Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment
Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off. GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments. The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best. For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community. Comments/edits welcome. S Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy [cid:image001.png@01DA8699.026DA7B0]<https://comlaude.com/> 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 comlaude.com<http://comlaude.com> Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> [cid:image002.png@01DA8699.026DA7B0]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/com-laude> [cid:image003.png@01DA8699.026DA7B0] <https://twitter.com/comlaude?lang=en> [cid:image004.png@01DA8699.026DA7B0] <https://www.facebook.com/ComLaude/> [cid:image005.png@01DA8699.026DA7B0] <https://www.youtube.com/@comlaude> [cid:image006.jpg@01DA8699.026DA7B0] ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. They may not be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender (deleting the body of the email and attachments in your reply) and immediately and permanently delete it. Please note that Com Laude Group Limited (the "Com Laude Group") does not accept any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan or otherwise check this email and any attachments. The Com Laude Group does not accept liability for statements which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the group or one of its member entities. The Com Laude Group is a limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 10689074 and registered office at 30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England. The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 5047655 and registered office at 30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 6181291 and registered office at 30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC197176 and registered office at 15 William Street, South West Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 7LL Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, a corporation incorporated in the State of Washington and principal office address at Suite 332, Securities Building, 1904 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98101; Com Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan with company number 0100-01-190853 and registered office at 1-3-21 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan; Com Laude Domain ESP S.L.U., a company registered in Spain and registered office address at Calle Barcas 2, 2, Valencia, 46002, Spain. For further information see www.comlaude.com<https://comlaude.com>
Hi Susan Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion. Desiree —
On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off.
GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments.
The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best.
For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community.
Comments/edits welcome.
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Thanks Desiree. I agree it reflects the views of Councilors that have been shared to date. It also reflects the RrSG position. Councilors, please feel free to make any comments in this Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q4xz1BZJenFuJVEEBzLxgK7vSWQJZkMmHO8AngKG... Thanks, Greg From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Desiree via council Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 8:03 AM To: Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com> Cc: Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Susan Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion. Desiree — On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off. GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments. The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best. For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community. Comments/edits welcome. S Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy <image001.png><https://comlaude.com/> 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 comlaude.com<http://comlaude.com/> Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> <image002.png><https://www.linkedin.com/company/com-laude> <image003.png><https://twitter.com/comlaude?lang=en> <image004.png><https://www.facebook.com/ComLaude/> <image005.png><https://www.youtube.com/@comlaude> <image006.jpg> ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. 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On behalf of Council leadership Dear Councilors, This is a reminder to review the draft GNSO Council comment regarding the proposed Bylaws amendment. Thanks to those that have already reviewed and in one instance, suggested an edit. For your convenience, here is the document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q4xz1BZJenFuJVEEBzLxgK7vSWQJZkMmHO8AngKG... If there are no substantive comments or concerns received prior to the end of this week, Council leadership intends to submit the comment on Monday, 15 Apr, which is the deadline for the public comment period<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-bylaws-updates-t...>. Best, Steve From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "DiBiase, Gregory via council" <council@gnso.icann.org> Reply-To: "DiBiase, Gregory" <dibiase@amazon.com> Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 8:40 AM To: Desiree <desiree@relax.co.uk>, Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment Thanks Desiree. I agree it reflects the views of Councilors that have been shared to date. It also reflects the RrSG position. Councilors, please feel free to make any comments in this Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q4xz1BZJenFuJVEEBzLxgK7vSWQJZkMmHO8AngKG... [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1q4xz1BZJenFuJ...> Thanks, Greg From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Desiree via council Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 8:03 AM To: Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com> Cc: Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Susan Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion. Desiree — On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off. GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments. The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best. For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community. Comments/edits welcome. 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Thanks Susan et al, I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this. The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g. *"Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification."* Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council < council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Me too. Thank you Susan. Best regards. Saludos, Osvaldo Novoa
On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi Susan
Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion.
Desiree —
On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off.
GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments.
The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best.
For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community.
Comments/edits welcome.
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P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment. I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter. Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Susan et al, I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this.
The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g.
*"Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification."*
Thank you, Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council < council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Me too. Thank you Susan. Best regards. Saludos, Osvaldo Novoa
On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi Susan
Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion.
Desiree —
On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off.
GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments.
The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best.
For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community.
Comments/edits welcome.
