<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Rafik for sharing,</div><div>Kindly find attached my observations and way forward.</div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">___________________</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">REMMY NWEKE, </span><font size="1"><i>mNUJ, mNGE, mGOCOP, mnipr</i></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Lead Consulting Strategist - <a href="https://www.itrealms.com.ng/" target="_blank"><b style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><font color="#ff0000">DigitalSENSE Africa</font></b></a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Group Executive Editor, <b><font color="#0000ff">IT</font><font color="#ff0000">REALMS</font> Media</b> group</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">[<i>Multiple-award winning medium</i>]</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div>(<a href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng/" target="_blank">ITREALMS</a>, <a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews" target="_blank">DigitalSENSE Business Magazine</a>; <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a>)</div><div>No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, </div><div>T: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms" target="_blank">@ITRealms</a> @DigitalSENSEng<div><a href="https://www.itrealms.com.ng/" target="_blank">2025 <b style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><font color="#ff0000">Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D</font></b>, Thursday June 1</a>9<br></div><div><a href="https://www.itrealms.com.ng/" target="_blank">2025 <b style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><font color="#0000ff">IT</font><font color="#ff0000">REALMS</font></b> e-Waste Dialogue, Thursday November 20</a></div><div><a href="http://welcomecentrehotels.com/" target="_blank">@Welcome Center Hotels, Int'l Airport Road, Lagos-Nigeria</a><br></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Former Vice President, African Civil Society on Information Society (ACSIS)</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">______________________________________________________________</span><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">*Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments <br>are confidential and may also be privileged information. 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Violators may face court persecution.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:00001e06d4af460b-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001e06d4af460b-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>As a component of the accountability mechanism in ICANN, we have this process with regard to approving ICANN bylaws change and using the Empowered Community powers to approve or object to them.</div><br>Best,<div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><br><div><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear SG/C leadership,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please see attached and below for details on the Approval Action Community Forum Period to be held on 11 June 2026 at 23:59 CEST (during ICANN 86 Sevilla). In addition, please note the 21-day period that will commence, and Approval Action Decision that each Decisional Participant must make.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jen<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>The <a href="https://icann86.sched.com/event/2NQQy/icann-empowered-community-community-forum" target="_blank">Approval Action Community Forum</a> will be held during ICANN86 on Thursday, 11 June 2026, from 08:00–09:15 UTC (10:00–11:15 CEST).<br><br>Following the close of the Approval Action Community Forum Period on 11 June 2026 at 23:59 CEST, the 21-day Approval Action Decision Period will begin. During this period, <b>each Decisional Participant must inform the EC Administration in writing</b> whether it:<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">supports the Approval Action;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">objects to the Approval Action; or<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">abstains from the matter.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Approval Action Decision Period will expire on Thursday, 2 July 2026 at 23:59 PST</b>. Any Decisional Participant that has not notified the EC Administration of its position by that deadline will be deemed to have abstained.<br><br>To avoid missing the deadline, please schedule this matter for consideration by your respective SO/AC Councils as soon as possible following the Seville meeting.<br><br>To approve an Approval Action, and for the Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to be effective, the following is required:<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">at least three (3) Decisional Participants must support the Approval Action; and<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">no more than one (1) Decisional Participant may object.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">Additional details on the Approval Process are available in Article 1.2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Alejandra<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(142,124,195)">******************************************* <br>Work like you don't need the money. <br>Love like you've never been hurt. <br>Dance like nobody's watching. <br>Sing like nobody's listening. <br>And live like it's Heaven on Earth. <br>*******************************************</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br><br></div></div></div></div>
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