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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just for the record, I do not agree with any of the comments in your draft.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If the board is going to restructure its accountability arrangements, it needs to get approval from the community, full stop. It’s unfortunate that what appears to be a logical change has such a burden, but that’s
the way it is. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The idea that you and AFNIC advance is designed to bypass this requirement, which I consider to be a risky precedent to set. Please reconsider your comments; are the risks caused by bypassing the fundamental
bylaw amendment process the very first time it is required worth the minor inconvenience?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dr. Milton L Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Professor, <a href="http://spp.gatech.edu/">
<span style="color:#0563C1">School of Public Policy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Georgia Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Internet Governance Project <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://internetgovernance.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://internetgovernance.org/</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James Gannon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 5, 2017 8:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Proposed comments on BGC Changes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Please find a proposed comment from myself and Matt on the changes to the BGC with regards to its movement of reconsideration requests to a new board committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Please provide any feedback while this is in consideration by the Policy Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KPaILgBF3EhSGM2NmcyUlscuF77wDFxlgyOIebl1ZYo/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KPaILgBF3EhSGM2NmcyUlscuF77wDFxlgyOIebl1ZYo/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">-James<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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