Dear council members,

During the council meeting in Copenhagen, the following was decided:

“The ccNSO Council initiates the ccNSO Council procedure to prepare a submission to the ICANN FY 2018 Budget and/or Operational Plan seeking an increase in the number of ccNSO traveling slots. The ccNSO Council designates Nigel Roberts as lead of the drafting team and request the secretariat to send out a call for volunteers to take part in the drafting team. In preparing the Council Statement the drafting team is requested to propose a reasonable number of traveling slots and the rationale for the proposed number.”

This email serves as a call for volunteers for the drafting team that will draft the statement for the increase of the number of slots for ccNSO funded travellers.

Deadline to respond to this call for volunteers is tomorrow, Tuesday 28 March (23:59 UTC). Please send an email to either ccnsosecretariat@icann.org ccnsosecretariat@icann.org or Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org if you plan to participate in the drating team.

Timeline to ensure a timely submission to the ICANN FY 2018 Budget and/or Operational Plan:

1. Call for volunteers: closes Tuesday 28 March 23:59 UTC
2. Initial drafting: 29 March – 10 April 2017
3. Initial draft shared with Council: 11 April
4. Discussion initial draft Council: Council call 13 April + closure Council comments 17 April
5. Update Draft: 18 April – 21 April
6. Council vote on the draft: 22 April - 27 April
7. Submission statement by ccNSO Council chair: 28 April

Thank you!

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor 

joke.braeken@icann.org

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