<div dir="ltr">Hi Farzaneh.<div><br></div><div>(Re: "Oh I made a mistake and wrong thread! I am not gonna read the wiki page! I will read our SOI statement. :) )</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for that :-)</div><div>How did it go?</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jean F. Queralt</div><div>Founder & CEO - <a href="http://www.TheIOFoundation.org" target="_blank">The IO Foundation</a></div><div><a href="http://TIOF.Click/BookJFQ" target="_blank">Book a meeting</a> (30 minutes)<br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 23:14, Jean F. Quéralt <<a href="mailto:JFQueralt@theiofoundation.org">JFQueralt@theiofoundation.org</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"><div dir="ltr">I actually think it's moderate enough.<div><br></div><div>Small polishes:</div><div><br></div><div><i>The ICANN Statement of Interest (SOI) is a part of the crucial transparency governance mechanisms that help with healthy policymaking. ICANN policymaking processes are public and anybody can get involved. When involved with public policy making we need to know who is representing whose interest to avoid capture by the few powerful actors. Asking for confidentiality in SOIs endangers the integrity of the policymaking processes and makes it prone to capture. Attorney-client privilege should not apply to public policy making. If clients are not willing to be disclosed, they should not be represented.</i><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thx Farzaneh.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div>Jean F. Queralt</div><div>Founder & CEO - <a href="http://www.TheIOFoundation.org" target="_blank">The IO Foundation</a></div><div><a href="http://TIOF.Click/BookJFQ" target="_blank">Book a meeting</a> (30 minutes)<br></div></div></div></div><br></div><img src="https://app.dragapp.com/V1.18/emailTracking/track-email?uId=amZxdWVyYWx0QHRoZWlvZm91bmRhdGlvbi5vcmcsMTY3ODU0NzY4NjkyNg==&emailTemplateId=&emailFollowupId=" width="0px" height="0px"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 22:56, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</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"><div dir="auto">How about this:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The ICANN Statement of Interest is a part of the crucial transparency governance mechanisms that help with healthy policymaking. ICANN policymaking processes are public and anybody can get involved. When involved with public policy making we need to know who is representing whose interest to avoid capture by the few powerful actors. Asking for confidentiality in SOI endangers the integrity of the policymaking processes and makes it prone to capture. attorney-client privilege should not apply to public policy making. If clients are not willing to be disclosed, they should not be represented. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We can make it a bit more moderate! Welcoming Suggestions </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 3:20 PM Tomslin Samme-Nlar <<a href="mailto:mesumbeslin@gmail.com" target="_blank">mesumbeslin@gmail.com</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"><div dir="ltr">The idea of a one paragraph statement sounds like a good idea at the GNSO Townhall. Yes, there will be one. <br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Warmly,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 04:24, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</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"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">We can write a one paragraph statement<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and ask the representative to discuss? Is there a GNSO Townhall in Cancun, we can talk about it there as well. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 12:19 PM Johan Helsingius <<a href="mailto:julf@julf.com" target="_blank">julf@julf.com</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">On 28/02/2023 17:41, farzaneh badii wrote:<br>
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> Let's talk to the contracted parties about this as well. Seems like we <br>
> are on the same side on this issue<br>
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They are. But they seem to be wondering why we haven't spoken up.<br>
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Julf<br>
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