I would agree with Philip that simple is best and therefore support the terms proposed by Philip. However, I would note that while 31 January does give new councillors the opportunity to vote for their chair, that date does potentially raise an issue if a chair's term as a councillor is scheduled to end at the end of an AGM, ie their term as councillor would need to be extended or an interim chair would need to be appointed (possibly one of the deputies). Alistair -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Saturday, 21 April 2007 01:38 To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Term of the next GNSO Council chair Chuck, good thoughts. I'd agree that simple is best. Current election: now till Jan 31 2008. Then annual term Feb 1 - Jan 31 (new election). This gives time for new council members (seated after end year annual meeting) to just about get to know their proposed chair before an election. Philip