Dear Councilors,

This is a reminder to please review the GNSO Council draft Aspirational Statement here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6vnCp1njSgG0rfLVIwtpEcv953RyC4UAgL660LIVTA/edit?usp=sharing..

Purpose of document: During the Council Strategic Planning Session, the Council agreed to “develop an aspirational (non-binding) statement to reflect that Councilors should not seek to undo bottom-up consensus-driven outcomes of GNSO WGs.”

Deadline for review: Monday, 25 March

When reviewing this statement, kindly add feedback in comment form only and keep in mind the statement is meant to be aspirational, not a directive.

Best regards,

Caitlin

From: Caitlin Tubergen <caitlin.tubergen@icann.org>
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1:57 PM
To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org>
Subject: Documents for tomorrow's GNSO Council meeting - Small Team Guidelines + Aspirational Statement

Dear Councilors,

Please find two documents that will be discussed during tomorrow’s GNSO Council meeting for Agenda Item 9: Any Other Business.  

9.2 - Updated Small Team Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j5vDURSuz65R1gZxgxLKsK9H5cI_ux0YixAP9XhSgXg/edit?usp=sharing

• As a reminder, the Council discussed the Small Team Guidelines during its SPS and agreed to edit the guidelines to address some of the concerns articulated by Community members; namely, the Council agreed to remove references to “informal” in an effort to communicate that the work of small teams is conducted transparently and is an important tool in advancing the Council’s work.

9.4 - Aspirational Statement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6vnCp1njSgG0rfLVIwtpEcv953RyC4UAgL660LIVTA/edit?usp=sharing

• As a reminder, the Council discussed developing an aspirational statement during its SPS. Specifically, the Council agreed to this action item: “Council to develop an aspirational (non-binding) statement to reflect that Councilors should not seek to undo bottom-up consensus-driven outcomes of GNSO WGs.” Leadership worked on the above first draft for your consideration.

Thank you!

Best regards,

Caitlin