                                                          of our guiding
                                                          instruments in
                                                          the new
                                                          geographic
                                                          regions
                                                          framework.
                                                          What were you
                                                          thinking of
                                                          here? That in
                                                          the GAC, ICANN
                                                          should be
                                                          measuring how
                                                          many members
                                                          have common
                                                          and civil law
                                                          along with,
                                                          say, Sharia
                                                          law
                                                          provisions, in
                                                          relation to
                                                          the total
                                                          number of
                                                          countries in
                                                          the world with
                                                          those legal
                                                          systems? How
                                                          valuable would
                                                          that be? </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p
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style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">I
                                                          am not a
                                                          lawyer so my
                                                          understanding
                                                          of this topic
                                                          is very
                                                          limited: I
                                                          thought every
                                                          country's
                                                          legal system
                                                          had its own
                                                          identity -
                                                          though some
                                                          have
                                                          been inherited
                                                          from or
                                                          influenced by
                                                          colonialism,
                                                          or another
                                                          factor - so
                                                          I'm not
                                                          certain as to
                                                          what we would
                                                          be trying to
                                                          achieve here.
                                                          What type of
                                                          diversity
                                                          would you like
                                                          to see in
                                                          terms of legal
                                                          structures?</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Many

                                                          thanks,</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p
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style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
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                                                          </span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ayden</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          </span><span
                                                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <p
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style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">On

                                                          Thu, Mar 31,
                                                          2016 4:07 PM,
                                                          Kathy Kleiman
                                                          <a
                                                          class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kathy@KATHYKLEIMAN.COM"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kathy@KATHYKLEIMAN.COM">kathy@KATHYKLEIMAN.COM</a></a> wrote: </span>
                                                          <span
                                                          style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">All,

