Thanks Bruce. I see that the approval of the revised bylaws is up for vote 6 days after the close of public comment. Does this mean that the Board thinks that the drafting team will have time in those 6 days to read through and adjust the bylaws? That seems farfetched to me. Another option would be to draw the conclusion that the public comment period was for show and there was no intention of taking comment seriously, but that seems inconsistent with ICANN's promise to listen to and be accountable to the community. Is there a third, benign option here that I'm not seeing? Is this Board meeting just to check in on everyone's progress and there will be no vote to adopt? I surely hope so. It would be a huge PR blunder (and some would argue substantive blunder since these bylaws appear far from ready) if not. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Best, Paul Paul McGrady policy@paulmcgrady.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 12:39 AM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Agenda for ICANN Board meeting on 27 May 2016 From: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/agenda-2016-05-27-en Agenda | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board 27 May 2016 Main Agenda * Approval of New ICANN Bylaws for IANA Stewardship Transition * AOB Published on 20 May 2016