<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dear NCUC Community,</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I am pleased to announce that the NCUC EC has approved the
new version of the NCUC Operating Procedures, which is attached, after two
public comments and a final community consultation during ICANN84. This final
approval was made following Section XV (15) of the OP.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The Operating Procedures review was done through multiple
phases, as determined by Section XV of the current NCUC Operating Procedures.
Almost all of the comments suggested by the Operating Procedures Review Task
Force and within the Public Comments were incorporated, showing that this was a
community achievement and, because of that, we are thankful to you all,
especially the OPRTF and the penholders who led the effort.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The development of the work done, names involved, and
rationale for suggestions and decisions can be seen in the two main working
documents:</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qJORoUG229UxqC3PkKpxjc7D9PiZdw_ZM-0oSeu4CDk/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qJORoUG229UxqC3PkKpxjc7D9PiZdw_ZM-0oSeu4CDk/edit?tab=t.0</a> and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qJORoUG229UxqC3PkKpxjc7D9PiZdw_ZM-0oSeu4CDk/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qJORoUG229UxqC3PkKpxjc7D9PiZdw_ZM-0oSeu4CDk/edit?tab=t.0</a>.
The recording of the NCSG Constituencies session, where we had the last
consultation, is also available online: <a href="https://icann84.sched.com/event/29QOr/gnso-ncsg-constituencies-session" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://icann84.sched.com/event/29QOr/gnso-ncsg-constituencies-session</a></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">As determined by Section XV, 17 of the Operating Procedures,
we now have a period of 5 business days for members in good standing to appeal
through a notice to the chair of NCUC. After that, the attached version will
enter into force, with the possibility of being reviewed by the next NCUC
Executive Committees.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Warm regards,</span></p></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> </font><font size="1">(CASP+,  CISM, CEH </font><span style="font-size:x-small">Certified,</span><span style="font-size:x-small">)</span></div><div style=""><font size="1">Chair, NCUC</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member  | <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Improvement (CCOICI)</span> | UN IGF MAG Member | IGF Support Fund Association Executive Committee Member, World Bank Independent Consultant | AU AFIGF Member |  Ghana OGP Advisory Committee member | GSS SDGs Advisory Committee Member</font></div><div><font size="1">____________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div></div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance,  Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Geospatial Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, <br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>