[bylaws-coord] Thanks to the combined legal team

[Burr, Becky]

Amen!  To the concept of a Tonkin Award as well ...


J. Beckwith Burr 
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On 5/28/16, 11:41 AM, "John Jeffrey" <john.jeffrey at icann.org> wrote:

>Thanks Bruce.  On behalf of our team, we are grateful for the
>constructive and positive engagement with Sidley's team, and Adler's
>Team.  We were so very impressed with their work ethic, level of
>knowledge and dedication to ICANN's evolution to a model of greater
>community empowerment.
>
>We should add to the Tonkin Award all of the community members who are
>part of the proposing working groups and Bylaws Coordination Group, the
>board, our external lawyers, and the broader community -- each having
>improved the New Bylaws through their careful and thoughtful inputs,
>explanations and analysis, and through the attention to the details.
>
>The dedication and passion throughout our community is reflected in this
>process, and it is evidenced in the way that the process ended.  After
>the community's debate - our job was merely to reflect the community's
>wishes within the legal structure, and with the help of our esteemed
>colleagues this part is done.
>
>Now let's push on to the next important steps.
>
>John Jeffrey
>General Counsel & Secretary
>ICANN
>
>> On May 27, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Bruce Tonkin
>><Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Holly, Rosemary, and John,
>> 
>> Just a personal note to thank all three legal teams from Sidley, Adler
>>and the ICANN legal team ­ in working together so constructively since
>>Marrakech ­ to produce a draft set of bylaws and Articles of
>>Incorporation, and also to respond quickly to suggestions for
>>improvements as they came in over the last month.
>> 
>> I know for many of you this has meant giving up on weekends and family
>>engagements, and I greatly appreciate that.
>> 
>> If there is some suitable industry legal award in the USA to cover such
>>team work, I wold be happy to nominate you all!
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Bruce Tonkin
>> 
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