<div dir="ltr">Hi Stephanie, all<div><br></div><div>Briefly:</div><div>I. It's a formal point, but they should make certain edits when referencing the Bylaws. In the quote here "process" is used several times but references two different matters (the overall process of constituting a panel and the process of choosing the people who will choose the panelists)</div><div>III. I think the 1st one is fine. </div><div>III.D. the group should determine its own chair. That way the chair will be more legitimate. See below...</div><div>IV.A. recorded and transcribed yes, then released when appropriate, so maybe after the panel decision? </div><div>IV.B. Consensus yes, also yes to chair designation, and no minority statement as I don't think there should be a report for a panel constitution. This is not a policy discussion. Of course it's highly political and potentially contentious, much like policy, and adjudicatory processes do have minority statements in many "legal cultures," and they serve a useful purpose. But in these cases the authority of the adjudicatory process is strongly entrenched (think a supreme court). The authority of an IRP panel decision, judging by previous ones, is, let's say, modest... To the extent that panelists are better chosen than before (that is, more representative of the community) I think it's fair to insulate them a little bit now. But that's an important matter, and I understand others may disagree. </div><div><br></div><div>Have a nice day, </div><div> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 4:02 AM Stephanie E Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">

  
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    <p>I would appreciate receiving your feedback on this draft terms of
      reference for the Community Representatives Group for the IRP
      (Independent Review Process) at your earliest convenience.  This
      is an important procedure so we should try to focus on it to make
      sure our interests will be reflected. I have put the draft Tors in
      a google doc here:   
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qxm_TbdOp7ldKY0be34he95Xp-wT5q19ZOvZbMGcjrQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qxm_TbdOp7ldKY0be34he95Xp-wT5q19ZOvZbMGcjrQ/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
    <p>Warning: This is heavily procedural.  Possibly not everyone's cup
      of tea, but an important procedure to think about, for those who
      are interested in these matters.  Relevant discussions and links
      below.<br>
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    <p>Stephanie Perrin</p>
    <p>NCSG Chair.<br>
    </p>
    <div><br>
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            <td>FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: Draft Terms of Reference for
              Community Representatives Group regarding IRP Standing
              Panel Selection</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 01:18:30 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Mary Wong <a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank"><mary.wong@icann.org></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td>Susie Johnson <a href="mailto:susie.johnson@icann.org" target="_blank"><susie.johnson@icann.org></a>, Manal
              Ismail <a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg" target="_blank"><manal@tra.gov.eg></a>, Austin, Donna
              <a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@team.neustar" target="_blank"><Donna.Austin@team.neustar></a>,
              <a href="mailto:aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com" target="_blank">aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com</a> <a href="mailto:aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com" target="_blank"><aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com></a>,
              <a href="mailto:oscar@lacnic.net" target="_blank">oscar@lacnic.net</a> <a href="mailto:oscar@lacnic.net" target="_blank"><oscar@lacnic.net></a>, Katrina Sataki
              <a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv" target="_blank"><katrina@nic.lv></a>, Drazek, Keith
              <a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com" target="_blank"><kdrazek@verisign.com></a>, <a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com" target="_blank">maureen.hilyard@gmail.com</a>
              <a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com" target="_blank"><maureen.hilyard@gmail.com></a>, Fred Baker
              <a href="mailto:fred@isc.org" target="_blank"><fred@isc.org></a>, <a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com" target="_blank">rod@rodrasmussen.com</a>
              <a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com" target="_blank"><rod@rodrasmussen.com></a>, <a href="mailto:aheineman@godaddy.com" target="_blank">aheineman@godaddy.com</a>
              <a href="mailto:aheineman@godaddy.com" target="_blank"><aheineman@godaddy.com></a>, Selli, Claudia
              <a href="mailto:claudia.selli@intl.att.com" target="_blank"><claudia.selli@intl.att.com></a>, Heather Forrest
              <a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com" target="_blank"><haforrestesq@gmail.com></a>, Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
              <a href="mailto:wuknoben@gmail.com" target="_blank"><wuknoben@gmail.com></a>, Stephanie E Perrin
              <a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank"><stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>, Bruna Martins
              dos Santos <a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank"><bruna.mrtns@GMAIL.COM></a>, Joan Kerr
              <a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org" target="_blank"><joankerr@fbsc.org></a>, David Olive
              <a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank"><david.olive@icann.org></a>, Samantha Eisner
              <a href="mailto:Samantha.Eisner@icann.org" target="_blank"><Samantha.Eisner@icann.org></a>, Elizabeth Le
              <a href="mailto:elizabeth.le@icann.org" target="_blank"><elizabeth.le@icann.org></a>, Amy Stathos
              <a href="mailto:amy.stathos@icann.org" target="_blank"><amy.stathos@icann.org></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear
            community leaders,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Please find
            attached for your and your community groups’ review and
            feedback a draft set of Terms of Reference concerning the
            Community Representatives Group that will be tasked to work
            with ICANN org and an external consultant to select a slate
            of nominees to the IRP Standing Panel for confirmation by
            the ICANN Board. This was ICANN org’s action item from the
            call we all had on 27 July and we look forward to your
            feedback.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">You will see
            that the draft incorporates the suggestions and feedback
            from that call and includes a number of suggestions and
            questions in square brackets that await your further
            consideration and decision. In addition, there is a
            suggested timeline on Page 2 that we hope will be helpful to
            you in determining the level of commitment that can be
            expected of members of the Group. While the actual cadence,
            timing and duration of the Group’s meetings remain to be
            determined, we think that the initial work will likely
            require several hours of commitment per week.
