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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-IE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Sharon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Grace is correct, we will walk through the proposed CWG responses to your questions of us relating to the bylaws (which we have tabulate for ease of reference). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>But, we may need your input in the event of specific questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>In addition, there may be some discussion about the structure of the PTI / ICANN relationship and the requirement (or not) for a contract or contracts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br>In addition, there may be a question or two on the Annex C work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Finally, we have a specific new question around the proposed secondment of ICANN staff to PTI. ICANN is proposing to provide all current and future staff to PTI under secondment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>ICANN has recently provided their rationale for such a structure (attached) and the questions that arise are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Does this raise any general concerns?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We have had input via one of our members (copied immediately below) in which they raise a specific question has been raised. <br>We will appreciate your input on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>“In the Sidley draft legal memo regarding PTI and ICANN (April 18, 2015), they say:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>“This will ensure that the IANA naming functions is both functionally and legally “ring fenced” from the ICANN entity.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The proposed secondment of virtually all PTI personnel from ICANN appears to me to pose a legal risk that PTI would not be considered a separate corporation under California law. I suggest that Sidley be asked to look into this. <span style='color:#1F497D'>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank-you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> Grace Abuhamad [mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> 14 June 2016 19:36<br><b>To:</b> Flanagan, Sharon <sflanagan@sidley.com>; Client Committee <cwg-client@icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [client com] Request for Sharon to attend CWG call on Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Sharon, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>I just sent out the agenda email and copied you. My understanding is that the Chairs will lead the discussion on legal issues, but that they would like you to be available should any questions arise. There is a Google document that we are using to draft responses to the PTI Bylaws and AoI footnotes, so you could view that document in advance of the call should you want to get a sense of where the draft stands at this stage. The link to the document is in the agenda. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hope this helps, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Grace<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Grace Abuhamad</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Manager, Public Policy</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>801 17th Street NW, Suite 400 | Washington, DC 20006</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Direct: +1 202 249 7545 | Mobile: +1 310 200 7638</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability"><span style='color:blue'>LEARN MORE</span></a>. <a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status"><span style='color:blue'>STAY UPDATED</span></a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/icann"><span style='color:blue'>FOLLOW</span></a>. <a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved"><span style='color:blue'>ENGAGE</span></a>. </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Sharon Flanagan <<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 12:32 PM<br><b>To: </b>Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>>, Client Committee <<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: Request for Sharon to attend CWG call on Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I’m available. Can you please provide an agenda and any information about our anticipated role on the call?</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>SHARON R. FLANAGAN</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br><br><br><b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP<br></b>+1 415 772 1271<br><a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Flanagan, Sharon"><span style='color:blue'>sflanagan@sidley.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org">cwg-client-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org">mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Grace Abuhamad<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Client Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> [client com] Request for Sharon to attend CWG call on Thursday</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Sharon, </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Are you available to join the CWG-Stewardship call on Thursday (16 June) for the first hour (8-9 am pacific time)? 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