________________________________________________________________________ Notice to the ASO Community on Approval Action Community Forum on Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4, Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaws ________________________________________________________________________
As a Decisional Participant, the Address Supporting Organization received a notification from the ICANN Secretary requiring Decisional Participants to promptly inform their constituents of the delivery of ICANN Board decisions below on fundamental amendments in Article 4, Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaws. The amendments are related to include ICANN Grant Programs to the current text of the bylaws of the above-mentioned articles. Notice of Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ICANN Board approved the Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Articles 4, sections 4.2 and 4.3 on 11 November 2024. The discussion, rationale, and resolution approving the Fundamental Bylaws Amendments are available at: https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-10-11-2024-en The text of the Fundamental Bylaws Amendments is available at: https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/governance/uppdates-to-article-4-icann-grant-program-07-08-2024-en.pdf Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of the Secretary’s Notices triggers an Approval Action Community Forum to be convened and concluded during the period beginning upon the Approval Action Board Notification Date (11 November 2024) and ending at 11:59 pm (PDT) on the 30th day after the Approval Action Board Notification Date (11 December 2024); or during the next scheduled ICANN public meeting (ICANN 81). Please refer to Article 1.2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for additional details on the Approval Process: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD Please note that the Approval Action Community Forum is convened at the direction of the EC Administration (ECA). Following the expiration of the Approval Action Community Forum Period (11 December 2024), the 21-day Approval Action Decision Period will begin, expiring at 23:59 PST on Wednesday, 1 January 2025. Because this Decision Period is scheduled to conclude over a widely observed holiday period, if the Empowered Community is interested in an extension of the expiration until Wednesday, 8 January 2025, ICANN will confirm in writing its agreement to such an extension Any comments on this notification should be sent to the ASO Secretariat ( secretariat [at] aso.icann.org ) before the deadline. Sent on behalf of the ASO AC ________________________________________________________________________ APNIC Secretariat e: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> p: +61 7 3858 3100 www.apnic.net<http://www.apnic.net> ________________________________________________________________________
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