All, Please see below for an update sent out today to SG & Constituency chairs. Thanks, Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com] Sent: 18 October 2013 06:38 To: 'kdrazek@Verisign.com'; Michele Neylon :: Blacknight (michele@blacknight.com) (michele@blacknight.com); 'Elisa Cooper'; 'Kristina Rosette'; 'tony holmes'; 'Robin Gross'; 'William Drake'; 'Marie-Laure Lemineur' Cc: 'Glen de Saint Géry'; 'gnso-secs@icann.org'; MASON COLE (mcole@5x5com.com); 'WUKnoben' Subject: GNSO Council Update Importance: High Dear Colleagues, We are now inevitably starting to turn our attention towards the countdown to the ICANN annual meeting in Buenos Aires, so it seems timely to provide you with an update containing a few points relating to the work and running of the GNSO Council. The GNSO weekend working sessions are well established by now. We have a full agenda emerging, including covering much of the policy work being undertaken within the GNSO, as well as interaction with senior staff, the ICANN Board and the GAC. Whilst the weekend sessions provide an excellent opportunity for the Council to become well-briefed and work together, they are clearly much more than GNSO Council sessions. They are an opportunity for interaction within the whole GNSO and so, other commitments and logistics permitting, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the opportunity to participate and to invite and encourage you and colleagues within your groups to do so. For the first time I believe, we have a GNSO Council development meeting, which will be held on Friday 22nd November between 10h00 & 18h00, followed by a meal in the evening. The motivation for the meeting is to run an induction and development workshop for the new GNSO Council i.e. the Council to be seated and in place from the Buenos Aires meeting onwards. We plan to kick off on Friday 22nd at 10h00 with a first session to include additional participation from the leadership of the groups represented on the Council. So, we would very much like to have attendance from the Chair (or Vice Chair or alternative if not available) of your SG or Constituency as appropriate, in order to give additional perspective to that of your Councillors for the first 60-90 minutes of the meeting. Accordingly, please can you let Glen De Saint Gery (glen@icann.org) which individual from your leadership group (if not the chair) will be able to attend? Regarding the leadership of the Council, you will be aware of the requirement to elect a Council Chair for the forthcoming year as well as select two Vice Chairs of the Council. My understanding is that both Vice Chairs will be changing and we can look forward to confirmation of the new Vice Chairs in due course. The Council confirmed a timetable for the election of the Chair at its 10th October meeting. From my perspective, I have enjoyed the not inconsiderable challenge of working as GNSO Council Chair over the past year and am pleased to confirm to you that I am available, if elected, to continue in the role for the year ahead. Its challenging and stimulating and there is plenty more work ahead! If you have any questions or input relating to this note, or indeed any aspect of the leadership and running of the Council, please do get in touch with me. I am personally committed to a well-managed and effective GNSO Council and am open to any feedback in how best to achieve that. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan Robinson Chair ICANN GNSO Council jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7993 6103 skype: jonathan.m.r