<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="5220024C-E45B-457B-879D-D36DDED7044C" height="79" width="595" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:DE3D6E5D-7707-4E56-BAE0-AAFBCD36EFAC@telenet.be" class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;">The message below is sent to you for your information. If you have any questions, please contact us.</div></div><div class=""><div style="width: 758px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class=""><div style="width: 738px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class=""><h2 class="">News Alert</h2><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-31-en" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-31-en</a></p><h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations</h2><p class="">31 July 2015</p><table class="convey"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="light"><strong class="">Forum Announcement:</strong></td><td class="">Comment Period Opens on</td><td class="light"><strong class="">Date:</strong></td><td class="">31 July 2015</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="light"><strong class="">Categories/Tags:</strong></td><td colspan="3" class="">Policy Processes</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="light"><strong class="">Purpose (Brief):</strong></td><td colspan="3" class="">During its meeting on 24 June 2015, the GNSO Council unanimously adopted the recommendations of the GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group (see:<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf" class="">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf</a>), which was tasked to address a number of questions as they relate to GNSO policy and implementation. Among others, these recommendations include three proposed new GNSO processes, two of which—the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) and the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP)—require changes to the ICANN Bylaws<sup class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en#foot1" name="note1" title="" id="note1" class="">1</a></sup>subject to ICANN Board approval. Per its resolution of 28 July 2015 (see: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-07-28-en#1.c" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-07-28-en#1.c</a>), the ICANN Board has directed that these proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws be posted for public comment prior to ICANN Board consideration.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="light"><strong class="">Public Comment Box Link:</strong></td><td colspan="3" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en" class="">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class=""><sup class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en#note1" name="foot1" title="" id="foot1" class="">1</a></sup>These proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws are accompanied by a GGP and EPDP Manual, which can be found in Annex D and F of the GNSO Policy & Implementation Final Report (see: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf" class="">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf</a>) and would be incorporated into the GNSO Operating Procedures following adoption of the proposed ICANN Bylaws changes by the ICANN Board.</p></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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