I agree with Deb, but disagree that Council leaders should be liasing with anyone but GNSO Councilors, who were specifically elected by their Constituencies (uniformly) for that purpose. The roles of Chair in the various Constituencies, for example, vary widely. Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 http://rodenbaugh.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:39 AM To: stephane.vangelder@indom.com; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Role of the Council discussion I believe these are all important points for future discussion. Debbie -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 12:17 PM To: GNSO Council Subject: [council] Role of the Council discussion Thanks for some very good discussion on the role of the Council. As a starting point for continuing that discussion on this list, these are the points we may wish to look at: Should we have this session again at next ICANN meeting? Does Council support the idea of the leaders talking to group chairs? How to improve the communication between the groups - standing number for informal group calls. Thanks, Stéphane