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
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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


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