Dear ISPCP members Please note that your GNSO councilors will be asked to vote on the motion below covering the proposed bylaw changes on July 9th. Could you please review the existing draft bylaws and the edits that have been proposed and posted since the Sydney meeting and respond to the list if you have any comments or issues. The link to the proposed bylaws is at the bottom of this email. Regards Tony -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Avri Doria Sent: 03 July 2009 04:29 To: Council GNSO Subject: [council] Updated motion for 9 July Hi, The motion that was made by Avri Doria and seconded by Chuck Gomes on 24 June and deferred due to constituencies needing more time to review, has been updated in: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?09_july_motions to refer to the draft of the bylaws as posted by the Staff in: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200907.html#gnso-restr ucture . It currently reads: By-Law Changes (deferred from 24 June 2009) Motion made by: Avri Doria Seconded by: Chuck Gomes Whereas On 28 August 2008 the ICANN Board of Directors approved the BGC plan to restructuring of the GNSO; and On 27 March 2009 the ICANN Policy Staff introduced a draft of proposed by-law changes related to the restructuring of the GNSO; and Subsequent to receiving the changes suggested by the ICANN Policy Staff, the GNSO Council decided to create a Committee of the Whole to work on a proposed set of changes to the By-laws which committee was open to council members as well as substitutes from the constituencies and to representatives of applicant constituencies; and On 8 June 2009 the Structural Improvements Committee of the Board Directors gave a set of clarification to questions posed by the GNSO Committee of the Whole; and On 12 June 2009, the ICANN legal counsel gave a set of recommend edits to the GNSO Committee of the whole. Resolved The GNSO recommends to the ICANN Board of Directors that the By-laws related to the GNSO council be amended to read as documented in: http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaws-amendment-clean -30jun09-en.pdf