<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Matt,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you very much. I've made a few comments - I hope they assist. Should you require any clarification please let me know. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Karel</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 6:39 AM, matthew shears <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" target="_blank">mshears@cdt.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>Hi all</p>
    <p>Please review and add to the comments on the PTI Articles of
      Incorporation as I will be wrapping them up tomorrow (the 28th)
      and circulating for consensus.</p>
    <p>Thanks!</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
    <p>Matthew<br>
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    <div>On 22/07/2016 16:48, matthew shears
      wrote:<br>
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      <p>Thanks Marilia.</p>
      I have set up a google doc for comments/drafting etc.:<br>
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      <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19a1YqSnQ-QFBQF1Im0cnHKMeW8RAEBChdJgp6q6wAs4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/19a1YqSnQ-QFBQF1Im0cnHKMeW8RAEBChdJgp6q6wAs4/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
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      I have entered some additional points on the draft PTI AoI for
      your consideration as that is the most imminent deadline.<br>
      <br>
      Best.<br>
      <br>
      Matthew<br>
      <br>
      <div>On 22/07/2016 09:21, Marilia Maciel
        wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear
            all,</font>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In this week's
              NCSG policy committee call we discussed the upcoming
              public comments. The most outstanding issue ahead of us is
              definitely the post transition IANA (PTI). There are three
              upcoming public comment periods related to this issue:</font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
            </font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">31/07: <span style="color:black">Draft PTI Articles of Incorporation</span></font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-articles-incorporation-2016-07-01-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-articles-incorporation-2016-07-01-en</a><span style="color:black"><br>
              </span></font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
            </font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">07/08: <span style="color:black">PTI Governance Documents</span></font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/pti-governance-documents-2016-07-08-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/pti-governance-documents-2016-07-08-en</a></font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">11/08: <span style="color:black">Draft PTI Bylaws</span></font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-bylaws-2016-07-12-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-bylaws-2016-07-12-en</a></font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We agreed that,
              in order to save time and efforts, the best approach would
              be to create an NCSG drafting team to work on these PTI
              consultations. Matthew Shears volunteered to be the
              facilitator, but we definitively need the inputs and
              experience of others in our group. Matt will guide us
              through the next steps. He already started the
              conversation about a week ago (please refer to his
              previous message below).</font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
            </font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please step
              forward if you can assist on this important task. </font></div>
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          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All the best
              wishes,</font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Marilia</font></div>
          <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message
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            From: <b class="gmail_sendername">matthew shears</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" target="_blank">mshears@cdt.org</a>></span><br>
            Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 1:05 PM<br>
            Subject: [PC-NCSG] PTI bylaws - items for possible
            discussion<br>
            To: PC-NCSG <<a href="mailto:pc-ncsg@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">pc-ncsg@ipjustice.org</a>><br>
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              <p>Hi all</p>
              Quickly reading through the proposed PTI by-laws
              (circulated to the CWG yesterday and on the ICANN website
              <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-pti-bylaws-12jul16-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-pti-bylaws-12jul16-en.pdf</a>
              ) I note the following (BUT I am sure that I have missed
              some points worthy of discussion):<br>
              <br>
              1.    principal office issue (Art 2)<br>
              <span lang="EN-US"><br>
                "The principal office for the transaction of the
                business of the Corporation may be established at any
                place or places within or without the State of
                California by resolution of the Board.<span>  </span>The
                Board may at any time establish branch or subordinate
                offices at any place or places where the Corporation is
                qualified to transact business."<br>
                <br>
              </span> Q.  Why would the power to determine the principal
              office of PTI not be subject to the same rules as for
              ICANN's place of business - if there is a change surely
              the empowered community should have a say, and not just
              the PTI Board (assuming Board in the article means PTI
              Board)?   We have the EC involved significantly in the
              decision-tree for PTI - why not in determining its place
              of business as we do for ICANN itself?<br>
              <br>
              2.    purpose of PTI (art 3)<br>
              <br>
              <span lang="EN-US">"The specific purpose of the
                Corporation is to operate exclusively for the benefit
                of, to perform the functions of and to carry out the
                purposes of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
                and Numbers (“<b>ICANN</b>”)."<br>
                <br>
                Q. I thought that the purpose of the PTI subsidiary was
                to perform the IANA functions pursuant to the
                inter-company contract established between ICANN and
                PTI?<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                3.    Removal of Director (Art 5.6.2) - isn't the first
                sentence in contradiction with the other three paras? 
                it says may be removed w/out cause but then lists the
                causes....  May be this is just legalese....<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                4.  Responsibilities of officers (Art 7.6.1) - role of
                President.  Given that we are suggesting that the Chair
                of the Board be, as is possible, nominated to the ICANN
                Board by the nominating committee - do we really want
                the President - who will be an ICANN appointee
                (typically the manager of the IANA functions) - to
                assume the role of Chairperson in the latter's absence? 
                Why would we not suggest that the other nominating
                committee appointed Director be the replacement if the
                Chair is absent to ensure a balance of
                interests/independence?<br>
              </span><br>
              These bylaws are now also up for public comment:<br>
              <br>
              <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-bylaws-2016-07-12-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-bylaws-2016-07-12-en</a><br>
              <br>
              Matthew <br>
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