<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Hi,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">if I may suggest a way to go forward here. We tried before to wordsmith and clarify the questions in order to be diplomatic and avoid misunderstanding. However text remains text and people tend unconsciously to over-interpret things.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">We can try again what we did in Dublin by having a pre-hyderabad confcall with the board member Markus Krummer to explain the questions and the background so he can liaise with the board and help to manage the joint session.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">for questions, we need to choose those which can led to debate and discussion with board members to know their opinions. Those which may get quick and short answer can be asked during the different session of public forum planned for Hyderabad meeting. Also better to stick to max 3 questions.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Rafik</div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-10-20 3:32 GMT+09:00 William Drake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" target="_blank">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Hi Ayden</div><div><br></div><div>I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say, not bloody likely….</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, some of the board inevitably will read our questions through the prisms of collective memory, ingrained assumptions, third hand stories, etc etc. Probably can’t control for this other than to take a second and explain what is intended at the front end...</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><div class="h5">
<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Oct 19, 2016, at 19:11, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@FERDELINE.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-2292907347745413932Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Also — I appreciate that the Board likes to receive a copy of our questions in advance (presumably so that Staff can draft a response or prepare a briefing for them)... But is there any chance we can get a copy of these notes in advance, too, so that we know our question(s) have been interpreted correctly? I remember this being an issue in Marrakech where one of our questions had been read differently than we had intended.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="m_-2292907347745413932protonmail_signature_block"><div class="m_-2292907347745413932protonmail_signature_block-user"><div>Ayden </div></div><div class="m_-2292907347745413932protonmail_signature_block-proton m_-2292907347745413932protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite" class="m_-2292907347745413932protonmail_quote"><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: Re: Topics for meeting with the board in Hyderabad?<br></div><div>Local Time: 19 October 2016 6:06 PM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 19 October 2016 17:06<br></div><div>From: <a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" target="_blank">mshears@CDT.ORG</a><br></div><div>To: <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>
<br></div><p>I agree - we know the answer. SO lets use this more productively
and say where we are on the various strands on HR and that we look
forward to their continued engagement or something similar. <br></p><p>To Bills point we need to be constructive and forward looking in
our discussions with the Board as well.<br></p><p>Matthew<br></p><div><br></div><div class="m_-2292907347745413932moz-cite-prefix">On 19/10/2016 18:01, Stephanie Perrin
wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><p><span class="m_-2292907347745413932size" style="font-size:undefinedpx"><span class="m_-2292907347745413932font" style="font-family:Lucida Grande">That will be a quick
one... Answer=no. Next.<span class="m_-2292907347745413932moz-smiley-s1"><span>:-)</span></span></span></span><br></p><div><span class="m_-2292907347745413932size" style="font-size:undefinedpx">But of course we should ask. <br>
Steph<br>
</span>
</div><div class="m_-2292907347745413932moz-cite-prefix">On 2016-10-19 12:35, Niels ten Oever
wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><pre>Hi all,
I'd suggest:
Is the ICANN board making steps to implement a Human Rights Impact
Assessment of ICANN the organization?
Best,
Niels
On 10/19/2016 02:29 PM, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:
<br></pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre>Dear all,
As usual the board wants in advance topics or questions for our
meeting with them in Hyderabad.
Suggestions?
<br></pre></blockquote></blockquote><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><pre class="m_-2292907347745413932moz-signature" cols="72">--
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