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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=043241821-29032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I support the suggestion to move voting thresholds to the
Rules but with a condition in the Rules that any changes to the thresholds
requires a high voting bar (at least 60% of both houses) and that the Bylaws
require Board approval of the Rules and any amendments to the Rules. In my
opinion, the consensus reached on GNSO restructure was highly dependent on the
interdependency of several elements of the restructure recommendations. In
particular, the recommended thresholds were a very crucial part of the overall
package that we agreed to, so if it is too easy to change those, it could
compromise the whole set of recommendations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=043241821-29032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I do not agree that this document is almost ready. I
think we have quite a bit of work to do still and this is much too important to
rush. I am all for doing it quickly, but let's make sure we carefully deal
with all the issues that are being identified. In that regard, I think it
would be helpful if Staff prepared a document organized similar to what they
have already done that integrates all the various comments including their
source with each section.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=043241821-29032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ken
Bour<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 27, 2009 2:59 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Stéphane
Van Gelder'; 'Margie Milam'; council@gnso.icann.org;
liaison6c@gnso.icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council] Draft Revisions to the
ICANN Bylaws Relating to GNSO Restructure<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Stéphane:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Thank you for your
prompt initiative and the supportive observations. Please see my
embedded comments below.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">If there are any
other questions, please continue to raise them. In the interest of
time, we recognize and appreciate the Council’s active interest and remain
committed to timely and thorough replies. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Ken
Bour<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
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owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Stéphane Van Gelder<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 27, 2009 1:05
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Margie Milam; council@gnso.icann.org;
liaison6c@gnso.icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] Draft Revisions to
the ICANN Bylaws Relating to GNSO
Restructure<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Margie,<BR><BR>Thanks
for sending these on. As we are so pushed for time, allow me to get the ball
rolling on this discussion and make a few comments.<BR><BR>Section 3. Article
1.<BR>Moving the “geographic regions goalposts” up from “no 2 members” to “no
3 members” seems like a sensible suggestion for those SGs with 6 Council
members. I agree with it.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">[KAB: ] Staff
appreciates your support of this provision. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR><BR>Section
3. Article 3.<BR>What’s your rationale for recommending that “vacancy rules”
be moved to OR&Ps?<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">[KAB: ] The only
specific provision, in this section, deals with the removal of an NCA for
cause and includes the actual voting thresholds. One of Staff’s
sub-objectives in this re-drafting assignment was to eliminate any/all
provisions that, in its judgment, could be more effectively accommodated
within internal Council procedures. One area identified was
detailed voting thresholds and another involved this topic of vacancies,
removals, and resignations. Staff suggests that such provisions do
not rise to the level of being required in ICANN-level legal Bylaws.
In the event that new Council voting thresholds are added or modified,
in the future, such changes could be accomplished locally versus requiring
protracted formal Bylaws amendments. Similarly, procedures for
handling Council vacancies, resignations, and other administrative matters
seem more appropriate for OR&P vs. corporate Bylaws.
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR><BR>Section
3. Article 7.<BR>Are there no voting thresholds for selecting the chair and
vice-chairs?<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">[KAB: ] Yes, there
are bicameral house voting thresholds for these positions and, as discussed
above, they will be prescribed in the Council’s OR&P currently under
revision by the GNSO Operations Work Team (Ray Fassett, Chair) under the
auspices of the Operations Steering Committee (OSC). The Council
Chair election requires 60% of both houses and the Vice-Chair positions are
prescribed in the following language, inserted below:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">“The GNSO Council
shall also select two Vice Chairs, one elected from each of the two voting
houses. If the Council Chair is elected from one of the houses,
then the non-voting Council-Level Nominating Committee Appointee shall serve
as one of the Vice Chairs in lieu of the Vice Chair from the house of the
elected Chair. If the Chair is elected from one of the houses,
that person shall retain his/her vote in that house.”
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Section 3.
Article 8.<BR>I agree the voting threshold descriptions belong in the
OR&Ps, but it would be helpful for our discussion of the bylaws to have a
reminder of what they are. Can you provide a link to where they are
please?<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">[KAB: ] The voting
thresholds originally prescribed by the Working Group on GNSO Council
Restructuring (WG-GCR) contained both PDP and non-PDP elements. In
this re-drafting exercise, Staff is recommending that they be parsed out as
follows: the non-PDP voting thresholds will be contained in Council
OR&P while the PDP thresholds will be included in Article XX–Transition
until such time as the Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) and PDP Work
Team (Jeff Neumann, Chair) have completed deliberations and are prepared to
recommend a formal revision to Annex A of the Bylaws. Since the
PDP thresholds are currently specified in Annex A, which is not being revised
as part of this restructuring effort, Staff recommends that the new PDP
thresholds should be included in Article XX vs. Council OR&P.
