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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Sharon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br>The IOTF was simply put in place to provide a high-frequency touch point for ICANN staff as they worked on the implementation. The context for the introduction of the IOTF was the “secondment issue” whereby ICANN staff got too far ahead of the community in their implementation work. The IOTF had no decision making capabilities, these remained reserved for the CWG. Therefore, I am not sure it is necessary to reference the IOTF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Accordingly, I would suggest rewording the below as:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>CWG-Stewardship Comment</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>: </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The CWG recognized </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>that the Nominating Committee process for selecting the PTI Nominating Committee Directors would not be in place prior to the transition and </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>therefore </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>recommended that the two directors be identified prior to the transition to serve in the interim until the first election of PTI directors. It was </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>proposed</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> that the Co-chairs of the CWG-Stewardship, Lise Fuhr and Jonathan Robinson, serve as the initial Nominating Committee Directors until the first election of the PTI directors. The CWG-Stewardship supports this</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'> proposal</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>. Should these individuals be unable to serve, the CWG-Stewardship would select qualified alternate nominees, and appointment of these alternate nominees would be subject to ICANN’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The CWG-Stewardship proposes that Section 5.5.1 of the Draft PTI Bylaws be modified as set forth below to describe the process for selecting the initial Nominating Committee Directors to be in place at the time of transition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Any comment from others?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Flanagan, Sharon [mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 09 August 2016 06:12<br><b>To:</b> Client Committee <cwg-client@icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [client com] FW: CWG Comment Letter - PTI Bylaws<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Client Committee,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Attached is a revised draft of the CWG comment letter to the PTI bylaws. This reflects revisions to #4 and #5 of the comment letter. Specifically, we have revised the draft to address the appointment of Lise and Jonathan as the initial non-ICANN PTI directors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>In particular, we would appreciate a review of the description of the IOTF work below for accuracy since we were not directly involved in those discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Given the tight timing (comments are due on Thursday), we are sending this to you and ICANN legal simultaneously, and they may have further comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<br>Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Initial Directors (Section 5.5.1)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Text from Draft PTI Bylaws</span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>For the appointment of the initial directors of PTI, Section 5.5.1 of the Draft PTI Bylaws provides as follows: “Other than Directors initially appointed by the incorporator of the Corporation (which Directors shall hold office until the first election of Directors) and the President of the Corporation, the Directors shall be elected by the Member at the annual meeting of the Corporation….” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>CWG-Stewardship Comment</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>: In connection with the work of the Implementation Oversight Task Force, it was noted that the Nominating Committee process for selecting the PTI Nominating Committee Directors would not be in place prior to the transition and recommended that the two directors be identified prior to the transition to serve in the interim until the first election of PTI directors. It was recommended that the Co-chairs of the CWG-Stewardship, Lise Fuhr and Jonathan Robinson, serve as the initial Nominating Committee Directors until the first election of the PTI directors. The CWG-Stewardship supports this recommendation. Should these individuals be unable to serve, the CWG-Stewardship would select qualified alternate nominees, and appointment of these alternate nominees would be subject to ICANN’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The CWG-Stewardship proposes that Section 5.5.1 of the Draft PTI Bylaws be modified as set forth below to describe the process for selecting the initial Nominating Committee Directors to be in place at the time of transition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>“</span><u><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue;letter-spacing:.05pt'>Each initial Director of the Corporation shall hold office until the first election of Directors for such Director’s seat. </span></u><s><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Other than</span></s><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><u><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue;letter-spacing:.05pt'>The initial </span></u><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Directors </span><s><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>initially </span></s><u><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue;letter-spacing:.05pt'>shall be</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> appointed by the </span><u><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue;letter-spacing:.05pt'>Member</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><s><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>incorporator of the Corporation (which Directors shall hold office until the first election of Directors)</span></s><u><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue;letter-spacing:.05pt'>, with the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions selecting two qualified nominees for appointment as the initial Nominating Committee Directors by the Member. Other than the initial Directors</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> and the President of the Corporation, the Directors shall be elected by the Member at the annual meeting....”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=e77f11bd-dc06-4cb5-a19d-9bb7fe9af696><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>****************************************************************************************************<br>This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<br>If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us<br>immediately.<br><br>****************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>