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Do you feel the need for a publicly-available conference call prior to the Community Public Forum at ICANN-59 in JNB?
by Stephen Deerhake June 7, 2017

June 7, 2017

Greetings fellow ECA members, As you have seen (or will shortly see, once the ICANN 59 schedule is posted) that we are set to hold the first ever Community Forum under the new Bylaws from 08.00-09.00h on Tuesday, 27.06.2017. Per Annex D, Section 1.3(2) we (the Empowered Community Administration) may request that ICANN set up a ".publically available conference call." prior to the Community Forum between ourselves and the Decisional Participants. Personally, I do not see the need for such a call, but I thought I should solicit your opinions on this prior to providing ICANN formal notice regarding the scheduling (or non-scheduling) of such call. Can you please let me know within the next couple of days if you feel you would like such a tele-conference call to be scheduled? Otherwise I will notifiy ICANN at week's end that it will not be necessary to plan the call. Best Regards, /Stephen

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CORRECTION - Re: Empowered Community’s Approval of Amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws
by Mary Wong May 31, 2017

May 31, 2017

Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives and Decisional Participant chairs, Alan Greenberg correctly pointed out that per the Bylaws, if the Community Forum is held during the next scheduled ICANN public meeting and that public meeting is held after 11:59pm (as calculated by local time at the location of ICANN’s principal office) on the 30th day after the Approval Action Board Notification Date, the Community Forum Period shall expire at 11:59pm, local time. As such paragraph four below should be read as: “After the Community Forum period ends at 21:59 UTC (23.59 Johannesburg time) on 29 June 2017, Decisional Participants have 21 days to take a decision on the Fundamental Bylaws amendments. Decisional Participants must act, or choose not to act, by 06:59 UTC on 21 July 2017. At least three Decisional participants must support and no more than one can object for the Fundamental Bylaws amendments to be approved.” Thank you, and please accept our apologies for the initial error regarding the applicable UTC times. Best regards, Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director & Special Adviser for Strategic Policy Planning Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org> Telephone: +1-603-5744889 From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, May 26, 2017 at 15:40 To: "ecadmin(a)icann.org" <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Cc: Thomas Schneider <thomas.schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch>, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca>, Katrina Sataki <katrina(a)nic.lv>, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com>, "chair(a)nro.net" <chair(a)nro.net> Subject: Empowered Community’s Approval of Amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws Communication to EC Admin and Decisional Participants Dear EC Admin Representatives: On 23 May 2017, the ICANN organization sent a notice<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/bm/secretarys-notice-2-redacted-23may…> to the Empowered Community that the ICANN Board has approved<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-05-18-en#1.c> amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws to move the Board Governance Committee’s reconsideration responsibilities to another Board Committee. This notice triggered a series of events that have been set in place for the Empowered Community to consider and approve the amendments before they can go into effect. The purpose of this email is to provide you with information on this Empowered Community process, and expected participation. Per the Bylaws a Community Forum must be convened prior to the end of ICANN59 in Johannesburg (by 29 June 2017) for the Decisional Participants and broader community to discuss the amendments. As directed in the 24 May 2017 letter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/deerhake-to-jeffrey-24…> from the Empowered Community, the Community Forum has tentatively been scheduled for 27 June 2017 at 06:00 UTC and remote participation facilities will be available for those not present in Johannesburg. The Empowered Community Administration shall moderate the Community Forum, including discussion of statements or inputs received from any ICANN SO/AC or ICANN. After the Community Forum period ends at 06:59 UTC on 30 June 2017, and before the deadline for Decisional Participants’ decision at 06:59 UTC on 21 July 2017, the Empowered Community Administration may expect to receive notices of decisions from the Decisional Participants. By 06:59 UTC on 22 July 2017, the Empowered Community Administration must provide notice to the ICANN Secretary on the decisions of the Decisional Participants. At least three Decisional Participants must support and no more than one can object for the Fundamental Bylaws amendments to be approved. The ICANN organization has posted a webpage<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/proposed-fundamentals-bylaws-changes-move-gov-c…> with additional details on the status of this first Empowered Community process. It will also have a space for posting notices to and from the Empowered Community Administration. If there is any additional information that we can provide you about your participation in this important Empowered Community process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Best regards, David David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Managing Director ICANN Regional Office –Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212<tel:+90.212.999.6212> Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611<tel:+%201.%20202.341.3611> Mobile: +90.533.341.6550<tel:+90.533.341.6550>

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Empowered Community’s Approval of Amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws
by David Olive May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017

