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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank-you Grace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We will now transmit to Sidley for them to produce their next version of the bylaws for subsequent transmission to ICANN legal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br>Separate logistics conversations mean that this needs to be done within a week i.e. by 18<sup>th</sup> March 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Lise & Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Grace Abuhamad [mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> 10 March 2016 04:58<br><b>To:</b> Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@verisign.com>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> cwg-stewardship@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] Final version of Bylaws Matrix Responses<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Here attached is the final version of the bylaws matrix responses. Thank you to those who submitted feedback. The document is now ready for the Client Committee to instruct Sidley on next steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>For information, the outcome on the three issues raised is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Issue #1 Thresholds</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: Move forward with current practices, i.e. simple majority, since CSC Charter amendments will go a public comment process prior to approval by the ccNSO and GNSO. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Issue #2 Timing of 1st IFR</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: Suggestion to proceed with "will commence not later than two years after the Transition” <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Issue #3 Use of the Empowered Community mechanisms for the Special IFR</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: There is support for using the community mechanisms, but in order to provide flexibility in the Bylaws, and for the Special IFR process, the suggestion is to move forward with: <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>" ...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> allow the RySG and/or ccNSO to launch a consultation process leading to a review <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Grace <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><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><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"Gomes, Chuck" <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com">cgomes@verisign.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 4:45 PM<br><b>To: </b>Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>Nathalie Vergnolle <<a href="mailto:nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org">nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org</a>>, Akram Atallah <<a href="mailto:akram.atallah@icann.org">akram.atallah@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [CWG-Stewardship] Input Needed: Bylaws Matrix Responses and Three Issues<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>These suggestions seem fine to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Chuck <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#575757'>Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>> <br>Date: 02/29/2016 5:47 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>> <br>Cc: Nathalie Vergnolle <<a href="mailto:nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org">nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org</a>>, Akram Atallah <<a href="mailto:akram.atallah@icann.org">akram.atallah@icann.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Input Needed: Bylaws Matrix Responses and Three Issues <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you Martin and Cheryl. Is there any additional feedback? We would like to finalize this by the end of the week. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Summary of feedback so far: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Issue #1 Thresholds</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>: Move forward with current practices, i.e. simple majority, since CSC Charter amendments will go a public comment process prior to approval by the ccNSO and GNSO. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Support: Donna, Paul, Cheryl, Martin<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>No objections <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Issue #2 Timing of 1st IFR</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>: Martin suggested the following compromise text: "will commence not later than two years after the Transition” <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Support: Martin, Cheryl<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>No objections <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Issue #3 Use of the Empowered Community mechanisms for the Special IFR</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>: There is support for using the community mechanisms, but in order to provide flexibility in the Bylaws, and for the Special IFR process, Martin suggested: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>" ...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>allow the RySG and/or ccNSO to launch a consultation process leading to a review <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> "<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Support: Martin, Cheryl<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>No objections <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Please send your feedback as soon as possible on list so that we can pass the responses to Sidley and proceed with the work plan. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Grace<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><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><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 9:10 PM<br><b>To: </b>Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>>, Nathalie Vergnolle <<a href="mailto:nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org">nathalie.vergnolle@icann.org</a>>, Akram Atallah <<a href="mailto:akram.atallah@icann.org">akram.atallah@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Input Needed: Bylaws Matrix Responses and Three Issues<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Grace thank you for this... Sorry for a slight delay in reply, please see my responses inter-spaces below...