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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">I certainly agree. To
those of us who followed these things at a distance, it would
be important to walk it through.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">cheers Stephanie</font></font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2017-10-11 03:17, Rafik Dammak
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<div class="gmail_extra">Hi Marika,</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">I support scheduling a separate call
for this topic.</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Best,</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2017-09-27 23:53 GMT+09:00 Marika
Konings <span dir="ltr"><<a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear
All,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Following
up on the update on the revised GNSO Operating
Procedures and ICANN Bylaws that was provided
during the last meeting (see
<a
href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gop-bylaws-20sep17-en.pdf"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://gnso.icann.org/en/<wbr>drafts/gop-bylaws-20sep17-en.<wbr>pdf</a>),
I wanted to highlight that even though the staff
report is long and addresses all the
post-transition Bylaw changes and how these have
been addressed as a result of the Bylaws DT
recommendations, the actual changes to the GNSO
Operating Procedures and the ICANN Bylaws are
fairly limited. As such, I would recommend that
you review the attached redline versions so that
you get a better sense of the changes that are
being proposed. To summarize, the redline
includes:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Changes to section
11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws to reflect
new GNSO voting thresholds<a
name="m_-2990113330369935673_note1"
moz-do-not-send="true"></a><a
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2017-06-19-en#foot1"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><sup>1</sup></a>which
are different from the current threshold of a
simple majority vote of each House.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Changes to
the GNSO Operating Procedures, section 4.9
(Consent Agenda) to reflect that certain
decisions are to be confirmed "automatically" by
the GNSO Council through its consent agenda.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Addition to
the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that in
specific circumstances, the GNSO Council may
waive the timeframes currently referenced in
the GNSO Operating Procedures in relation to
submission of motions as well as scheduling of
meetings to meet its obligations under the
timelines outlined in the ICANN Bylaws as a
Decisional Participant.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Addition to
the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that
certain petitions submitted by an individual
must be submitted through a GNSO Stakeholder
Group or Constituency to the GNSO Council for
consideration. For this purpose,
each GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency
must develop clear rules for the submission of
such petitions, including any requirements for
the criteria to be included in a petition. These
rules would be added to the GNSO Operating
Procedures as an annex once available.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Addition to
the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that
all petitions concerning a director removal
process submitted by an individual must be
submitted directly to the GNSO Council. For this
purpose, the GNSO Council will develop a clear
process and rules for the submission of such
petitions, including any requirements for the
criteria to be included in a petition. These
rules would be added to the GNSO Operating
Procedures as an annex once available.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In
addition to these modifications, the redline
version also includes the following updates:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Updated references to
the ICANN Bylaws as many changed as a result of
the post-transition Bylaws;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Updated the generalized
schedule for board elections to align it with
the timing as well as notification requirements
outlined in the post-transition Bylaws;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Included references to
the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Quick
Look Mechanism in the PDP Manual as a result of
the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group recommendations,
and;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Included references to
the inclusion of a draft PDP WG Charter in the
Preliminary Issue Report in the PDP Manual as a
result of the GNSO Improvements recommendations.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As
noted during my presentation during the last
Council meeting, in response to the public
comments provided, staff would suggest making the
following updates:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">In relation to the
waiver for petitions and the suggestion by the
IPC that any recommendations in this regard are
unanimously taken by the GNSO Chair and Council
Vice-Chairs, staff notes that the proposed
language reads ‘as recommended by the GNSO Chair
and Council Vice-Chairs’ which implies that this
is a unanimous recommendation. However, should
there be a desire to explicitly state this
assumption, the following wording could be
considered ‘as recommended unanimously by the
GNSO Chair and Council Vice-Chairs’.
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<li class="m_-2990113330369935673MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Clarifying the voting
results table in Appendix 1 with regards to
approval of a petition and approval of a
petition notice to remove a director holding
seat 13 or 14</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"> by changing >75% of
one to >75% of the House that appointed the
Director
</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As
pointed out during the meeting, until such time
the GNSO Council adopts the revised GNSO Operating
Procedures and ICANN Bylaws the existing rules
apply to any actions and/or decisions related to
the GNSO as a member of the Empowered Community. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If
it would be helpful, staff would be more than
willing to schedule a separate call to go through
the proposed changes as well as any questions you
may have. Just let us know and we can schedule
accordingly.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best
regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika Konings</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vice
President, Policy Development Support – GNSO,
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email:
<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
<span style="color:#0563c1">marika.konings@icann.org</span></a> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Follow
the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Find
out more about the GNSO by taking our <a
href="http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><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"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#0563c1">GNSO Newcomer pages</span></a>. </span></i></p>
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