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<div>Thanks to you, Phil, Marilyn, Aparna and Andrew for writing this comment. In the time I have been associated with the BC, I have never seen a statement that so thoroughly melds ICANN's mission and the healthy mentality of business in promoting an agenda in support of the health of the Internet for all. </div>
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<div>You know I am not prone to public displays of affection, but I love this short, sweet and wholly representative document.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div>Berard</div>
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<div>Subject: [bc-gnso] FILED: BC comment on ICANN's proposed process for IANA transition<br />From: "Steve DelBianco" <sdelbianco@netchoice.org><br />Date: 5/8/14 1:27 pm<br />To: "'bc - GNSO list'" <bc-gnso@icann.org><br /><br />
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<div>Today we filed the attached comment on ICANN’s proposed principles and process for IANA transition. </div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Each constituency should be allowed to name individuals to the Steering/Convening Committee<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>, with the goal of having the same broad representation of interests that made NETmundial successful.</strong></span></span></div>
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<div style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Thanks again to Phil, Marilyn, Aparna, and Andrew for contributing to the draft.</div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">ICANN is accepting comments on their proposed principles and process for IANA transition planning. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When you look at the public comment page (</span><a style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/transition/draft-proposal-08apr14-en.htm">link</a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">), it’s clear we are to comment </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline;">only</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> on the process and scope ICANN has proposed — not on the substantive elements or outcomes of the transition. Please be sure to read ICANN’s scoping document, too (</span><a style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/iana-transition-scoping-08apr14-en.pdf">link</a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">).</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Thanks to BC members who helped with this draft, starting with Phil Corwin, Marilyn Cade, Aparna Sridhar, and Andrew Mack. </span></div>
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<div>This comment is due 8-May. Our draft is just over 1 page in length, so the BC Executive Committee has approved a 3-day expedited review period. Please reply-all with your comments or in-line edits to the attached doc.</div>
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<div>If lively debate is continuing on 8-May, we will extend the BC review period and inform ICANN that we will be a few days late. </div>
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