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Thanks Anne Amendment of CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is a discussion scheduled for our Council meeting on Thursday. As such, that’s not a statement that we can make in this Bylaws amendment comment, which has a deadline of Monday. Regardless, while the issues are interconnected, they are separate – the request for public comment input is purely on the proposed Bylaws amendment. Separately, Tripti wrote to the GNSO and other CCWG-AP Chartering Organisations asking them to consider revising CCWG-AP recommendation 7 with a deadline of 17 May. That letter refers to the Bylaws amendment, certainly, but doesn’t specifically seek GNSO input on it since the question has been asked of the whole community via the public comment process (later, the GNSO will have to exercise its vote). Obviously that does not prevent us referring to our feedback on the Bylaws amendment when we respond to the Recommendation 7 letter, if we believe it is necessary. Following our discussion on Thursday I’ve no doubt we will be submitting the GNSO’s response on Recommendation 7 shortly. Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy Com Laude T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAGVfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAGVfAADw_RQA0> From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Anne ICANN via council Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:39 PM To: Osvaldo Novoa <osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com> Cc: Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment. I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter. Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com>> wrote: Thanks Susan et al, I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this. The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g. "Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification." Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Me too. Thank you Susan. Best regards. Saludos, Osvaldo Novoa On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi Susan Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion. Desiree — On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off. GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments. The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best. For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community. Comments/edits welcome. S Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy <image001.png><https://comlaude.com/> 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 comlaude.com<http://comlaude.com/> Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> <image002.png><https://www.linkedin.com/company/com-laude> <image003.png><https://twitter.com/comlaude?lang=en> <image004.png><https://www.facebook.com/ComLaude/> <image005.png><https://www.youtube.com/@comlaude> <image006.jpg> ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. 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The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 5047655 and registered office at 30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 6181291 and registered office at 30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC197176 and registered office at 15 William Street, South West Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 7LL Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, a corporation incorporated in the State of Washington and principal office address at Suite 332, Securities Building, 1904 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98101; Com Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan with company number 0100-01-190853 and registered office at 1-3-21 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan; Com Laude Domain ESP S.L.U., a company registered in Spain and registered office address at Calle Barcas 2, 2, Valencia, 46002, Spain. 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Thanks Susan, I agree with your analysis here. Anne, to confirm, Leadership was planning on a separate communication regarding the proposed revision to Recommendation 7. The due date is also different (allowing us to discuss at our April Council Meeting). I think we should keep these issues separate. Thanks, Greg From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> On Behalf Of Susan Payne via council Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 2:18 AM To: Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com>; Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. Thanks Anne Amendment of CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is a discussion scheduled for our Council meeting on Thursday. As such, that’s not a statement that we can make in this Bylaws amendment comment, which has a deadline of Monday. Regardless, while the issues are interconnected, they are separate – the request for public comment input is purely on the proposed Bylaws amendment. Separately, Tripti wrote to the GNSO and other CCWG-AP Chartering Organisations asking them to consider revising CCWG-AP recommendation 7 with a deadline of 17 May. That letter refers to the Bylaws amendment, certainly, but doesn’t specifically seek GNSO input on it since the question has been asked of the whole community via the public comment process (later, the GNSO will have to exercise its vote). Obviously that does not prevent us referring to our feedback on the Bylaws amendment when we respond to the Recommendation 7 letter, if we believe it is necessary. Following our discussion on Thursday I’ve no doubt we will be submitting the GNSO’s response on Recommendation 7 shortly. Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy Com Laude T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAGVfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAGVfAADw_RQA0> From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org>> On Behalf Of Anne ICANN via council Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:39 PM To: Osvaldo Novoa <osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com<mailto:osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com>> Cc: Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment. I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter. Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com>> wrote: Thanks Susan et al, I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this. The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g. "Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification." Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Me too. Thank you Susan. Best regards. Saludos, Osvaldo Novoa On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi Susan Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion. Desiree — On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off. GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments. The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best. For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community. Comments/edits welcome. S Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy <image001.png><https://comlaude.com/> 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 comlaude.com<http://comlaude.com/> Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> <image002.png><https://www.linkedin.com/company/com-laude> <image003.png><https://twitter.com/comlaude?lang=en> <image004.png><https://www.facebook.com/ComLaude/> <image005.png><https://www.youtube.com/@comlaude> <image006.jpg> ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. 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Thanks Greg. Makes perfect sense as long as Council plans to formally respond to the letter from the Board! Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 7:42 AM DiBiase, Gregory <dibiase@amazon.com> wrote:
Thanks Susan, I agree with your analysis here.
