<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>Please read the below regarding the Empowered Community Approval Action on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration. Let us know if you have any objections or concerns to this amendment.<br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Warmly,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Tomslin Samme-Nlar</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mesumbeslin@gmail.com">mesumbeslin@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 at 15:43<br>Subject: Empowered Community Approval Action on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration<br>To: GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>Cc: Julie Bisland via Gnso-secs <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt" id="m_3925645175492081680docs-internal-guid-5e31bb50-7fff-05b7-7bfc-6cae52ee42e5"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear Councilors,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As you may know, at ICANN81 ICANN Org held an Empowered Community </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fundamental-bylaws-amendment-to-accountability-mechanisms" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Approval Action Community Forum</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> on </span><a href="https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/governance/uppdates-to-article-4-icann-grant-program-07-08-2024-en.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration.</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Fundamental Bylaws Amendments will only become effective if approved by the Empowered Community using the process set forth at </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article25" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Section 25.2(f)</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Annex D</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, Article 1 of the ICANN Bylaws. The convening of the Approval Action Community Forum is part of this process. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Following the Approval Action Community Forum, the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies will be asked to provide feedback, opinions or comments on their support for, objection to, or abstention from the Approval Action under consideration. The GNSO Council must decide and inform the EC Administration of its decision within twenty-one (21) days after the expiration of the Community Forum whether to support, object to, or abstain from the Approval Action by affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A discussion and vote on the Approval Action  is scheduled for the next GNSO Council meeting on 19 December. If more time is needed a placeholder for an email vote will be scheduled for Monday, 23 December.  In any case, we will need to hold the vote in December because the Empowered Community decision is due before the January GNSO Council meeting.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please provide feedback, if any, to the GNSO Council list on your group’s opinions or comments on your support for, objection to, or abstention from the Approval Action under consideration at your earliest convenience, but not later than </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, 18 December</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Kind regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Vice-Chair & GNSO Empowered Community Administration  Representative</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">on behalf of the GNSO Council Leadership Team</span></p></div>
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