<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">On 5 sep 2014, at 10:34, Jordan Carter <<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>> wrote:<br><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family: LucidaSans-Typewriter; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir="ltr">Hi Patrik,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for the quick reply.</div><div><br></div><div>Can I ask the following things?</div><div><br></div><div>- Is responding with an EoI now a prerequisite for being able to bid to be the secretariat once the RFP is released?</div><div>- Is the reason the RFP hasn't been released simply that it isn't quite finished?</div><div>- Why did the communication not answer at least the first question?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>There are legal reasons.</div><div><br></div><div>I must let ICANN that do run the RFP process explain how RFPs must be managed for legal reasons in the juridical context the RFP is issued in.</div><div><br></div><div>The RFP is almost finished, but the ICG where will agree on the RFP is in a meeting tomorrow (Saturday) in Istanbul at this F2F meeting:</div><div><<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-21-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-21-en</a>></div><div><br></div><div> Patrik</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family: LucidaSans-Typewriter; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir="ltr"><div>best,</div><div>Jordan</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 September 2014 10:30, Patrik F�ltstr�m<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paf@frobbit.se" target="_blank">paf@frobbit.se</a>></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;">Jordan,<div><br></div><div>This is not the RFP itself. This is a request of interest for responding to an RFP. If you are the slightest interested, and want to get the RFP etc, say you are interested.</div><div><br></div><div>When you later get the RFP and see what it is about, you can decide whether to respond to it or not.</div><div><br></div><div>RFP is expected to be posted on Monday.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div> Patrik</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><br><div><div>On 5 sep 2014, at 10:23, Jordan Carter <<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Can someone from the ICG please urgently explain to me (and to everyone else) how one is meant to express interest by this Sunday to run a secretariat with unspecified scope and function as of the Friday?<div><br></div><div>Deeply puzzled here.</div><div><br></div><div>Jordan</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 September 2014 22:29, Grace Abuhamad<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org" target="_blank">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; 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The <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted;">ICG</abbr> was established as a result of a broad community consultation and in response to the announcement by the U.S National Telecommunication and Information Administration Department (<abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" style="direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted;">NTIA</abbr>) of its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community.</p><p style="line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted;">ICG</abbr> is composed of representatives from different stakeholders groups to coordinate and deliver a single proposal. For more information about its role, please visit:<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship/coordination-group" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship/coordination-group</a></p><p style="line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">If you are interested in bidding for this proposal please send an Expression of Intent (EoI) to<a href="mailto:SecretariatForICG-rfp@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">SecretariatForICG-rfp@icann.org</a> by 07 September 2014.</p><p style="line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The Expression of Interest shall provide the name of your organisation and your contact details.</p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>ianatransition mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ianatransition@icann.org" target="_blank">ianatransition@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ianatransition" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ianatransition</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>InternetNZ</b><br><br><a href="tel:04%20495%202118" value="+6444952118" target="_blank">04 495 2118</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(office) |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="tel:%2B64%2021%20442%20649" value="+6421442649" target="_blank">+64 21 442 649</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(mob)<br><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Skype: jordancarter<br><br><i>To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and protect its potential.</i><br><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>ianatransition mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ianatransition@icann.org" target="_blank">ianatransition@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ianatransition" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ianatransition</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>InternetNZ</b><br><br>04 495 2118 (office) | +64 21 442 649 (mob)<br><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Skype: jordancarter<br><br><i>To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and protect its potential.</i></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>