[announce] ICANN opens public comments on ccNSO Recommendations for proposed bylaw changes

[GNSO SECRETARIAT <gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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[To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org]

ICANN Opens Public Comments on ccNSO Recommendations for Proposed
Bylaws Changes
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21dec05.htm

The comment period extends to 16 January 2006.

On 6 June 2005, the ccNSO Council initiated a country code Policy
Development Process (ccPDP) to encourage ccTLD managers to become
members of the ccNSO. This process culminated in the ccNSO Council's
adoption of the ccPDP Board Report in Vancouver and a request that the
Issue Manager forward the Board Report to the ICANN Board for consideration.

The Initial,
http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccpdp-initial-report-16aug05.pdf

Final,
http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccpdp-final-report-12oct05.pdf

Members
http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccpdp-members-report-07nov05.pdf

and Board
http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/ccnso-board-report-04dec05.pdf

reports prepared as part of this process are available on the ICANN website.


The Recommendations to the Board pertain to Article IX (ccNSO), Annex
B (ccNSO Policy Development Process) and Annex C (the scope of the
ccNSO) of the ICANN Bylaws. The ccNSO makes these recommendations as
an improvement and clarification of the ICANN Bylaws on the ccNSO and
the ccPDP in the interests of the ccNSO membership, the ccNSO Council and
other stakeholders.

The Board has directed staff to post the recommendations for public comment.

Please submit your comments by 16 January 2006.

Comments may be posted to <ccnso-bylaws-changes@xxxxxxxxx>

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Submitted comments may be viewed at
<http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-bylaws-changes>