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<div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div>The <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200908.html%23gnso-restructure">comment period on the proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments Related to GNSO Restructuring</a> ends 24 August and there are quite a few knocks to noncommercial users in ICANN's proposal. So we need to draft and submit some constituency comments on these proposed bylaws amendments. For example, ICANN proposes to give the commercial stakeholders 4 delegates to the Nominating Committee, while giving the noncommercial users only 1 delegate to the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is important because it selects key appointments to ICANN, like the Board of Directors, GNSO Councilors, and others. The bias toward commercial views in the proposed bylaws needs to pointed out in this comment period.<div><br></div><div>If anyone would like to volunteer to create a small drafting team to develop a constituency position to submit on the proposed GNSO bylaws amendments, please let me know. This must be submitted one week from today, so time is short. Thanks very much!</div><div><br></div><div>More info:</div><div><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200908.html#gnso-restructure">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200908.html#gnso-restructure</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Robin<br><br> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div>------</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Bylaw Amendments Related to Restructuring of the GNSO Council (Version 2)</font></span></div><div> <table width="127.0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width: 127.0px; padding: 4.0px 0.0px 4.0px 0.0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" style="width: 47.0px; margin: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; padding: 0.0px 4.0px 0.0px 4.0px"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><b>Open:</b></font></div> </td> <td valign="middle" style="width: 66.0px; margin: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; padding: 0.0px 4.0px 0.0px 4.0px"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">3 August 09</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width: 47.0px; margin: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; padding: 0.0px 4.0px 0.0px 4.0px"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><b>Closed:</b></font></div> </td> <td valign="middle" style="width: 66.0px; margin: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; padding: 0.0px 4.0px 0.0px 4.0px"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">24 August 09</font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><b><i>Explanation/Background:</i></b></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Implementation of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Review/Improvements process requires the amendment of a substantial number of the ICANN Bylaws to reflect new GNSO structures, processes and mechanisms. In particular, a specific package of draft Bylaws and additional Staff recommendations has been developed for Public review and comment so that the ICANN Board can move forward with Bylaw amendments to seat the new GNSO Council by the annual ICANN meeting in Seoul, Korea. Approving the Bylaws amendments is a key step toward seating a newly structured Council consistent with the recommendations of the ICANN Board Governance Committee.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">An initial set of Bylaws amendments (Version 1) were posted for <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200907.html#gnso-restructure"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>public comment on 30 June 2009</u></font></a>, reflecting the work product of a GNSO Council Restructure Drafting Team (consisting of the entire GNSO Council and additional GNSO community members), and additional Staff recommendations. The <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-comparison-31jul09-en.pdf"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>Bylaw Amendments (Version 2)</u></font></a> [PDF, 256K] being posted for public comment today are based upon the 30 June 2009 initial version and include additional amendments that reflect guidance received by Staff from the Board's Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) as well as other issues identified by Staff in its efforts to develop Bylaws that are internally consistent and conform to the principles of the BGC Report.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">The package consists of three documents.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">• The first document is a side-by-side comparison showing the existing Bylaws, revised and redlined in the left column, and clean text (Version 2) in the right column: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-comparison-31jul09-en.pdf"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-comparison-31jul09-en.pdf</u></font></a> [PDF, 256K]</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">• The second document identifies the key differences between the draft Bylaws developed by the GNSO through its Restructure Drafting Team and this Version 2 text: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-notes-comments-03aug09-en.pdf"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-notes-comments-03aug09-en.pdf</u></font></a> [PDF, 76K]</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">• The third document is additional background and explanation of Staff's rationale for certain proposed amendments included in Version 2: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-explanation03aug09-en.pdf"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-explanation03aug09-en.pdf</u></font></a> [PDF, 76K]</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><b><i>Staff Responsible</i></b><i>: </i>Robert Hoggarth</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><b><i>Deadline and How to Submit Comments:</i></b></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 3 August 2009 through 24 August 2009, and invites community comments on this topic.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">To submit comments: Comments on the document are welcome via email at <a href="mailto:gnso-council-draft2@icann.org"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>gnso-council-draft2@icann.org</u></font></a>. This public forum will be open through 23 August 2009.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">To view comments: An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-council-draft2/"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-council-draft2/</u></font></a>.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">For a copy of the public Announcement of this forum please see <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03aug09-en.htm"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/en/announcements/announcement-03aug09-en.htm</u></font></a>. That Announcement provides inks to a number of documents that give some useful context and background regarding the issues in this forum.</font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#ffffff" style="font: 13.0px Arial; color: #ffffff">Is it clear to you what this comment period covers? Do you have all the information you need to respond? Please click "More information please" below to email I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#ffffff" style="font: 13.0px Arial; color: #ffffff"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Staff member responsible: Robert Hoggarth | <a href="mailto:robert.hoggarth@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20Bylaw%20Amendments%20Related%20to%20Restructuring%20of%20the%20GNSO%20Council%20(Version%202)%20public%20comment%20period"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>More information please</u></font></a></span></font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#0032e6" style="font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0032e6"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03aug09-en.htm"><u>Announcement</u></a></font><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial"> | <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-council-draft2/"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>Comments</u></font></a> | <a href="mailto:gnso-council-draft2@icann.org"><font color="#0032e6" style="color: #0032e6"><u>Add a comment</u></font></a> | Summary/analysis of comments</font></p></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div>----------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>IP JUSTICE</div><div>Robin Gross, Executive Director</div><div>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA</div><div>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451</div><div>w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>