All, Regarding Observers, the GNSO Operating Procedures provide for the following (My emphasis) The GNSO Council may agree with the Council of any other ICANN Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee to exchange observers. Such observers shall not be members of, or entitled to vote or make motions on, the GNSO Council, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate on equal footing with members of the GNSO Council. The appointing Council shall designate its observer (or revoke or change the designation of its observer) on the GNSO Council by providing written notice to the Chair of the GNSO Council and to the ICANN Secretary. My sense is that the GAC do not see this as something they wish to take up. However, my thought is that it is something we should remind them of and make sure that they at least consider it. Jonathan From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of John Berard Sent: 29 November 2012 15:02 To: Jonathan Robinson Cc: <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] FW: Letter from the GAC regarding IOC/RC Protections Jonathan, First, this letter makes me more certain we should be emphatic about getting a GAC observer on the Council. Second, I have heard Jeff Neuman's comment on clarifying what is policy and what is implementation and I agree. Third, until the GNSO structure changes, the GAC advises the Board and if there are policy questions, the Board engages the Council. Where is the Board on this direct advice to the Council? Four, look forward to the next Council meeting! Cheers, Berard Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 4:59 AM, "Jonathan Robinson" <jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com> wrote: All, FYI. Please see the attached letter received from the GAC last night my time. Jonathan From: GAC Secretariat [mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org] Sent: 28 November 2012 21:38 To: jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com Cc: Steve Crocker; Fadi Chehade; Heather Dryden; Maria Häll; alice@apc.org; Choon Sai LIM (IDA) Subject: Letter from the GAC regarding IOC/RC Protections Sent on behalf of Heather Dryden, GAC Chair Dear Jonathan, Attached please find a letter from the GAC regarding IOC and Red Cross/Red Crescent protections. Best regards, Jeannie Ellers Jeannie Ellers Manager, GAC Coordination Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 1101 New York Avenue NW, Suite 930 Washington, DC 20005 Ph. +1 202 570 7135 M. +1 310 302 7552 <GAC_GNSOCouncil_20121128.pdf>