Dear ccNSO Members, I am forwarding you an email on behalf of Ai-Chin Lu, ccNSO Councillor leading the drafting team for the ccNSO response to questions from ICANN legal regarding a Bylaw change to include IDN ccTLDs as members to the ccNSO. Kindly note that the drafting team seeks your input. Close date is Monday, 1 February 2021 (23:59 UTC). Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org = = = = Dear ccNSO Members, In order to include IDN ccTLDs as members to the ccNSO, the ccNSO Council requested changes to article 10 in the ICANN Bylaws. Since ICANN legal raised some questions, a drafting team was tasked with writing a ccNSO response. The drafting team now seeks your input and feedback on the proposed draft, allowing for further considerations, and eventually adoption of a response by the ccNSO Council. Please find enclosed the proposed letter to ICANN legal, including an Annex. The drafting team seeks your comments. Close date is Monday, 1 February 2021 (23:59 UTC). Your input will be reviewed by the drafting team, prior to adoption of the final response by the ccNSO Council. Thank you. Best regards, Ai-Chin Lu (.tw) | drafting team Chair Hirofumi Hotta (.jp), Jiankang Yao (.cn), Mira Fajri (.id) Background * ccNSO request to amend article 10 of the ICANN bylaws<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/sataki-to-botterm...>. (7 february 2020) * Response from ICANN legal - October 2020<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZDpynivqNcPU4JYmKnMnfdv9uW-sjfyr/view?usp=s...> * Guideline: ccNSO statements<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_47783/guidelines-state...> * ICANN Bylaws<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en>