Anne, to confirm, Leadership was planning on a separate communication regarding the proposed revision to Recommendation 7. The due date is also different (allowing us to discuss at our April Council Meeting). I think we should keep these issues separate.
Thanks,
Greg
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Thanks Anne
Amendment of CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is a discussion scheduled for our Council meeting on Thursday. As such, that’s not a statement that we can make in this Bylaws amendment comment, which has a deadline of Monday.
Regardless, while the issues are interconnected, they are separate – the request for public comment input is purely on the proposed Bylaws amendment. Separately, Tripti wrote to the GNSO and other CCWG-AP Chartering Organisations asking them to consider revising CCWG-AP recommendation 7 with a deadline of 17 May. That letter refers to the Bylaws amendment, certainly, but doesn’t specifically seek GNSO input on it since the question has been asked of the whole community via the public comment process (later, the GNSO will have to exercise its vote). Obviously that does not prevent us referring to our feedback on the Bylaws amendment when we respond to the Recommendation 7 letter, if we believe it is necessary. Following our discussion on Thursday I’ve no doubt we will be submitting the GNSO’s response on Recommendation 7 shortly.
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P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment.
I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter.
Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese
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On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Susan et al,
I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this.
The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g.
*"Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification."*
Thank you,
Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council < council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Me too.
Thank you Susan.
Best regards.
Saludos,
Osvaldo Novoa
On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi Susan
Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point.
In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion.
Desiree
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On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi all
Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off.
GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments.
The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best.
For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community.
Comments/edits welcome.
S
Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy
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Hi All, Thanks for everyone’s feedback. To date, we have not received any objections to the text in the Google Doc below. I plan to accept Jen’s deletion (which was supported by Susan) and submit as a public comment at 3 PM PT today. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q4xz1BZJenFuJVEEBzLxgK7vSWQJZkMmHO8AngKG... Thanks, Greg From: Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 9:23 AM To: DiBiase, Gregory <dibiase@amazon.com> Cc: Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com>; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. Thanks Greg. Makes perfect sense as long as Council plans to formally respond to the letter from the Board! Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 7:42 AM DiBiase, Gregory <dibiase@amazon.com<mailto:dibiase@amazon.com>> wrote: Thanks Susan, I agree with your analysis here. Anne, to confirm, Leadership was planning on a separate communication regarding the proposed revision to Recommendation 7. The due date is also different (allowing us to discuss at our April Council Meeting). I think we should keep these issues separate. Thanks, Greg From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org>> On Behalf Of Susan Payne via council Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 2:18 AM To: Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com>>; Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. Thanks Anne Amendment of CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is a discussion scheduled for our Council meeting on Thursday. As such, that’s not a statement that we can make in this Bylaws amendment comment, which has a deadline of Monday. Regardless, while the issues are interconnected, they are separate – the request for public comment input is purely on the proposed Bylaws amendment. Separately, Tripti wrote to the GNSO and other CCWG-AP Chartering Organisations asking them to consider revising CCWG-AP recommendation 7 with a deadline of 17 May. That letter refers to the Bylaws amendment, certainly, but doesn’t specifically seek GNSO input on it since the question has been asked of the whole community via the public comment process (later, the GNSO will have to exercise its vote). Obviously that does not prevent us referring to our feedback on the Bylaws amendment when we respond to the Recommendation 7 letter, if we believe it is necessary. Following our discussion on Thursday I’ve no doubt we will be submitting the GNSO’s response on Recommendation 7 shortly. Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy Com Laude T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAGVfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAGVfAADw_RQA0> From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org>> On Behalf Of Anne ICANN via council Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:39 PM To: Osvaldo Novoa <osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com<mailto:osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com>> Cc: Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment. I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter. Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com>> wrote: Thanks Susan et al, I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this. The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g. "Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification." Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com<mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Me too. Thank you Susan. Best regards. Saludos, Osvaldo Novoa On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi Susan Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point. In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion. Desiree — On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> wrote: Hi all Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off. GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments. The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best. For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community. Comments/edits welcome. S Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy <image001.png><https://comlaude.com/> 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 Ext 255 comlaude.com<http://comlaude.com/> Follow us on Linkedin<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> and YouTube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/bhkAAFJfAADw_RQA0> <image002.png><https://www.linkedin.com/company/com-laude> <image003.png><https://twitter.com/comlaude?lang=en> <image004.png><https://www.facebook.com/ComLaude/> <image005.png><https://www.youtube.com/@comlaude> <image006.jpg> ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. 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Thanks Susan. Agree the response to the Board's letter to Council is separate. However, we have mentioned the proposed amendment to Recommendation 7 very briefly in your draft comment and I have added a bit more explanatory detail to that language to evidence IPC support which you indicated already as "no objection". I also made other comments/changes in the draft based on my experience as CSG Voting Delegate to the CCWG Auction Proceeds and the activity that has occurred on the new list established by ICANN Org in relation to the Grant Program. Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 2:17 AM Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com> wrote:
Thanks Anne
Amendment of CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is a discussion scheduled for our Council meeting on Thursday. As such, that’s not a statement that we can make in this Bylaws amendment comment, which has a deadline of Monday.
