+ 1 Ed/Milton. On 29/09/2016 04:09, Mueller, Milton L wrote: > > Good initiative, Ed. I have drafted something that was sent to the > NCUC EC, hope the other EC members (most of whom are probably asleep > at this hour) will respond quickly. Congratulations to us all! > > --MM > > *From:*NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf > Of *Edward Morris > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:25 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Transition > > Hi everybody, > > Within the last hour the United Senate passed a Continuing Resolution > funding the United States government through December 9th. No rider > related to the IANA transition was attached. The transition will very > likely occur, as scheduled, Friday night. > > The ICANN Board has held off filing the necessary documents with the > State of California to implement the new Bylaws reflecting the work of > the community through the CCWG. They stated that they wanted the > transition to first occur. Fine. It will occur on schedule. We can not > allow any further delay in the filing and enactment of the new Bylaws. > > I expect there will be a number of lawsuits challenging the > transition, in full or in part. We need to be proactive to ensure that > the Board does not use the possibility of these lawsuits to further > delay the needed and overdue Accountability reforms. > > I would respectfully ask the Chairs and Executive Committees of the > NCSG, NCUC and NPOC to send a clear message to Steve Crocker and the > Board: We expect the new Bylaws to be appropriately filed and the > provisions within enacted upon immediately after the transition > has occurred. Not one day later. > > We have waited long enough. > > Respectfully, > > Ed Morris > > Sent from my iPhone > -- -------------- Matthew Shears Global Internet Policy and Human Rights Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) + 44 771 2472987