Re: [council] Reports from the GNSO Bylaws Implementation Drafting Team

["James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, Julie.  And please convey our appreciation to Steve and the members 
of the Drafting Team.

Councilors – This will be Agenda Item #5 on tomorrow’s call, so please try to 
review before then.

Thank you,

J.


From: <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Julie Hedlund 
<julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 9:14
To: GNSO Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [council] Reports from the GNSO Bylaws Implementation Drafting Team

Dear GNSO Councilors,

Please see the attached Bylaws Implementation Drafting Team Report and 
implementation plan, plus the cover note below from Steve DelBianco, Drafting 
Team Chair.

Kind regards,
Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

Note from Steve DelBianco:

Dear GNSO Councilors,

As you may recall, the Bylaws Drafting Team (DT) was created to provide the 
GNSO Council with a draft implementation plan for any necessary updates to the 
GNSO Operating Procedures, or possibly the Bylaws as they relate to the GNSO, 
arising as a result of the revised ICANN Bylaws. The Council requested that 
this DT submit the proposed implementation plan by 30 September (see 
http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-2[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions-2320160630-2D2&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=adDIs0WEx_lLwFfrsdovxTYY8GkRHo5ibc8SR3Npdh8&m=0ds7tGv-ip8Aagh6O0pMvKXDyawRYqnZ3oXI3-RC84A&s=xxHbRk8Sk_i4IBEmtEusPwORnBaaY0c8XgsTKYaS80o&e=>
 for the full Council resolution).

At the GNSO Council meeting on 29 September, I requested an additional two 
weeks to complete the report due to the complexity of the task as well as the 
short time frame.  Thank you for allowing the DT the additional two weeks to 
complete this very important task.

Please see the attached final report and implementation plan from the DT for 
GNSO Council consideration on at its meeting on 13 October.  As noted 
previously, this implementation plan for the Council is not intended to include 
specific language for new or amended rules and procedures. Drafting of these 
new or amended processes will therefore likely begin only after approval of the 
implementation plan.  The understanding is that the initial task of the DT was 
to identify and agree on how GNSO should handle new obligations and rights 
arising from the revised ICANN Bylaws.

I will be available during the GNSO Council call on the 13th to address any 
questions you may have concerning this implementation plan.

Best regards,
Steve DelBianco