                                                          I am not sure
                                                          that the
                                                          technical
                                                          regions need
                                                          to be our
                                                          guiding point
                                                          here. As
                                                          Wolfgang
                                                          points out,
                                                          the technical
                                                          regions are a
                                                          little skewed.
                                                          I would like
                                                          language,
                                                          culture, legal
                                                          structure,
                                                          civil society
                                                          structures,
                                                          and business
                                                          structures
                                                          should be our
                                                          guide here.
                                                          Quick note
                                                          that Mexico
                                                          was “deemed”
                                                          part of the
                                                          Latin American
                                                          region at the
                                                          founding of
                                                          ICANN for
                                                          these reasons.
                                                          Tx for the
                                                          work and
                                                          discussion!
                                                          Best, Kathy On
                                                          3/31/2016 7:25
                                                          AM,
                                                          “Kleinwächter,
                                                          Wolfgang”
                                                          wrote: >
                                                          All this can
                                                          be understood
                                                          only in the
                                                          historical
                                                          context: Look
                                                          at the service
                                                          region for
                                                          today´s RIPE
                                                          NCC(<a
                                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/info/list-of-members/europe"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/info/list-of-members/europe">https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/info/list-of-members/europe</a></a>)
                                                          which - as the
                                                          “European” RIR
                                                          - inlcudes
                                                          Middle East
                                                          and Central
                                                          Asien
                                                          countries.
                                                          When AFRINIC
                                                          was formed in
                                                          the early
                                                          2000s they
                                                          took mainly
                                                          sub-saharian
                                                          countries
                                                          which were
                                                          served
                                                          previously by
                                                          ARIN and RIPE
                                                          and left some
                                                          middle east
                                                          countries with
                                                          RIPE.
                                                          Difficult to
                                                          explain . But
                                                          the good news
                                                          is: It
                                                          works.... >
                                                          > wolfgang
                                                          > >
                                                          -----Ursprüngliche
                                                          Nachricht-----
                                                          > Von:
                                                          NCSG-Discuss
                                                          im Auftrag von
                                                          Shane Kerr
                                                          > Gesendet:
                                                          Do 31.03.2016
                                                          13:06 > An:
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                                                          > Betreff:
                                                          Re:
                                                          [NCSG-Discuss]
                                                          Geographic
                                                          Regions Review
                                                          Working Group
                                                          Report - NCSG
                                                          Response >
                                                          > Seun,
                                                          > >
                                                          While ARIN
                                                          predates
                                                          ICANN, when
                                                          ICANN was
                                                          formed ARIN
                                                          was still the
                                                          RIR > for
                                                          North America,
                                                          South America,
                                                          and
                                                          sub-Saharan
                                                          Africa.
                                                          Certainly in
                                                          > the case
                                                          of Jamaica,
                                                          since the
                                                          official
                                                          language is
                                                          English it
                                                          made a >
                                                          certain amount
                                                          of sense for
                                                          them to have
                                                          stayed with
                                                          ARIN as an
                                                          RIR. > >
                                                          The Caribbean
                                                          islands all
                                                          have unique
                                                          backgrounds,
                                                          and I suspect
                                                          trying > to
                                                          group them to
                                                          get any kind
                                                          of regional
                                                          consensus is
                                                          always going
                                                          to > be
                                                          problematic.
                                                          :) > >
                                                          Cheers, >
                                                          > -- >
                                                          Shane >
                                                          > At
                                                          2016-03-29
                                                          21:55:41 +0100
                                                          > Seun
                                                          Ojedeji wrote:
                                                          > >>
                                                          That
                                                          particularly
                                                          amazed me
                                                          Tracy. There
                                                          is an ARIN
                                                          meeting that
                                                          will be
                                                          >>
                                                          holding in
                                                          Jamaica
                                                          sometime in
                                                          April. It was
                                                          quite
                                                          interesting
                                                          for me to
                                                          >> learn
                                                          that based on
                                                          ICANN
                                                          categorisation,
                                                          .jm fall under
                                                          the LAC zone
                                                          even >>
                                                          though it's
                                                          within the
                                                          ARIN region
                                                          (RIR wise).
                                                          Don't know how
                                                          much this
                                                          >>
                                                          impacts on the
                                                          work of the
                                                          NCSG but I
                                                          believe it
                                                          does for the
                                                          At-Large
                                                          >>
                                                          community.
                                                          >>
                                                          >>
                                                          Considering
                                                          that ARIN
                                                          predates
                                                          ICANN, one
                                                          would expect
                                                          there is
                                                          already
                                                          >>
                                                          existing data
                                                          set to work
                                                          with.
                                                          Nevertheless,
                                                          I guess there
                                                          may have been
                                                          >> some
                                                          other reason
                                                          that informed
                                                          their decision
                                                          which ofcourse
                                                          is currently
                                                          >> be
                                                          out of my
                                                          reach/grasps
                                                          >>
                                                          >>
                                                          Regards
                                                          >>
                                                          >> Sent
                                                          from my LG G4
                                                          >>
                                                          Kindly excuse
                                                          brevity and
                                                          typos >>
                                                          On 29 Mar 2016
                                                          9:08 p.m.,
                                                          “Tracy F.
                                                          Hackshaw”
                                                          >>
                                                          wrote:
                                                          >>
                                                          >>>
                                                          See ARIN -
                                                          LACNIC split
                                                          in the
                                                          Caribbean
                                                          region.
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          Sent from my
                                                          Fire
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          On March 29,
                                                          2016, at 3:26
                                                          PM, Ayden
                                                          Férdeline
                                                          >>>
                                                          wrote:
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          Hi Karel,
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          While that
                                                          concern was
                                                          raised, my
                                                          understanding
                                                          is that it was
                                                          not carried
                                                          >>>
                                                          forward into
                                                          the
                                                          recommendations.
                                                          The Working
                                                          Group did not
                                                          recommend
                                                          >>>
                                                          moving most of
                                                          the Caribbean
                                                          region from
                                                          the ICANN silo
                                                          of Latin
                                                          America to
                                                          >>>
                                                          North America
                                                          because it
                                                          feared the two
                                                          regions would
                                                          be split on
                                                          >>>
                                                          geographical
                                                          and linguistic
                                                          lines (I would
                                                          suggest they
                                                          already are.),
                                                          >>>
                                                          among other
                                                          reasons of
                                                          “practicality”.
                                                          It does,
                                                          however, have
                                                          provisions in
                                                          >>>
                                                          place to allow
                                                          a country's
                                                          government to
                                                          voluntarily
                                                          request to
                                                          move to
                                                          >>>
                                                          another
                                                          region. The
                                                          procedures
                                                          around how
                                                          this would
                                                          happen have
                                                          not yet
                                                          >>>
                                                          been developed
                                                          by Staff.
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>> I
                                                          welcome any
                                                          comments or
                                                          suggestions
                                                          you might have
                                                          for our
                                                          statement,
                                                          >>>
                                                          and I look
                                                          forward to
                                                          reading your
                                                          additions.
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          Best wishes,
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          Ayden
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          On Tue, Mar
                                                          29, 2016 at
                                                          7:59 PM, Karel
                                                          Douglas
                                                          >>>
                                                          wrote:
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>>
                                                          Good work - I
                                                          read the NCUC
                                                          report which
                                                          caused me to
                                                          immediately
                                                          >>>>
                                                          read the final
                                                          report of the
                                                          WG.
                                                          >>>>
                                                          >>>>