Article XX is a “transition” document only and, once the PDP voting thresholds
are successfully relocated from Annex A to the Council OR&P (Staff’s
recommendation), Article XX can be removed from the Bylaws in its entirety
(assuming all other transition matters are completed). Below
are the voting thresholds recast into the two groupings:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">
<B><U>Non-PDP: <o:p></o:p></U></B></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Elect Council
Chair: requires 60% of both houses. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Remove NCA for
Cause: requires 75% of both houses (excluding the NCA subject to
removal); subject to Board approval.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">All other GNSO
Council Business (default): requires majority of both houses.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">PDP:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54.2pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><SPAN
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Create an Issues
Report: requires more than 25% vote of both houses or majority of one
house. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54.2pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Initiate a PDP
within Scope: requires more than 33% vote of both houses or more than
66% vote of one house. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54.2pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Initiate a PDP not
within Scope: requires a vote of more than 75% of one house and a
majority of the other house (“Super Majority”). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54.2pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Approve a PDP
without a Super Majority: requires a majority of both houses and further
requires that one representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups
supports. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">e)<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Approve a PDP with
a Super Majority: requires greater than 75% majority in one house and
majority in the other house.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Apart from the
points raised above, I think this document is already very near completion.
Having seen it, I must admit I feel a lot more confident that we can move
ahead with sufficient speed to meet the deadlines set in your email for our
review of these proposed bylaws. Congratulations on a well-written
document.<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">[KAB: ] Staff
appreciates the compliment and the vote of confidence toward a successful June
Council seating. Thank you! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR><BR>Stéphane<BR><BR><BR>Le
27/03/09 00:34, « Margie Milam » <<A
href="Margie.Milam@icann.org">Margie.Milam@icann.org</A>> a
écrit :</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dear
All,<BR> <BR>As discussed in today’s GNSO call, ICANN Staff
has prepared Draft Bylaws Revisions (attached) that contain Staff
recommendations for changes relating to the GNSO restructure. They
are intended to serve as a starting point for the GNSO Council’s discussions.
<BR> <BR><U>General
Observations<BR></U><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">These Bylaws were
drafted to be consistent with Board recommendations as to structure and
principles.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Staff also
attempted to build in flexibility to accommodate changes in the future without
requiring Bylaws amendments. For example, Staff recommends that some
issues be moved from the Bylaws to GNSO Council Operating Rules and Procedures
that would be approved by the Board.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Since the Board
approved improvements did not provide specific details with respect to all
topics, ICANN staff developed recommendations to address these gaps, which are
contained in footnotes throughout the document.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Draft Bylaws
Revisions are subject to review by the ICANN Office of the General Counsel for
legal form as well as consistency. <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A few additional
decisions will be needed to finalize these Bylaws, for example, Board
approval of the unresolved open issue concerning Board seats 13 and 14, and
further Council work on certain of the transition procedures (e.g. staggered
terms, elections). <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Format of
Revisions<BR> <BR></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To facilitate
reviewing these changes, the Draft Bylaws is organized as a side-by-side
comparison of the current language and the proposed language.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The yellow
highlighted text refers to new or substantially revised language compared to
the current Bylaws.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The footnotes
include rationale statements where Staff thought an explanation might be
helpful. <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><U>Next Steps
and Timing<BR> <BR></U></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The GNSO Council
will need to decide how it would like to review the Draft Bylaws to develop
its recommendations.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">ICANN Staff will be
working with the GNSO Operations Work Team in developing the GNSO Operating
Rules and Procedures to incorporate those improvements that were omitted from
the Bylaws in order to provide flexibility.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">In order to seat
the new Council by June, the Board would need to approve of the
revisions by no later than its May 21st meeting.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A public comment
period would need to take place before the May 21st meeting.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Council would
need to complete its review/analysis by the next GNSO council meeting on April
16th in order to accommodate the public comment period.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">· </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Due to this short
time period, the GNSO Council is currently evaluating the most effective way
to proceed. <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Finally, ICANN
Staff is available to provide background and additional information on the
Draft Bylaws Revisions if it would be helpful for your review.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Regards,<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Margie
Milam<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Senior Policy
Counselor<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">ICANN
<BR></SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
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