            <u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">We look
            forward to receiving your input so that we can finalize the
            Terms of Reference as soon as possible following the end of
            the Expression of Interest period for potential panelists on
            31 August. To that end, we propose organizing another call
            with you to discuss your feedback either next week or as
            soon as possible. At the next call, we also hope that you
            will be able to decide on how you wish to populate the Group
            so that we can proceed with the selection work without
            delay. We will circulate a Doodle poll shortly to determine
            a day and time for this next call.
            <u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you
            again for your attention and guidance on this important
            matter.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best
            regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Mary<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Mary Wong <a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank"><mary.wong@icann.org></a><br>
              <b>Date: </b>Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 18:29<br>
              <b>To: </b>Susie Johnson <a href="mailto:susie.johnson@icann.org" target="_blank"><susie.johnson@icann.org></a>,
              Manal Ismail <a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg" target="_blank"><manal@tra.gov.eg></a>, "Austin, Donna"
              <a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@team.neustar" target="_blank"><Donna.Austin@team.neustar></a>,
              <a href="mailto:aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com" target="_blank">"aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com"</a>
              <a href="mailto:aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com" target="_blank"><aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com></a>, <a href="mailto:oscar@lacnic.net" target="_blank">"oscar@lacnic.net"</a>
              <a href="mailto:oscar@lacnic.net" target="_blank"><oscar@lacnic.net></a>, Katrina Sataki
              <a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv" target="_blank"><katrina@nic.lv></a>, "Drazek, Keith"
              <a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com" target="_blank"><kdrazek@verisign.com></a>, <a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com" target="_blank">"maureen.hilyard@gmail.com"</a>
              <a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com" target="_blank"><maureen.hilyard@gmail.com></a>, Fred Baker
              <a href="mailto:fred@isc.org" target="_blank"><fred@isc.org></a>, <a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com" target="_blank">"rod@rodrasmussen.com"</a>
              <a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com" target="_blank"><rod@rodrasmussen.com></a>, <a href="mailto:aheineman@godaddy.com" target="_blank">"aheineman@godaddy.com"</a>
              <a href="mailto:aheineman@godaddy.com" target="_blank"><aheineman@godaddy.com></a>, "Selli, Claudia"
              <a href="mailto:claudia.selli@intl.att.com" target="_blank"><claudia.selli@intl.att.com></a>, Heather Forrest
              <a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com" target="_blank"><haforrestesq@gmail.com></a>, Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
              <a href="mailto:wuknoben@gmail.com" target="_blank"><wuknoben@gmail.com></a>, Stephanie E Perrin
              <a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank"><stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>, Bruna Martins
              dos Santos <a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank"><bruna.mrtns@GMAIL.COM></a>, Joan Kerr
              <a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org" target="_blank"><joankerr@fbsc.org></a>, David Olive
              <a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank"><david.olive@icann.org></a>, Samantha Eisner
              <a href="mailto:Samantha.Eisner@icann.org" target="_blank"><Samantha.Eisner@icann.org></a>, Elizabeth Le
              <a href="mailto:elizabeth.le@icann.org" target="_blank"><elizabeth.le@icann.org></a>, Amy Stathos
              <a href="mailto:amy.stathos@icann.org" target="_blank"><amy.stathos@icann.org></a><br>
              <b>Subject: </b>Notes and Recording from the IRP Standing
              Panel Discussion with Community Leaders<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear
            community leaders,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you to
            everyone for continuing to work with ICANN org on moving
            forward with the community’s important role and the
            appropriate process for selecting nominees to the IRP
            Standing Panel. Thank you also to those chairs who were able
            to attend the call yesterday. Attached for your reference as
            well as consultation with your respective community groups
            are: (1) the notes and action items from the call; and (2)
            the chat transcript during the call.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The actual
            call recording can be accessed here:
            <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y3qvrv2o" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y3qvrv2o</a>. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">As always,
            please feel free to contact me or any of my ICANN colleagues
            included on this email thread with your questions and
            comments. Thank you!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Cheers</span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Mary</span><u></u><u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:susie.johnson@icann.org" target="_blank">susie.johnson@icann.org</a><br>
                <b>When: </b>13:00 - 14:00 July 27, 2020 <br>
                <b>Subject: </b>IRP Standing Panel: Discussion with
                Community Leaders<br>
                <b>Location: </b>Zoom:
                <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/97966534753" target="_blank">https://icann.zoom.us/j/97966534753</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear
              Community Leaders: </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Please
              find below the call details for the IRP Standing Panel:
              Discussion with Community Leaders conference call: </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Time: Jul
              27, 2020 17:00 UTC; 10:00 am PT; 1:00 pm DT </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Join Zoom
              Meeting </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/97966534753" target="_blank">https://icann.zoom.us/j/97966534753</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Meeting
              ID: 979 6653 4753 </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Passcode:
              IRPStand-1 </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">If joining
              by phone: </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Meeting
              ID: 979 6653 4753 </span><u></u><u></u></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Passcode:
              9380203992 </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Find your
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                https://icann.zoom.us/u/abx8Ojg02a</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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