                                                          I'm glad that
                                                          the issue of
                                                          the Caribbean
                                                          region was
                                                          discussed as
                                                          it is a
                                                          >>>>
                                                          very topical
                                                          issue.
                                                          >>>>
                                                          >>>>

                                                          Carlton
                                                          Samuels was on
                                                          the WG and
                                                          would have
                                                          highlighted
                                                          the concerns
                                                          >>>>
                                                          that we have.
                                                          >>>>

                                                          >>>>

                                                          I will
                                                          certainly try
                                                          to add a few
                                                          comments on
                                                          your document.
                                                          >>>>

                                                          >>>>

                                                          regards
                                                          >>>>
                                                          >>>>

                                                          Karel
                                                          >>>>
                                                          >>>>

                                                          On Tue, Mar
                                                          29, 2016 at
                                                          1:26 PM, Ayden
                                                          Férdeline
                                                          >>>>
                                                          wrote:
                                                          >>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          Hello, team-
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          I have drafted
                                                          a response to
                                                          the final
                                                          report of the
                                                          Geographic
                                                          Regions
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          Review Working
                                                          Group.
                                                          Comments are
                                                          due in about
                                                          25 days time
                                                          but if we do
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          decide to
                                                          reply, I hope
                                                          we can submit
                                                          something in
                                                          advance of
                                                          that
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          deadline. I've
                                                          shared my
                                                          first draft on
                                                          Google Docs
                                                          here
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          and have also
                                                          attached it to
                                                          this email for
                                                          those without
                                                          access to that
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          website.
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>
>>>>>

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                                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-c2vVT2DNO73l89wfZTvKtY70rmaid8g7XBO-Vto9SM/edit"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-c2vVT2DNO73l89wfZTvKtY70rmaid8g7XBO-Vto9SM/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-c2vVT2DNO73l89wfZTvKtY70rmaid8g7XBO-Vto9SM/edit</a></a>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          >>>>>

                                                          >>>>>

                                                          You can read
                                                          the Working
                                                          Group's final
                                                          report here:
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          <a
                                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-regions-2015-12-23-en"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-regions-2015-12-23-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-regions-2015-12-23-en</a></a>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          >>>>>

                                                          I suspect that
                                                          we will have a
                                                          wide birth of
                                                          opinions on
                                                          this topic, so
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          please know
                                                          that I'm very
                                                          much open to
                                                          reviewing or
                                                          rethinking
                                                          anything
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          that appears
                                                          in this early
                                                          draft. I am
                                                          also new to
                                                          writing public
                                                          comments
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          like this one
                                                          so welcome any
                                                          feedback you
                                                          would be kind
                                                          enough to
                                                          share. I
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          look forward
                                                          to hearing
                                                          your thoughts.
                                                          >>>>>


                                                          >>>>>

                                                          Best wishes,
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          Ayden
                                                          Férdeline
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          [image: File]
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          >>>>>

                                                          Ayden
                                                          Ferdeline -
                                                          Response -
                                                          WGGR
                                                          Report.pdf
                                                          36KB
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          Download
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          [image:
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          Logo]
                                                          >>>>>
                                                          >>>>>

                                                          >>>>

                                                          >>>
                                                          Ayden
                                                          Férdeline
                                                          >>>
                                                          Statement of
                                                          Interest
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          >>>
                                                          Ayden
                                                          Férdeline
                                                          >>>
                                                          Statement of
                                                          Interest
                                                          >>>
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