<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks Holly, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Good to get all our communications out on the table to ensure we are all working together.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I assume that your teams are also assessing the comments. My understanding is that you were aware, we would be sharing with you all that we have right away, sorry if this was not communicated clearly in your dialogue with Sam on Saturday. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sam is intending to send you very shortly, a list of items where it is clear that we will need to work with Sidley/Adler to consider whether/how to make revisions to the Bylaws — let’s take our coordination off this list, to ensure we are all on the same page. <div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div class=""><div class="">John Jeffrey<br class="">General Counsel & Secretary, ICANN<br class="">12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300<br class="">Los Angeles, California 90094-2536</div><div class="">direct dial - +1.310.301.5834<br class="">mobile - +1.310.404.6001<br class=""><a href="mailto:JJ@ICANN.org" class="">JJ@ICANN.org</a></div></div>
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 23, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Gregory, Holly <<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" class="">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><p class="dbfca0c5-06ab-45e7-ae3c-2401c5c42c0d" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"></p><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">We note that the summary of comments and the next draft appear to come out on the same day: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">“25 May - Staff sends out a summary of all comments and any proposed changes to the draft Bylaws to the community and ICANN Board</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">.”<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">We do not understand when Sidley and Adler will have the opportunity to review the comments and consider what we would recommend be amended in response (if anything) from a legal perspective, and interact with ICANN Legal on such points. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">HOLLY</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">GREGORY</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class="">Partner<br class=""><br class=""></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Sidley Austin LLP</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">+1 212 839 5853<br class=""><a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Gregory, Holly" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org" class="">bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org" class="">mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Theresa Swinehart<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, May 23, 2016 12:53 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John Jeffrey; Greg Shatan; <a href="mailto:bylaws-coord@icann.org" class="">bylaws-coord@icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [bylaws-coord] Next steps for Bylaws drafting<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">All,</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">I echo what John has laid out on the seriousness with which all the public comments will be considered, where we are in the process, and approach to this next important next phase of finalizing the draft bylaws everyone’s been working so hard on.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">As we work together in this next phase, and strive to achieve the “timeline” identified already in Marrakech when we all met, a few additional items:</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">As posted on 21 April, the purpose of the public comments (see: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en</a>):</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Purpose:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> This Public Comment period seeks community input on the Draft New </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">ICANN</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> Bylaws developed to reflect the recommendations contained in the proposals by the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">IANA</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">ICG</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">) and Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">ICANN</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) as provided to the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">ICANN</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> Board on 10 March 2016 and transmitted to </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">NTIA</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">. (See Resolutions </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-03-10-en#2.b" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: white; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">2016.03.10.12-15</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> and </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-03-10-en#2.c" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: white; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">2016.03.10.16-19</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">)</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">All the public comments can be found at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-new-bylaws-21apr16/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-new-bylaws-21apr16/</a></span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">As a reminder, please find below the overview of the next steps:</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><blockquote style="margin-left: 30pt; margin-right: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">21 May – public comment period closed</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">21-26 May<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">– Preparation of public comment analysis/reaction</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">25 May - Staff sends out a summary of all comments and any proposed changes to the draft Bylaws to the community and ICANN Board</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">26 May – Possible Bylaws Coordination Group call if needed (TBC)</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">26 May at 21:00 UTC - Board will hold an information call to review comments received and consider any suggested changes to the draft bylaws</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">27 May at 13:00 UTC - Board will hold a formal meeting to vote on the Bylaws.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></blockquote><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">Should we proceed in scheduling a bylaws coordination call?</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">Look forward to working together in this next phase,</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">Kind regards,</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;" class="">Theresa</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><<a href="mailto:bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bylaws-coord-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of John Jeffrey <<a href="mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">john.jeffrey@icann.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Monday, May 23, 2016 6:30 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"<a href="mailto:bylaws-coord@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bylaws-coord@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:bylaws-coord@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bylaws-coord@icann.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [bylaws-coord] Next steps for Bylaws drafting<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Greg, <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Thanks for your note and for your points on where we are this week. The email that Bruce forwarded was a summary of some of the actions (not all) anticipated this week, excerpted out of a much longer discussion of the final stages of the process; that we have all been working toward. We didn’t attempt to set out all the assessments that would be going on by staff, by Sidley, by Adler, by the Bylaws coordination group and others who have been so dedicated to this process throughout, like yourself and the group that you represent in this process.