I would like to write in support amending the ICANN by laws here, as requested by the ccNSO Council (for full disclosure I do sit on the Council). There are now very few active ccTLDs who are not members of the ccNSO; and those that are not members of the ccNSO are necessarily either not very engaged in ICANN or who for constitutional or other reasons have taken a deliberate decision not to participate. Hence the requirement that a non ccNSO member be part of the IANA Naming Function Review team is now frustrating the whole review process, despite the intent of that provision presumably being that the review team would be inclusive and representative of all ccTLDs globally. Personally I would not be too prescriptive about the process the Council needs to follow in appointing the individuals to the review team in the by laws themselves. I wouldn't want to get into legal arguments about whether the process was 'inclusive' for example, as those sorts of words are inherently fairly subjective and mean different things to different people. I trust that the Council in making the appointments would follow due process and appoint appropriately without any formal requirement to do so. Best wishes Nick Nick Wenban-Smith General Counsel and Head of Stakeholder Relations [UK Domain] Website<http://www.nominet.uk/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/Nominet> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/nominet/> DD: +44 (0)1865 332287 E: nick.wenban-smith@nominet.uk<mailto:nick.wenban-smith@nominet.uk> Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom Nominet UK. Registered in England and Wales No. 3203859 This message is intended exclusively for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, or confidential. If you are not the addressee, you must not read, use or disclose the contents of this e-mail. If you receive this e-mail in error, please advise us immediately and delete the e-mail. Nominet UK has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure that any attachment to this e-mail has been swept for viruses. However, Nominet cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses and would advise that you carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment
