<div dir="ltr">I believe that we agree an error is in the air.<div>What happens next is that we try to avoid the errors.</div><div><br></div><div>This implies that you can still wait and apply when the RFP is ready,</div><div>i think?</div><div><br></div><div>-Akinbo.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Jordan Carter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</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"><span class="">On 5 September 2014 10:38, Patrik Fältström <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paf@frobbit.se" target="_blank">paf@frobbit.se</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><span class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span>On 5 sep 2014, at 10:34, Jordan Carter <<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>> wrote:<br></span><div><span><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;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing: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></span>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></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>There are legal reasons why the communication couldn't explain whether responding to this EoI is a requirement of being eligible to bid for the Secretariat functions?</div><div><br></div><div>That sounds crazy to me.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Jordan</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><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" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-21-en</a>></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div> Patrik</div></font></span><div><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;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing: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 Fältström<span> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paf@frobbit.se" target="_blank">paf@frobbit.se</a>></span><span> </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><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div> Patrik</div></font></span><div><div><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> </span><span 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style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (<abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICG</abbr>) will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a suitable contractor through <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> process to perform its secretariat function. 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" style="color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent" target="_blank">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" style="color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent" target="_blank">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> </span><br><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive<span> </span><br><b>InternetNZ</b><br><br><a href="tel:04%20495%202118" value="+6444952118" target="_blank">04 495 2118</a><span> </span>(office) |<span> </span><a href="tel:%2B64%2021%20442%20649" value="+6421442649" target="_blank">+64 21 442 649</a><span> </span>(mob)<br><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a><span> </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> </span><br><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive<span> </span><br><b>InternetNZ</b><br><br><a href="tel:04%20495%202118" value="+6444952118" target="_blank">04 495 2118</a> (office) | <a href="tel:%2B64%2021%20442%20649" value="+6421442649" target="_blank">+64 21 442 649</a> (mob)<br><a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a><span> </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></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Jordan Carter<br><br>Chief Executive <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> <br>Skype: jordancarter<br><br><i>To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and protect its potential.</i><br><br></div>
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