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Recording

Agenda

    1.  Welcome, SOI

    2.  Articles of Incorporation : finalize submission 

    3.  Appointment of rapporteurs for WS2 – next steps 

    4.  Legal Cost Control Mechanism : initial discussion 

    5.  AOB 

    6.  Closing

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AC Chat

  Brenda Brewer: (7/12/2016 14:41) Welcome all to the CCWG ACCT WS2 Meeting #2 on 12 July @ 20:00 UTC!

  Kavouss Arasteh: (14:55) Hi Brenda

  Kavouss Arasteh: (14:55) Hi all

  FIONA ASONGA (ASO): (14:56) Hallo All

  Julf Helsingius: (14:56) Hi

  Rudi Daniel: (14:56) Hi to All

  Sabine Meyer: (14:57) hello everyone

  Becky Burr: (14:57) hello all - just in adobe room but not on audio for a bit

  Edward Morris: (14:57) Hi everybody.

  Mathieu Weill, ccNSO, co-chair: (14:58) Hello everyone

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (14:58) Greetings from foggy San Francisco!

  Sonigitu Ekpe: (14:58) Good evening everyone from Calabar, Nigeria.

  Sabine Meyer: (14:59) Well if Mathieu leaves blue unclaimed...

  Pedro da Silva - [GAC Brasil]: (14:59) Hello everyone!

  David McAuley (RySG): (14:59) Hello all

  Mathieu Weill, ccNSO, co-chair: (14:59) Blue is yours Sabine

  SivasubramanianM: (14:59) Hello All

  Rosemary Fei, Alder Colvin: (15:00) Hello, everyone.

  Sabine Meyer: (15:00) Merci beacoup Mathieu!

  Sabine Meyer: (15:00) *beaucoup

  Niels ten Oever: (15:00) Hi all

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:00) hi all

  Tatiana Tropina: (15:01) hello everyone!

  Tom Dale (ACIG GAC Secretariat): (15:01) Hello everyone

  Pedro da Silva - [GAC Brasil]: (15:02) @Mathieu: "Allez les Bleus" :-(

  Sabine Meyer: (15:02) Too. Soon.

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:02) ho

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:03) There is high level echo

  David McAuley (RySG): (15:03) No echo here Kavouss

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:03) Can echo be removed

  Tatiana Tropina: (15:03) No echo for me, the sound is clear.

  nigel hickson: (15:03) good afternoon

  Athina Fragkouli (ASO): (15:04) hello all!

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:04) Dear all,

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:04) There is a high level of ECHO

  jorge villa (aso: (15:05) Hi Athina, hello everyone

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:05) good old Mathieu, thank you for chairing on your own

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:05) hi everyone

  Julf Helsingius: (15:05) no echo here

  Farzaneh Badii: (15:05) Kavouss it must be your end. we are not getting any.

  Tatiana Tropina: (15:05) Now there is echo

  Stephen Deerhake (.as): (15:05) Now I'm getting the echo...

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:05) oh wow, just got that echo

  Sabine Meyer: (15:05) Jordan, that sounds almost like a Robyn cover

  Daniel Appelman: (15:05) I'm attending

  Sabine Meyer: (15:05) (not the echo, the "just chairing on my own" bit)

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:06) ALAC  had previously RE-Confirmed  its 5 Members from WS!  as Continuing as Members for WS2 Mathieu... That was  some time ago though ;-)

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:06) Echo was not emanated from my side

  Brett Schaefer: (15:09) I thought Greg's suggested text is much clearer: Such global public interest may be determined from time to time.  Any determination of such global public interest shall be made by the multistakeholder community through an inclusive bottom-up multistakeholder community process.

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:09) Since the term " from time to time " is used , the term may is the appropriate one

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:09) I agree, Brett.

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:10) the meanings are the ame

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:10) *same

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:10) I don't mind which text we land with, aside from a general bias towards brevity

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:12) I prefer to be clear about what we mean and not leave room for multiple interpretations, so we need to say any such determination shall be determined by the BUMP

  Greg Shatan: (15:12) My bias is toward clarity....

  Greg Shatan: (15:13) Then brevity.  I think we got too abbreviated, which made things unclear.   (See my email about why this was both technically correct and difficult to read).

  Greg Shatan: (15:14) I apologize that I am in two meetings and unable to speak in this one.

  Avri Doria: (15:16) sory for the mulltiple starts, had to reboot.  can listen , but cannot speak today.  i am also in two meetings (IGF MAG being the other)

  Steve DelBianco [GNSO - CSG]: (15:16) Greg's text adds some clarity.  But I am okay with the single sentence version

  matthew shears: (15:16) I also support Greg's language - it is clearer

  Guru Acharya: (15:16) I also support Brett/Greg's text

  Tatiana Tropina: (15:16) +1 from me for Greg's text

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:17) go with the longer version

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:17) fine with Greg text

  Steve DelBianco [GNSO - CSG]: (15:18) BC support for these Articles of Incorporation relies upon ICANN Legal Department’s written statement that “organized under” has the same meaning as “incorporated under”. 

