<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Hello NCUC,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I received the following message about our bylaws approval from Rob: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">"The Board’s Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) was advised by staff that the charter changes did not present any fiscal or liability concerns to the ICANN organization and the OEC is currently processing staff’s request to open a public comment forum for community review and comment. I am hopeful that the OEC permission will be forthcoming very soon. At that point, staff will open the public comment proceeding for at least 40 days. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Based on prior community experiences, the entire Board review process generally has taken about 6 months and we appear to be on track for Board consideration/action of the NCUC Bylaws changes at or around the Abu Dhabi public meeting. We will alert you when the public comment forum is being opened so that you can alert the NCUC membership."<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Best</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><u></u> </p></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
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