<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Evan</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
I hope you and others speak up for the motion to <u>request</u> all IGF speakers to do basic disclosure as SOI or whatever other form is appropriate. One of the leadership group wrote me that "getting <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">financial disclosures is really not realistic," reasonable given how long it took for this motion to get to the floor. So this would be completely voluntary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px"> The ICANN Statement of Interest below is far more than we would be requesting, so I'd think this would be easy to approve. I'd support it, and I think ISOC should rise to the occasion. Here's one from ICANN, chosen at random.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<table class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.600000381469727px;line-height:15.2380952835083px"><tbody><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">1) Your Name:</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Andrew Merriam</span></p></td>
</tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">Picture/Image:<br><em>(<u>Instructions</u>: Click in the field to the right to open up the text input window. Then click the <Insert> menu button, select <Image>, then choose (or browse) to locate an image file (e.g., JPG, PNG, BMP) from your local computer to upload. After insertion, please click on the picture and adjust the size to no larger than 200 pixels).</em></p>
</th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="1" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<strong>2) Stakeholder Group:</strong></td><td colspan="1" class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">Registries</td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">3) Constituency:</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">Not Applicable</td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">4) ICANN Affiliation (if not covered by item 2 or 3):</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
</td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">5) Please identify your current employer(s):</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Top Level Design LLC</span></p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">6) Please identify your current position(s):</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Business Development Coordinator</span></p>
</td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">7) Please identify the type(s) of work performed:</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Operational and Policy management of a new TLD Registry</span></p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">8) Please identify your declared country of primary residence (e.g., country to which you pay taxes):</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">USA</span></p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">
9) Please list any financial relationship beyond <em>de minimus</em> stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">None</span></p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">
10) Do you believe you are participating in the GNSO policy process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid?</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
Yes</td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="1" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><strong>If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the represented individual or entity. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private"):</strong></td>
<td colspan="1" class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="1" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<strong>11) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:</strong></td><td class="" colspan="1" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
</td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">a) Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes?</p>
</th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px">Yes</p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">If the answer is “yes,” please describe the material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes:</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">They may impact registry operations (including but not limited to my employer)</span></p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px">No</p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">If the answer is “yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):</p>
</th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">12) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):</p></th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top">
<p style="margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)"><p style="margin:0px">13) Additional Information (optional):</p>
</th><td class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr><th class="" style="border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:7px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)">
<p style="margin:0px">14) Page last revised:</p></th></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Evan Leibovitch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:evan@telly.org" target="_blank">evan@telly.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Dave,<div><br></div><div>Disclosure is good.</div><div><br></div><div>One possible path to address this is to look at ICANN's concept of Statements of Interest (SOI). People post their affiliations, ownerships, client relationships in a manner that is accesible online. In the ICANN paradigm, while SOIs are generally optional they are considered a pre-requisite of effective multi-stakeholder participation, especially for voting positions.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs" target="_blank">Here is the GNSO list of SOIs</a> within ICANN and <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace" target="_blank">here is the At-Large list</a>. Some, including myself, have entries in both because their interest declarations are slightly different. You might find that quite a few of the IGF-US speakers already have SOIs available.</div>
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<div><br></div><div>Evan Leibovitch</div><div>President</div><div>ISOC Canada</div><div><br></div></font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Editor, Fast Net News, Net Policy News and A Wireless Cloud<br>Author with Jennie Bourne DSL (Wiley, 2002) and Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed (Peachpit, 2008)</div>
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