Communication to EC Admin and Decisional Participants Dear EC Admin Representatives: On 23 May 2017, the ICANN organization sent a notice to the Empowered Community that the ICANN Board has approved amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws to move the Board Governance Committee’s reconsideration responsibilities to another Board Committee. This notice triggered a series of events that have been set in place for the Empowered Community to consider and approve the amendments before they can go into effect. The purpose of this email is to provide you with information on this Empowered Community process, and expected participation. Per the Bylaws a Community Forum must be convened prior to the end of ICANN59 in Johannesburg (by 29 June 2017) for the Decisional Participants and broader community to discuss the amendments. As directed in the 24 May 2017 letter from the Empowered Community, the Community Forum has tentatively been scheduled for 27 June 2017 at 06:00 UTC and remote participation facilities will be available for those not present in Johannesburg. The Empowered Community Administration shall moderate the Community Forum, including discussion of statements or inputs received from any ICANN SO/AC or ICANN. After the Community Forum period ends at 06:59 UTC on 30 June 2017, and before the deadline for Decisional Participants’ decision at 06:59 UTC on 21 July 2017, the Empowered Community Administration may expect to receive notices of decisions from the Decisional Participants. By 06:59 UTC on 22 July 2017, the Empowered Community Administration must provide notice to the ICANN Secretary on the decisions of the Decisional Participants. At least three Decisional Participants must support and no more than one can object for the Fundamental Bylaws amendments to be approved. The ICANN organization has posted a webpage with additional details on the status of this first Empowered Community process. It will also have a space for posting notices to and from the Empowered Community Administration. If there is any additional information that we can provide you about your participation in this important Empowered Community process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Best regards, David David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Managing Director ICANN Regional Office –Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611 Mobile: +90.533.341.6550

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Empowered Community’s Approval of Amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws
by David Olive May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017

Communication to ICANN’s SOs/ACs and Decisional Participants Dear SO/AC Chairs and Chairs of Decisional Participants: On 23 May 2017, the ICANN organization sent a notice to the Empowered Community that the ICANN Board has approved amendments to ICANN’s Fundamental Bylaws to move the Board Governance Committee’s reconsideration responsibilities to another Board Committee. This notice triggered a series of events that have been set in place for the Empowered Community to consider and approve the amendments before they can go into effect. The purpose of this email is to provide you with information on this Empowered Community process, and expected participation. Per the Bylaws, a Community Forum must be convened prior to the end of ICANN59 in Johannesburg (by 29 June 2017) for the Decisional Participants and broader community to discuss the amendments. The Community Forum has tentatively been scheduled for 27 June 2017 at 06:00 UTC. In advance of the Community Forum, all SOs and ACs may provide inputs, comments and questions for discussion within that Community Forum. Any statements of input may be sent to the Empowered Community Administration at ECAdmin(a)icann.org. After the Community Forum period ends at 06:59 UTC on 30 June 2017, Decisional Participants have 21 days to take a decision on the Fundamental Bylaws amendments. Decisional Participants must act, or choose not to act, by 06:59 UTC on 21 July 2017. At least three Decisional participants must support and no more than one can object for the Fundamental Bylaws amendments to be approved. The ICANN organization has posted a webpage with additional details on the status of this first Empowered Community process. If there is any additional information that we can provide you about your participation in this important Empowered Community process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Best regards, David David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Managing Director ICANN Regional Office –Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611 Mobile: +90.533.341.6550

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New webpages launched for Empowered Community and Empowered Community Administration
by Mary Wong May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017

Dear members of the Empowered Community Administration, We wish to inform you that, as discussed at the first Empowered Community Administration meeting in Copenhagen, ICANN has launched the initial set of web pages that describe the Empowered Community and the Empowered Community Administration, as well as a Correspondence page to house all correspondence and notifications sent to and by the Empowered Community Administration: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-25-en. We hope that you and your community groups will find these web pages helpful. We will continue to build out and update these and other informational web pages for each exercise by the Empowered Community of any of its powers under the ICANN Bylaws. You may wish to note that the first update, in respect of the Empowered Community’s Approval Action concerning the proposed Fundamental Bylaw amendment, has already been made: https://www.icann.org/en/ec/proposed-fundamentals-bylaws-changes-move-gov-c…. In preparation for the upcoming Community Forum at ICANN59 in Johannesburg, ICANN staff will work with you to set up a conference call shortly to discuss logistical and other organizational matters concerning the Empowered Community Administration’s moderation and management of the forum. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director & Special Adviser for Strategic Policy Planning Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org> Telephone: +1-603-5744889

