Please find attached the first set of recommendations for GNSO improvements from the Operations Steering Committee (OSC) related to Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations. Please forward these recommendations to your respective groups for review and comment ASAP with the tentative goal of Council action in our December meeting. In the meantime, questions and comments are encouraged on this list and a brief opportunity will be provided for discussion of this in our meeting on 23 Nov. I encourage all groups (SGs, constituencies and ACs to consult with your representative(s) on the OSC; the OSC members are provided here: Primary Team Members * Olga Cavalli - Alternate Chair (NomCom Appointee) * Chuck Gomes - Chair (GNSO Council Vice-Chair) * Robin Gross (Non Commercial Users Constituency) * Wolf-Ulrich Knoben (Internet Service Providers Constituency) * Vanda Scartezini (ALAC) * Philip Sheppard (Business Constituency) * Ken Stubbs (Registries Constituency) * Steve Metalitz (Intellectual Property Constituency) * Stéphane Van Gelder (Registrar Constituency) * Robert Hoggarth (ICANN Policy Staff) * Julie Hedland (ICANN Policy Staff) * Glen De Saint Géry (GNSO Secretariat) Alternate Team Members * Ron Andruff (Business Constituency) * Mason Cole (Registrar Constituency) * Tony Holmes (Internet Service Providers Constituency) * David Maher (Registries Constituency) Thanks, Chuck (OSC Chair)