</span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'> <CLO> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;border-spacing:0px'><tr style='outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;outline:0px'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#674EA7'>C</span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#674EA7'>heryl </span></i><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#674EA7'>L</span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#674EA7'>angdon-</span></i><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#674EA7'>O</span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#674EA7'>rr ... </span></i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#674EA7'>(CLO)</span><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:2.25pt;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2B82AD'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:2.25pt;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2B82AD'>about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr style='outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><td valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;outline:0px;font-style:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;background:#C5D0E0;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif'><img border=0 width=88 height=4 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://d13pix9kaak6wt.cloudfront.net/signature/colorbar.png" alt="Cheryl Langdon-Orr on about.me"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><td valign=bottom style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.0pt;outline:0px;font-style:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>On 26 February 2016 at 04:41, Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org" target="_blank">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear CWG-Stewardship and ICANN Implementation Team, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Please see attached the latest version of the responses to the Sidley Bylaws Matrix as well as a list of three currently unresolved issues for CWG-Stewardship input (also copied below for your convenience). The action assigned on the CWG-Stewardship call today was to share these documents with the group, and simultaneously with the ICANN implementation team for any input they may have. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>On the CWG-Stewardship call today, we outlined the three issues and had an initial, but non-conclusive, discussion about them. On the thresholds issue, Donna Austin suggests we go with current practices, i.e. simple majority, since Charter amendments will go a public comment process prior to approval by the ccNSO and GNSO. Paul Kane agrees. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Looking forward to your input, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Grace<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>A recap of the three issues presented on call (also in document attached): <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>There are three issues for the CWG-Stewardship to address: </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Issue #1: Thresholds</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For the CSC Charter, the CCNSO and GNSO Councils must approve amendments. The DT leads noted that the intention is that the respective Councils (ccNSO and GNSO) would vote to ratify any proposed charter amendment/s and the threshold would be in accordance with their respective methods of operation. However, the current responses further suggest that, “supermajority of both Councils would seem appropriate if this can be accommodated.” </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Staff would like to note that supermajority may not be consistent with current practice in the GNSO and CCNSO Councils. In the case of the GNSO, the default voting threshold is simple majority of each house. Should a supermajority vote be deemed appropriate for this purpose, the relevant section in the ICANN bylaws that details voting thresholds that differ from simple majority, would need to be updated. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Does the CWG want to define a higher threshold for the CCNSO and GNSO councils or proceed with existing operating procedures within the Councils?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><CLO> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'> I would suggest going with the existing OP's within the Councils...</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Issue #2: Timing of the first IANA Function Review</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Paragraph (194) of the CWG Final Proposal provides that the IFR “will not commence” until two years after this date, but Paragraph (301) provides that the initial IFR must be completed by this 2-year anniversary</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Current response: Paragraph 301 being focused on the IFR while Paragraph 194 being a timetable makes Paragraph 301 the determining one. However, Paragraphs 267/268 seem to confirm the ambiguity. Separately, Paragraph 194 does allow, however for a Special IFR sooner than 2 years if needed. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>CWG needs to choose: </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The first IFR will not commence until two years after the Transition </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The first IFR will be completed by the 2-year anniversary of the Transition</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><CLO> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'> I rather like the text proposed by Martin => <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>“will commence not later than two years after the Transition” <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Issue #3: Use of the Empowered Community mechanisms for the Special IFR</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The CWG needs to consider specifying a forum and process for the Special IFR. Paragraphs (125) and (303) of the CWG Final Proposal provide that consideration of whether to trigger a Special IFR “may” include a public comment period but is silent on who determines whether there should be a public comment period. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If the CWG-Stewardship adopts the Empowered Community mechanism of the CCWG-Accountability, then the process for escalation includes a discussion forum. Would that be sufficient? If not, the CWG-Stewardship could mandate a standard ICANN public comment period before triggering a Special IFR.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><CLO> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'> In my view it would be best for most circumstances ( and provide a higher degree of understanding and predictability within the wider ICANN Community if the CWG-Stewardship adopts the Empowered Community Mechanism of the CCWG-Accountability, but again I am rather leaning towards also picking up in the flexibility allowed by Martin's proposed text => </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#9900FF'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>" ...</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>allow the RySG and/or ccNSO to launch a consultation process leading to a review <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>...</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>"</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>CWG-Stewardship mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org">CWG-Stewardship@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>