[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] ICANN Opens Public Comments on ccNSO Recommendations for Proposed Bylaws Changes http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21dec05.htm The comment period extends to 16 January 2006. On 6 June 2005, the ccNSO Council initiated a country code Policy Development Process (ccPDP) to encourage ccTLD managers to become members of the ccNSO. This process culminated in the ccNSO Council's adoption of the ccPDP Board Report in Vancouver and a request that the Issue Manager forward the Board Report to the ICANN Board for consideration. The Initial, http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccpdp-initial-report-16aug05.pdf Final, http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccpdp-final-report-12oct05.pdf Members http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccpdp-members-report-07nov05.pdf and Board http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccnso-board-report-04dec05.pdf reports prepared as part of this process are available on the ICANN website. The Recommendations to the Board pertain to Article IX (ccNSO), Annex B (ccNSO Policy Development Process) and Annex C (the scope of the ccNSO) of the ICANN Bylaws. The ccNSO makes these recommendations as an improvement and clarification of the ICANN Bylaws on the ccNSO and the ccPDP in the interests of the ccNSO membership, the ccNSO Council and other stakeholders. The Board has directed staff to post the recommendations for public comment. Please submit your comments by 16 January 2006. Comments may be posted to <ccnso-bylaws-changes@icann.org> Please note that to submit email your email address must first be verified; upon your first submission you will receive a message asking you to confirm your email address. Submitted comments may be viewed at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-bylaws-changes>