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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The motion has been updated accordingly (see <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/HgObAw)">https://community.icann.org/x/HgObAw)</a>. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marika<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Marika Konings</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>marika.konings@icann.org</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Find out more about the GNSO by taking our <a href="http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso"><span style='color:#0563C1'>interactive courses</span></a> and visiting the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm#newcomers"><span style='color:#0563C1'>GNSO Newcomer pages</span></a>.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'><owner-council@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday 22 September 2016 at 02:22<br><b>To: </b>WUKnoben <wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de><br><b>Cc: </b>GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org>, Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@netchoice.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] Draft Motion - GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Wolf-Ulrich. I agree that the motion would benefit from a discrete timeframe, and accept your language as a friendly amendment. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marika/Mary-can you reflect this change in the doc for our call?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you-<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>J.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Sep 22, 2016, at 08:26, WUKnoben <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thanks James for the draft which content I support.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>However, I wonder whether under Res. 3 of the draft motion the term “...</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>the GNSO is expected to finalize its decision on the appointment ...” may be too weak with respect to a potential extension of the interim status. A more concrete time (e.g.like “Within three months after the completion of the work of the GNSO Rights & Obligations under Revised ICANN Bylaws Drafting Team and adoption of its recommendations by the GNSO Council, the GNSO is expected to finalize its decision on the appointment...”) could prohibit misunderstandings.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I’d appreciate you accepting it (or a similar deadline) as a friendly amendment.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><br>Best regards<br><br>Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> James M. Bladel <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> Monday, September 19, 2016 10:23 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> GNSO Council List <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Cc:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> Steve DelBianco <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> [council] Draft Motion - GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Council Colleagues -</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:Arial'>Below and attached, please find a draft motion for appointing a GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:Arial'>As you are no doubt aware, the current Bylaws Drafting Team (led by Steve DelBianco) is examining the nature of the GNSO’s participation in the new Empowered Community, and we anticipate their recommendations very soon. However, as a “Decisional Participant,” the GNSO must identify its representative and communicate this to ICANN’s Secretary <b><u>before</u></b> the transition (30 SEP 2016). So we are up against a very tight deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:Arial'>As currently written, the bylaws call for the Chair of each decisional SO/AC, or another designee, to serve in this role. The text of this motion acknowledges this, but notes that this would be an “interim” appointment, pending any changes resulting from the work of the Bylaws Drafting Team.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:Arial'>I hope that all made sense, and look forward to discussing during our next call (29 SEP).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:Arial'>Thanks—</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:Arial'>J.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Motion on the interim appointment of the GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community Administration</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>WHEREAS</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.35pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>As stated in <a name="_Ref444421077"></a><a name="_Ref444423270"></a><a name="_Ref444422540"></a>Section 1.1(a) of Article 6 of the new ICANN Bylaws, concerning the composition and organization of the Empowered Community (EC), “The Empowered Community (“EC”) shall be a nonprofit association formed under the laws of the State of California consisting of the ASO, the ccNSO, the GNSO, the ALAC and the GAC (each a “Decisional Participant” or “associate,” and collectively, the “Decisional Participants”).” </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.35pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The sole purpose of the EC is to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under ICANN’s Articles of Incorporation and the ICANN Bylaws, and the EC shall have no other powers or rights except as expressly provided in the ICANN Bylaws. The EC may only act as provided in these Bylaws. Any act of the EC that is not in accordance with these Bylaws shall not be effective.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt'>As outlined in section 6.3 of the new ICANN Bylaws, the</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;letter-spacing:1.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt'>GNSO,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;letter-spacing:1.05pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>as a<span style='letter-spacing:1.05pt'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt'>Decisional</span><span style='letter-spacing:.95pt'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt'>Participant,</span><span style='letter-spacing:1.1pt'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt'>shall</span><span style='letter-spacing:.95pt'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt'>act</span><span style='letter-spacing:1.0pt'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt'>through its respective chair or such other person as may be designated by the GNSO (collectively, such persons from all communities are the “EC Administration”). Each Decisional Participant shall deliver annually a written certification from its chair or co-chairs to the ICANN Secretary designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration.</span> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt'>The GNSO </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>created a Drafting Team (DT) on 30 June 2016 to identify the GNSO’s new rights and obligations, and work with ICANN staff to prepare an implementation plan to address any needed changes by 30 September (see </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions-23201606-29&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=gysavcQ8WgcOrdMyeHfgSxP8oFrv6_D4ufEFDJxxUAE&s=upINJ-BHbiBYR5d2ddl4AGyaJcpIGQLPK_Nai3Y_Zb4&e=">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions - 201606)[gnso.icann.org]</a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>. </span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>RESOLVED</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms that the GNSO Chair (currently James Bladel) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration on an interim basis. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>2. </span><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed by the GNSO Council in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and other related GNSO Operating Procedures. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>3. Following the completion of the work of the GNSO Rights & Obligations under Revised ICANN Bylaws Drafting Team and adoption of its recommendations by the GNSO Council, the GNSO is expected to finalize its decision on the appointment of the person designated to represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration and will communicate this accordingly to the ICANN Secretary.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>4. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>