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Re: [ECAdmin] [Ext] Request from the Empowered Community for an Approval Action Community Forum
by Stephen Deerhake May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017

Greetings ICANN Correspondence Team. I am wondering if it might make sense, from a transparency standpoint going forward, to have a separate correspondence section on the ICANN web site which is devoted to the formal written communications between ICANN and the Empowered Community Administration, rather than interleaving these communications into the general flow of correspondence that ICANN receives. I think its important from a transparency standpoint to not just capture communications from the Empowered Community Administration to ICANN, but to also capture communications from ICANN to the Empowered Community Administration. This may not seem important now (we are up to four formal communications from the Empowered Community Administration to ICANN, and a single communication from ICANN back to the Empowered Community Administration), but it may well be important four or five years from now. I think this approach would be to the advantage of both ICANN and the Empowered Community, both now and in the future. Your thoughts? Best Regards, Stephen Deerhake ccNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration ccNSO Council Member AS Domain Registry GDNS, LLC +1 212 334 3660 +1 212 656 1982 (fax) +1 917 744 7313 (mobile) sdeerhake(a)nic.as sdeerhake(a)gdns.net From: Correspondence [mailto:Correspondence@icann.org] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 4:53 PM To: sdeerhake(a)nic.as Cc: Correspondence <Correspondence(a)icann.org>; Cassia Oliveira <cassia.oliveira(a)icann.org>; board-ops-team(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [Ext] Request from the Empowered Community for an Approval Action Community Forum Dear Stephen Deerhake: Thank you for your communication. This response serves as confirmation of receipt of your letter. Your letter will be published on 26 May 2017 on the ICANN Correspondence Page (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence) Please submit any questions you may have about this message to correspondence(a)icann.org <mailto:correspondence@icann.org> . Sincerely, ICANN Correspondence Team Begin forwarded message: From: "Stephen Deerhake" <sdeerhake(a)nic.as <mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as> > Date: May 24, 2017 at 20:59:21 GMT-3 To: "'John Jeffrey'" <john.jeffrey(a)icann.org <mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org> >, <ecadmin(a)icann.org <mailto:ecadmin@icann.org> >, <chair(a)nro.net <mailto:chair@nro.net> >, <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca <mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> >, <katrina(a)nic.lv <mailto:katrina@nic.lv> >, "James Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com <mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com> >, <Thomas.schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch <mailto:Thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch> > Cc: "Steve Crocker" <steve.crocker(a)board.icann.org <mailto:steve.crocker@board.icann.org> >, "Goran Marby" <goran.marby(a)icann.org <mailto:goran.marby@icann.org> >, <sdeerhake(a)nic.as <mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as> > Subject: [Ext] Request from the Empowered Community for an Approval Action Community Forum Reply-To: <sdeerhake(a)nic.as <mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as> > Greetings, Please see the attached letter from the Empowered Community directing ICANN to schedule an Approval Action Community Forum during ICANN's next Public meeting (ICANN 59) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Best, Stephen Deerhake ccNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration ccNSO Council Member AS Domain Registry GDNS, LLC +1 212 334 3660 +1 212 656 1982 (fax) +1 917 744 7313 (mobile) sdeerhake(a)nic.as <mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as> sdeerhake(a)gdns.net <mailto:sdeerhake@gdns.net>

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Test message; please ignore
by Stephen Deerhake May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017

Did I get this?

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Request from the Empowered Community for an Approval Action Community Forum
by Stephen Deerhake May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017

Greetings, Please see the attached letter from the Empowered Community directing ICANN to schedule an Approval Action Community Forum during ICANN's next Public meeting (ICANN 59) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Best, Stephen Deerhake ccNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration ccNSO Council Member AS Domain Registry GDNS, LLC +1 212 334 3660 +1 212 656 1982 (fax) +1 917 744 7313 (mobile) sdeerhake(a)nic.as <mailto:sdeerhake@nic.as> sdeerhake(a)gdns.net <mailto:sdeerhake@gdns.net>

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23 May 2017 Notice to Empowered Community on Fundamental Bylaws
by John Jeffrey May 23, 2017

May 23, 2017

Greetings, Please see the attached Notice. Best, John Jeffrey General Counsel & Secretary, ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90094-2536 direct dial - +1.310.301.5834 mobile - +1.310.404.6001 JJ(a)ICANN.org<mailto:JJ@ICANN.org>

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