<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div>Hi Remmy,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks for those comments but I would clarify at this stage, it is not anymore about commenting on proposal changes. Those bylaws amendments were voted by the ICANN Board and Empowered Community has the opportunity to approve or object to those changes. GNSO is one of decisional participants.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 22, 2026, 00:31 Remmy Nweke <<a href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">remmyn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><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/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ITREALMS</a>, <a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">DigitalSENSE Business Magazine</a>; <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a>)</div><div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/No.+36+Afariogun+Street,+Oshodi-Lagos,+Nigeria?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria</a><br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, </div><div>T: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">@ITRealms</a> @DigitalSENSEng<div><a href="https://www.itrealms.com.ng/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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"><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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">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"><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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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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<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Rafik Dammak</div>@rafik<div>"fight for the users"</div></div></div></div>