Regardless, while the issues are interconnected, they are separate – the request for public comment input is purely on the proposed Bylaws amendment. Separately, Tripti wrote to the GNSO and other CCWG-AP Chartering Organisations asking them to consider revising CCWG-AP recommendation 7 with a deadline of 17 May. That letter refers to the Bylaws amendment, certainly, but doesn’t specifically seek GNSO input on it since the question has been asked of the whole community via the public comment process (later, the GNSO will have to exercise its vote). Obviously that does not prevent us referring to our feedback on the Bylaws amendment when we respond to the Recommendation 7 letter, if we believe it is necessary. Following our discussion on Thursday I’ve no doubt we will be submitting the GNSO’s response on Recommendation 7 shortly.
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*From:* council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> *On Behalf Of *Anne ICANN via council *Sent:* Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:39 PM *To:* Osvaldo Novoa <osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com> *Cc:* Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org> *Subject:* Re: [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment
P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment.
I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter.
Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese
GNSO Councilor
NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024
anneicanngnso@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Susan et al,
I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this.
The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g.
*"Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification."*
Thank you,
Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese
GNSO Councilor
NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024
anneicanngnso@gmail.com
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council < council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Me too.
Thank you Susan.
Best regards.
Saludos,
Osvaldo Novoa
On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi Susan
Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point.
In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion.
Desiree
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On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi all
Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off.
GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments.
The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best.
For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community.
Comments/edits welcome.
S
Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy
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Thanks Susan . Apologies for accidentally including references to the IPC Draft comment in the reply email to the Council list. I believe I did not enter edits in the Council document but rather entered them in the draft IPC document. I also have said that I believe that ICANN Org has time to seek the more narrow amendment to the ByLaws before it will actually be awarding any grants. In relation to that point, I am pasting the the ICANN Grant Program timeline below. It says Org won't begin negotiating grants before December of this year. I think it's important for Council members to consider this in light of our upcoming discussion in the meeting next Thursday. Grant platform opens for application submission *25 March 2024 at 15:00 UTC* Grant platform closes for application submission *24 May 2024 at 20:00 UTC* Admissibility and eligibility checks *June-July 2024* Independent Application Assessment Panel review *August-October 2024* Expected ICANN Board decision on final slate of successful applications *December 2024* Grant agreement negotiations *January 2025* Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:21 AM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Susan. Agree the response to the Board's letter to Council is separate. However, we have mentioned the proposed amendment to Recommendation 7 very briefly in your draft comment and I have added a bit more explanatory detail to that language to evidence IPC support which you indicated already as "no objection".
I also made other comments/changes in the draft based on my experience as CSG Voting Delegate to the CCWG Auction Proceeds and the activity that has occurred on the new list established by ICANN Org in relation to the Grant Program.
Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 2:17 AM Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com> wrote:
Thanks Anne
Amendment of CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is a discussion scheduled for our Council meeting on Thursday. As such, that’s not a statement that we can make in this Bylaws amendment comment, which has a deadline of Monday.
Regardless, while the issues are interconnected, they are separate – the request for public comment input is purely on the proposed Bylaws amendment. Separately, Tripti wrote to the GNSO and other CCWG-AP Chartering Organisations asking them to consider revising CCWG-AP recommendation 7 with a deadline of 17 May. That letter refers to the Bylaws amendment, certainly, but doesn’t specifically seek GNSO input on it since the question has been asked of the whole community via the public comment process (later, the GNSO will have to exercise its vote). Obviously that does not prevent us referring to our feedback on the Bylaws amendment when we respond to the Recommendation 7 letter, if we believe it is necessary. Following our discussion on Thursday I’ve no doubt we will be submitting the GNSO’s response on Recommendation 7 shortly.
Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy Com Laude *T* +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 *Ext* 255
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*From:* council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> *On Behalf Of *Anne ICANN via council *Sent:* Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:39 PM *To:* Osvaldo Novoa <osvaldo.j.novoa@gmail.com> *Cc:* Julie Bisland via council <council@gnso.icann.org> *Subject:* Re: [council] Draft GNSO Comment on Proposed Bylaws Amendment
P.S. if the suggested additional language below in blue does not belong in the public comment filing, it certainly does belong in a letter responding to the Board's letter to Council as one of the Chartering Organizations. That letter had two requests: provide feedback on amending Recommendation 7 and provide feedback on the proposed broader ByLaws amendment.
I believe that responding to the Board's letter to Council is important and is separate from the public comment process. As to any CCWG Recommendation, the Board should be seeking direct approval from all Chartering Organizations, not just public comment and Council should be recognizing this by responding in writing to the Board's letter.
Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese
GNSO Councilor
NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024
anneicanngnso@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM Anne ICANN <anneicanngnso@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Susan et al,
I believe the comment needs to acknowledge the Board's request to amend CCWG Recommendation 7 to delete language that it found problematic because it does not cover all aspects of the decision making process in the review of grant applications. The requested deletion to cover all aspects of eligibility and going through final grant award is a reasonable one. In my opinion, the GNSO and other Chartering Organizations should agree to this.
The language of Susan's draft re the proposed broader ByLaws amendment looks good. However, if the Council does not include a response to the request to strike a clause in Recommendation 7, then the response from Council will be incomplete. It is encouraging that the Board has asked for approval to strike this language and given a solid reason for doing so. Hence, the Council should address that point in its reply, e.g.
*"Regarding the Board's request to strike certain limiting language in Recommendation 7 to ensure that all aspects of the grant decision-making process are covered by the proposed ByLaws change endorsed by the CCWG Auction Proceeds and previously adopted by the Board, the GNSO Council has no objection to that modification."*
Thank you,
Anne
Anne Aikman-Scalese
GNSO Councilor
NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024
anneicanngnso@gmail.com
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM Osvaldo Novoa via council < council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Me too.
Thank you Susan.
Best regards.
Saludos,
Osvaldo Novoa
On 4 Apr 2024, at 12:03, Desiree via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi Susan
Thanks for the draft. It looks good and to the point.
In my view it reflects the Council’s last discussion.
Desiree
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On 4 Apr 2024, at 15:36, Susan Payne via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Hi all
Please see below draft of a GNSO comment which we might submit on the proposed Fundamental Bylaws change. My proposal is to keep this short and simple. Individual SG/Cs may have additional points they wish to make, and will hopefully do so in their own submissions, but the more detailed a draft GNSO comment is the more challenging it will be for everyone to get sign-off.
GNSO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FUNDAMENTAL BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
The GNSO Council (the Council) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws amendment, which proposes to create a mechanism for limiting or removing access to accountability mechanisms, such as the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) or Independent Review Process (IRP), when certain criteria are met, without the need for further formal Fundamental Bylaws amendments on a case by case basis. We anticipate that individual GNSO SGs and Cs will also submit their own, potentially more detailed, comments.
The Council is concerned that a Fundamental Bylaws amendment in this broad form, which goes substantially wider than addressing CCWG-AP Recommendation 7, vests undue power in CCWGs to disallow accountability mechanisms, and creates an alternate path to amending a Fundamental Bylaw without the key community safeguard of requiring Empowered Community affirmative approval. This could create an opportunity for abuse. Further, the Council does not believe that such a broad amendment is necessary, bearing in mind that this has been, and should remain, an exceptional event. CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 is the first instance in nearly 8 years where a recommendation has been made to restrict access to the accountability mechanisms. As such, a streamlined process for managing future such recommendations is premature, at best.
For these reasons, the Council does not support any Bylaws change in substantially the form being proposed and likely would be instructed by its constituent SGs and Cs to reject any formal vote, should this be put to the Empowered Community.
Comments/edits welcome.
S
Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy
<image001.png> <https://comlaude.com/>
28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK *T* +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 *Ext* 255
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Anne ICANN -
Desiree -
DiBiase, Gregory -
Osvaldo Novoa -
Steve Chan -
Susan Payne