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">As we are well aware it was expected that this would be a period with very short deadlines in which to provide meaningful analysis of the public comments. Staff’s summary and assessment will be forwarded to the community as soon as we have completed it. This summary/assessment can be reviewed by the Bylaws Coordination Group (along with Sidley and Adler), and a determination can be made if additional work is needed beyond that. We agree that a call with the Bylaws Coordination Group would be useful this week.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Let’s be certain though, that no one is proposing that we skip over the comments, not take them seriously or not provide bylaws responsive to those comments or with sufficient analysis to allow their approval based upon the community’s proposals and any new issues raised within those comments. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">From what we have seen in the comments, Staff’s assessment so far (but we will look to Sidley, Adler, to help assess also) is that -- many of the comments are in line with the proposals or are capable of being resolved in this current stage of the process. Some of the comments are seeking variance to the proposals, and some of the comments are stressing the importance of WS2 items.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Some of the comments provided specific recommended line edits, and those must be carefully considered, to see if the changes are required to enhance the implementation of the proposals or understanding of the Bylaws, or if the language posted for public comments sufficiently meets the intent of the proposals.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Accordingly, let’s not give up on the long proposed tight deadlines at this point. Together, let us see if we can get this done, with all due consideration by those necessary to ensure that we are acting consistent with our promises to the community and to the Commerce to deliver these Bylaws fully reflecting the community’s inputs and request for empowerment and change.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">John <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">John Jeffrey<br class="">General Counsel & Secretary, ICANN<br class="">12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300<br class="">Los Angeles, California 90094-2536<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">direct dial - +1.310.301.5834<br class="">mobile - +1.310.404.6001<br class=""><a href="mailto:JJ@ICANN.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">JJ@ICANN.org</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">On May 23, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">This raises critical questions and serious concerns, which I've put inline. The use of the passive voice in this is quite astounding -- in a number of critical spots, you can't tell who is supposed to be doing what. That makes it quite impossible to understand the process. The timing (or lack of time for any meaningful work or response by anyone but Staff and Board) is deeply troubling.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Is this just the Board's review of the comments? Is the community being written out of the process from this point forward? If so, just say so, so that we can react accordingly. Answers that fail to address these issues, failures to respond, and answers that obscure the role of the parties in this process are harmful, not helpful.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">I have been a defender of this process and this timeline in a variety of contexts, but I am losing faith. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">I would strongly suggest that a review of the comments and a decision on amendments by the Bylaws Coordination Group should be a step in this process. If that requires another week (or more), so be it.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">The irony that the community may have no way to hold this process accountable to the community is overwhelming.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">I'm extremely concerned with where we are in this process -- which was supposed to represent the community's voice in proposing revisions to the Bylaws.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Greg<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Bruce Tonkin <<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Hello All,<br class=""><br class="">Here is my current understanding of the process steps towards the Board meeting on 27 May to consider the new bylaws:<br class=""><br class="">25 May - Staff sends out a summary of all comments and any proposed changes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">[GSS: PROPOSED BY WHOM? WILL THIS INCLUDE EVERY CHANGE PROPOSED IN ALL THE COMMENTS, OR JUST COMMENTS CHOSEN BY SOME BODY? IF ONLY CHOSEN COMMENTS, WHO'S DOING THE CHOOSING? HOW WILL THIS WORK PLAN DEAL WITH COMMENTS THAT DID NOT PROPOSE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE TO IMPLEMENT CONCERNS/CHANGES FROM THOSE COMMENTS?]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">to the draft Bylaws to the community and ICANN Board, 48 hours before the Board's vote.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></blockquote><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">[WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS SUMMARY IN 48 HOURS? WILL THE BYLAWS COORDINATION GROUP OR ANY OTHER SPECIFIC COMMUNITY</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">GROUP HAVE A ROLE IN RESPONDING TO AND/OR APPROVING PROPOSED CHANGES?]</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><br class=""> Sidley and Adler law firms have already suggested proposed changes to the draft bylaws based on the CCWG on Accountability public comments. ICANN staff are now compiling a summary of all the public comments, and then that can be reviewed<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">[BY WHOM?]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">with respect to possible amendments<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[WHO WILL DECIDE WHICH COMMENTS GET TURNED INTO POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS? WHO WILL TURN COMMENTS INTO POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS?]</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">to the draft bylaws.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">26 May at 21:00 UTC - Board will hold an information call to review comments received since the Board's meeting in Amsterdam, and consider any suggested<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">[SUGGESTED BY WHOM?]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">changes to the draft bylaws<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">27 May at 13:00 UTC - Board will hold a formal meeting to vote on the Bylaws.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">If there are any outstanding issues identified<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[BY WHOM?]</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">from the summary of comments and proposed changes to the draft bylaws provided on 25 May, then the Bylaws Coordination Group will be convened<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">[BY WHOM?]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">to get guidance.<br class=""><br class="">I will separately send this to the CCWG on Accountability mailing list.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Regards,<br class="">Bruce Tonkin<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">bylaws-coord mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:bylaws-coord@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bylaws-coord@icann.org</a><br class=""><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/bylaws-coord" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/bylaws-coord</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">bylaws-coord mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:bylaws-coord@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bylaws-coord@icann.org</a><br class=""><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/bylaws-coord" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/bylaws-coord</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; 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