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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">These edits seem okay to me but I would like Xavier to comment just in case there are any concerns from a staff point of view considering that they proposed
the edits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Chuck</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Kavouss Arasteh [mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gomes, Chuck<br>
<b>Cc:</b> jrobinson@afilias.info; cwg-stewardship@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CWG-Stewardship] FW: [client com] CWG Comment Letter - PTI Bylaws<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear All,</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">In order to be short and concise, I suggest the following : </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(a) At least
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">9 months
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">prior to the commencement of each fiscal year, the Corporation shall submit to the Board </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">and
ICANN</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> a proposed annual operating plan and budget for the Corporation’s next fiscal year (“Annual Budget”).
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(e)
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">Immediately</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> after the Board approves the Annual Budget, it shall be submitted
to ICANN for inclusion in ICANN’s proposed </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">Annual</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Operating Plan and Budget..</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">i HOPE THIS STZRAIGHT FORWARD AND CLEAR LANGUAGE DOES NOT CREATE ANY PROBLEM IN THE MIND OF HIGGHLY QUALIFIED TOP EXPERT
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Kavouss
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<p class="MsoNormal">2016-08-11 13:51 GMT+02:00 Gomes, Chuck <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regarding Draft PTI Bylaws section 9.2, DT-O recommends the following edits as highlighted:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>At least 270 days prior to the commencement of each fiscal year, the Corporation shall submit to the Board a proposed annual operating plan and budget for the Corporation’s next fiscal year (“<b>Annual Budget</b>”).
<span style="color:#1F497D">At the time of submission to the Board, the Corporation shall also submit this proposed Annual Budget to ICANN.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Promptly after the Board approves the Annual Budget, the Annual Budget shall be submitted to ICANN
<span style="color:#1F497D">for inclusion in ICANN’s proposed Operating Plan and Budget</span>.
<s><span style="color:red">The Annual Budget shall be submitted to ICANN at least nine months in advance of the next fiscal year.</span></s><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Robinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 11, 2016 4:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] FW: [client com] CWG Comment Letter - PTI Bylaws</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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closes later today.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Flanagan, Sharon [<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" target="_blank">mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 10 August 2016 07:21<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Client Committee' <<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org" target="_blank">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [client com] CWG Comment Letter - PTI Bylaws</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Client Committee,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Attached is a revised draft of the CWG comment letter on the PTI bylaws. As noted previously,
we have updated the letter to address the appointment of the initial independent PTI directors. We also understand that the Nominating Committee will be prepared to begin nominating the two independent PTI directors in 2017 (rather than waiting until 2018
or 2019). These changes are reflected in Sections 4 and 5 of the draft comment letter and in Sections 5.2.2 and 5.5.1 of the revised bylaws.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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