  Steve DelBianco [GNSO - CSG]: (15:23) @Brett -- Sam Eisner's email on AoI is here http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2016-June/012714.html

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:23) Ifully agree with Holly

  Brett Schaefer: (15:24) Thx, Steve.

  Steve DelBianco [GNSO - CSG]: (15:25) Chris Wilson

  Chris Wilson: (15:25) Yes, me :)

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:26) and me - sorry about being slow to the party, I was trying to work out an area to help that best matches some wokr I am doing at home, and staff accountability was it

  Mathieu Weill, ccNSO, co-chair: (15:27) Welcome Chris !

  Niels ten Oever 2: (15:28) Happy to confirm my commitment and greatly looking forward to work on the human rights FoI with Nigel and Paul

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:29) Confirming my wilingness and ability to serve as Rappourter

  Sebastien (ALAC): (15:29) I confirm my availability and commitment

  Grace Abuhamad: (15:29) We'll launch the mailing lists now that we have confirmed Rapporteurs! Thanks all

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:29) Pledging so long as it doesn't end up like WP1!!!

  FIONA ASONGA (ASO): (15:29) I am happy to confirm my commitment to serve impartially.

  Edward Morris: (15:29) As do I with the CEP

  Farzaneh Badii: (15:30) confirm my availability

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:30) I may subscribe for more groups than I have announced.

  Greg Shatan: (15:30) I am confirming and pledging as well.

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:30) Pls instruct the rapporteur to kindly accept such posterieur announcementz

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:33) such whats?

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:35) We should reinstate the legal committee we had previously set up.

  Farzaneh Badii: (15:35) agree with Robin

  Edward Morris: (15:36) Agree with Robin. Best functioning group I've experienced at ICANN.

  Sabine Meyer: (15:36) the key to this magic might have been the brevity of its existence ;)

  Edward Morris: (15:36) :)

  Farzaneh Badii: (15:37) Does being as member or observer affect costs?

  Grace Abuhamad: (15:37) Yes, the CWG-Stewardship Client Committee consists of the two Chairs (non-lawyers) + Greg Shatan and Maarten Simon (both lawyers)

  Grace Abuhamad: (15:37) (My comment was in response to Mathieu, not Farzaneh, for the record)

  David McAuley (RySG): (15:38) Agree w Robin

  Grace Abuhamad: (15:41) Here you go: https://community.icann.org/x/VAQdAw

  Greg Shatan: (15:42) Happy to serve again on the CCWG Leagl Committee....

  Edward Morris: (15:42) As would I.

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:42) Agree, Mathieu, am happy to join again.

  David McAuley (RySG): (15:42) Me too

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:42) Move forward with the previois model, get Members to confirm willingness  of curse

  Greg Shatan: (15:43) *Legal*

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:43) typo sorry cure = course

  Pedro da Silva - [GAC Brasil]: (15:45) I also agree with re-establishing the Legal Committe, but we should give the opportunity for new volunteers to join as well

  Bernard Turcotte Staff Support: (15:46) loudly

  FIONA ASONGA (ASO): (15:46) yes tijani we can hear you

  Rudi Daniel: (15:47) I would like to suggest a separate budget committe perhaps as just said...coaches..

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:47) Agree  with Tijani

  Sonigitu Ekpe: (15:47) +1

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:48) Legal services are only part of the budget, so I don't see the entire budget being within its remit, a separate cmte or co-chairs should manage overall budget

  Edward Morris: (15:48) +1 Robin

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:48) exactly Robin/Ed

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:49) I prefer option 2, since the need for independence is a key factor

  Sabine Meyer: (15:50) agree

  Edward Morris: (15:50) Same here.

  Keith Drazek: (15:50) I support using ICANN Legal as a first step, generally speaking. I was more concerned about independence during WS1.  ICANN Legal should have some skin in the game in trying to keep costs down, no?

  Tatiana Tropina: (15:50) +1 to Robin, option 2

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:51) we have a budget to work within, so we will have to make requests cost efficient, but not lose our right to ask outside council first if we feel it is necessary

  Sabine Meyer: (15:51) Option 2 accounts for that, to my understanding.

  Tatiana Tropina: (15:51) Keith, but option two actually includes this

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:51) Yes  to Opt 2

  Greg Shatan: (15:51) I vote for option 2 as well.

