Dear all,

See below.

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From: "Han Chuan, Lee" <hanchuan@sgnic.sg>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:30:11 -0700
To: Kristina Nordstrom <kristina.nordstrom@icann.org>, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org>
Subject: Fw: [council] Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures Available for Review And Comment

Hi,

You may want to forward to the ccNSO council and/or members.

Regards
Han Chuan, Lee
ccNSO Liaison to gNSO

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Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:43 AM
Subject: [council] Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating
Procedures Available for Review And Comment


>
> Dear All,
>
> Please note the following request for comments and please take time to
> comment.
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-25sep09-en.htm
> Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures Available
> for Review And Comment
>
> 25 September 2009
>
> The newly-restructured GNSO Council is scheduled to be seated during the
> upcoming ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Establishing updated
> operating procedures consistent with the new ICANN Bylaws is a key step
> toward seating the new Council. Today, a package of recommended Operating
> Procedures for the new Council is being made available for public review
> and comment through 16 October 2009.
>
> The recommendations are the product of the cross-constituency GNSO Council
> Operations Work Team that was tasked with reviewing the existing GNSO
> operating rules and procedures and recommending changes consistent with
> the new GNSO Council's goal of becoming a strategic manager of the policy
> process.
>
> Community members are invited to review the recommendations and comment on
> all aspects of the recommended procedures. The recommended procedures
> address a number of areas including the selection of officers, the conduct
> of meetings and how Council votes are cast and counted.
>
> In authorizing the release of the recommendations for review and comment,
> ICANN Staff was directed to note a specific area of discussion regarding
> the treatment of instances where Council members may choose to abstain
> from a particular vote (see -
> http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20090924.mp3). Alternative
> treatment of vote abstentions (the original work team recommendation and
> potential substitute language) in the recommended procedures is noted in
> Section 4.2 of the package. Commenters should note which treatment they
> prefer. The Staff has also been asked by Council members to prepare an
> analysis of how potential Council votes would be tabulated based on
> different treatments of Councilor abstentions. That Staff analysis will be
> provided as a submission to the comment forum.
>
> Document Links:
>
> The recommended operating procedures can be found here:
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.pdf
> http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.doc
>
> The Process From Here:
>
> At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will review
> the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various
> submissions.
>
> Consistent with the Transition Implementation Plan approved by the GNSO
> Council at its 24 September meeting, the updated operating procedures will
> be the first substantial item on the new Council's agenda of 28 October in
> Seoul. The new council members will discuss and vote on the updated
> Council Operating Procedures. Approval of the Procedures will require a
> majority of the voting members of each house for approval. Any amendment
> that results from comments submitted, will need to be voted on prior to
> the vote on the Procedures and will also require a majority of the voting
> members of each house.
>
> Deadline and How to Submit Comments:
>
> The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 25 September
> through 16 October 2009, and invites community comments on this matter.
>
> The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here:
> http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-2009
>
> To submit comments: gnso-operating-procedures-2009@icann.org
>
> To view comments:
> http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-operating-procedures-2009/
>
> Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth
>
> Thank you.
> Kind regards,
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>
>
>
>
>





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