<div dir="ltr">Thanks for pulling this together Matt. I'm just an observer here, but I support.<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-- B</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">---------------------------------------<br>Brenden Kuerbis<br>Internet Governance Project<br><a href="http://internetgovernance.org" target="_blank">http://internetgovernance.org</a></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 1:03 PM, 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 <br>
</p>
<p>Please find attached proposed draft NCSG comments on the PTI
AoI. Thanks to those who proposed comments. I have tried to
account for various views and inputs. Some of the comments might
be considered contentious.<br>
</p>
<p>Consider this a call for consensus.<br>
</p>
<p>For the person who submitted a comment on article 10 please
address the comment in the attached document on Code references -
thanks.</p>
<p>If there are concerns/questions, etc. with this submission please
come back to the list and/or to me, Marilia or David asap.</p>
<p>Many thanks.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p>Matthew<br>
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<br>
<div>On 27/07/2016 11:39, matthew shears
wrote:<br>
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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>
<p>Matthew<br>
</p>
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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>
<br>
<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>
<br>
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>
</font></div>
<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>
</font></div>
<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>
</font></div>
<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>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All the best
wishes,</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Marilia</font></div>
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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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