  Edward Morris: (15:52) Under option 2 questions can certainly be referred to ICANN legal in first instance after consideration of all variables, including costs.

  Greg Shatan: (15:52) With all due respect, there's a reason we engaged independent counsel in the first place.

  Keith Drazek: (15:52) I didn't suggest we waive our right to seek external/independent advice.

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:53) we have issues like transparency and staff accountability on our plate.  of course we need independence as much in WS2 as we did in WS1

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:53) That is how I undersatnd it Edward  yes  thus my choice

  Alberto Soto: (15:53) Hi, Sorry for being late

  Greg Shatan: (15:53) Keith, Option 11 gives ICANN legal a right of first refusal on all legal advice.

  Keith Drazek: (15:53) I'm just saying it might be more efficient to start with ICANN legal and then escalate as needed.

  Guru Acharya: (15:53) I also support Option 2. However, if such discretion is with the legal committee, then the sub head of legal costs should also be owned by the legal committee. The legal committee should be aware of the costs before authorising a request so that they may prioritise when needed.

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:53) I think its ablended solution

  Edward Morris: (15:53) @Robin. Not to mention CEP which ICANN legal has a direct interest in.

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:53) we should not tie our hands with option 1.

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (15:54) it will always be useful to know what ICANN legal thinks, but we always need the capacity to get independent advice where the committee sees value

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:54) Keith  I saw that as a part of a well Mx  Opt 2 though

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:54) good point, Ed.

  Keith Drazek: (15:54) That's not how I read it, Greg.

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:54) This is what I did suggest

  Greg Shatan: (15:54) Keith, I think that Option 2 gives the Committee the right to make that determination on a case by case basis.  Option 1 is much more directive..

  Stephen Deerhake (.as): (15:54) +1 Jordan.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:54) Merger of text may make cleaer though  let's see what new text cn be "created"

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:54) We did not come this far to waive our right to independent counsel.

  Keith Drazek: (15:55) Ok, that's fine. I did not suggest waiving anything, and that was not my understanding of the options.

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:55) That's how I see it, Greg.

  Kavouss Arasteh: (15:55) Mathieu, could we think of a combination of elements of both options and look at that at our next meeting as this is not top urgent

  Philip Corwin: (15:56) Prefer option 2. While ICANN legal can always provide their POV, Committee should be free to seek external legal advice when appropriate

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:57) That's an important point.  We are billed for Jones Day too.

  Keith Drazek: (15:57) Good clarifying question, Holly.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:57) A *good* reason to go with Opt 2 then

  Sebastien (ALAC): (15:57) Good point Holly

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (15:57) so observe  that issue with any Opt 3

  Philip Corwin: (15:58) That means that asking ICANN Legal for an opinion will not avoid cost being incurred if they in turn request JD input

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (15:58) so we get billed for the legal advice we don't get to see....

  Sebastien (ALAC): (15:58) With all the comments co-chairs can build an option 3

  Farzaneh Badii: (15:59) How about we write out the option to reach out to Jones Day!

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (16:00) ICANN's legal advice should only come out of CCWG budgets if/where it is responding to CCWG needs. This budget should not cover ICANN legal costs related to ICANN responding to the CCWG's work.

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:00) Agreed, Farzi.

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (16:00) Is there clarity about what is covered?

  Avri Doria: (16:00) makes no sense for this budget to include Jones Day

  Brett Schaefer: (16:00) If we ask advice of JD -- who exactly is their client? The CCWG or ICANN?

  Greg Shatan: (16:00) Their client is ICANN, Inc.

  Avri Doria: (16:01) first foremost and alwasys.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (16:01) But as it does  Avri *and I agree it makes me worry*   it needs to be closely monitored/mngd   make sure any Opt 3 covers proper control issue  or we risk JD  being a budget blck hole

  Greg Shatan: (16:01) The intertwining of direct costs of the CCWG and the overall accountability and IANA transition costs is troublesome.

  Kavouss Arasteh: (16:02) A 30 -45 minutes dedicated meeting would suffice if there would be a combined draft

  Brett Schaefer: (16:02) If the cost is not really reduced and they are not a CCWG client, then why seek their advice instead of Sidley or Adler?

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (16:02) Yes Greg  obviously   that worries some of us from a transparancy POV

  Greg Shatan: (16:02) We can't be responsible for ICANN's use of JD to advise ICANN.

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:02) There is no way we can accept option 1.  We simply must retain our independence.

  Greg Shatan: (16:02) Agree with Robin, Option 1 is a non-starter.

  Edward Morris: (16:02) Exactly Brett.

  Greg Shatan: (16:03) Informaton about facts/history can be distinguished from legal advice.

