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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Today we filed a Busi</font></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">ness Constituency (BC) comment on proposed changes to Bylaws and GNSO procedures for the Empowered Community.
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<div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">( ICANN comment page at</span> <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2017-06-19-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2017-06-19-en</a> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">)</span></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">This comment was drafted by Steve DelBianco and </font>approved in accord with the BC charter. </div>
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