[ECAdmin] Empowered Community’s Approval of Amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws

[David Olive]

Communication to ICANN’s SOs/ACs and Decisional Participants

 

Dear SO/AC Chairs and Chairs of Decisional Participants:

 

On 23 May 2017, the ICANN organization sent a notice to the Empowered Community that the ICANN Board has approved amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws to move the Board Governance Committee’s reconsideration responsibilities to another Board Committee. This notice triggered a series of events that have been set in place for the Empowered Community to consider and approve the amendments before they can go into effect.

 

The purpose of this email is to provide you with information on this Empowered Community process, and expected participation.

 

Per the Bylaws, a Community Forum must be convened prior to the end of ICANN59 in Johannesburg (by 29 June 2017) for the Decisional Participants and broader community to discuss the amendments. The Community Forum has tentatively been scheduled for 27 June 2017 at 06:00 UTC. In advance of the Community Forum, all SOs and ACs may provide inputs, comments and questions for discussion within that Community Forum. Any statements of input may be sent to the Empowered Community Administration at ECAdmin at icann.org.

 

After the Community Forum period ends at 06:59 UTC on 30 June 2017, Decisional Participants have 21 days to take a decision on the Fundamental Bylaws amendments. Decisional Participants must act, or choose not to act, by 06:59 UTC on 21 July 2017. At least three Decisional participants must support and no more than one can object for the Fundamental Bylaws amendments to be approved.

 

The ICANN organization has posted a webpage with additional details on the status of this first Empowered Community process.

 

If there is any additional information that we can provide you about your participation in this important Empowered Community process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

 

Best regards,

 

David 

 

David A. Olive
Senior Vice President

Policy Development Support
Managing Director

ICANN Regional Office –Istanbul
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212
Mobile:       + 1. 202.341.3611
Mobile:       +90.533.341.6550

 

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