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (16:03) Opt 2 with some minor modification  re our discussions  to make a new Opt 3.. as we agree I beleive   noting ICANN Legal (INTERNAL)  as an early option , and noting Holly's current ponts of coure re time for responses

  Greg Shatan: (16:03) Getting the first from ICANN legal is sensible.

  Greg Shatan: (16:04) But that still should be left to the Committee's discretion.

  matthew shears: (16:04) Agree option 1 is a non starter

  Kavouss Arasteh: (16:04) A compromise  option should ensure the independency of CCWG TO ANY PARTICULAR ENTITY

  Pedro da Silva - [GAC Brasil]: (16:04) Agree with you, Kavouss

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (16:05) Noted and understood  Rosemary/Holly  and Legal Committee should Mx

  Kavouss Arasteh: (16:06) A great amount of expenses is associated  with legal consts thus we should be quite carefull

  Sabine Meyer: (16:06) thank you for sharing that insight, Rosemary

  Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina: (16:08) Hi sorry my connection went down for a while

  Steve DelBianco [GNSO - CSG]: (16:09) Apologies but I must move to another call at this time.

  Pedro da Silva - [GAC Brasil]: (16:12) @Tijanni: I fully understand your budget concerns, but we also need to think that we may need expertise that cannot be provided by th legal firms that have ben supporting us so far

  Brett Schaefer: (16:13) I need to go, bye all!

  Guru Acharya: (16:13) +1 Pedro

  Pedro da Silva - [GAC Brasil]: (16:13) Tijani*

  Rudi Daniel: (16:13) +1 also Pedro

  Greg Shatan: (16:13) Work Stream 1 was essentially a corporate governance project, which drove the need for extensive legal advice and work.  I would expect policy-related WS2 topics to need little legal advice, except if Bylaws are needed to carry out their recommendations.

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (16:14) and legal advice can be obtained in a coherent way and asking the right questions, rather than fact-checking per se

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:14) Right, Greg, we don't have nearly the legal issues to grapple with that we did in WS1 and the corporate model for ICANN.

  Keith Drazek: (16:14) Agreed

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (16:15) Early date confirmation highly appreciated

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:16) and ICANN is providing travel support for CCWG Accountability members to Hyderabad?

  Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): (16:16) @Greg and Robin:  Jurisdictional issues will be quite complicated - e.g. issue of CA sole designator - how does that translate to other legal systems?

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:17) how many less travel slots for ccwg members is that?

  Rudi Daniel: (16:17) have to leave now...thankyou all

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:17) ok -so about the same, thanks.

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:18) I reckon this means there are no travel slots for rapporteurs?

  Farzaneh Badii: (16:18) I agree Anne, the amount of legal advice depends mainly on WS2 topics.

  Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): (16:19) Human Rights might also be heavy on legal.

  Mathieu Weill, ccNSO, co-chair: (16:19) Not guaranteed at this time, we need to discuss as part of the process

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:20) It would be good to understand the expertise of Sidley and Adler, do they have HR lawyers?

  Farzaneh Badii: (16:20) That's a good question Niels

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:20) With expertise in intl human rights law?

  Greg Shatan: (16:20) Taling with IPC right now -- WS2 volunteers need to be added to the main email list now.

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:21) That would be lovely

  Tatiana Tropina: (16:21) +1 to Niels

  Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): (16:21) All WS2 volunteers also need to be informed of the meeting the day before each ICANN meeting.

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:22) When is the plan for that happening?

  Kavouss Arasteh: (16:23) Mathieu, Congradulation on handling the meeting alone

  Cheryl Langdon-Orr  (CLO): (16:23) Good Meeting all Looking fwd  to getting  our WS2 activities fully underway ASAP... Talk agaain soon then  Bye for now...

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (16:23) thanks all!

  Jordan Carter (.nz, ccNSO): (16:23) ciao!

  David McAuley (RySG): (16:23) Thanks Mathieu, staff, and all, bye

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:23) Thanks all!

  matthew shears: (16:23) thanks

  Farzaneh Badii: (16:23) thanks bye

  Niels ten Oever 2: (16:23) bye!

  Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina: (16:23) thanks Mathieu!!

  Tatiana Tropina: (16:23) bye all! thanks!

  Avri Doria: (16:23) bye, thanks

  Robin Gross [GNSO - NCSG]: (16:23) Thanks, all, bye!

  Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): (16:23) THank you Matthieu!

  nigel hickson: (16:23) thanks

  Alberto Soto: (16:23) Thanks!! Bye

  Rosemary Fei, Alder Colvin: (16:23) Bye.

  Greg Shatan: (16:23) Bye all!

  Stephen Deerhake (.as): (16:23) Cheers!

  Sonigitu Ekpe: (16:24) thank you and bye

  Andreea Todoran: (16:24) Thank you!

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