Hi,<div class="gmail_quote"><br>In the Geo Regions Working group, we have been asked to complete a template to record our findings about the
uses of Regions by our respective AC/SO, in our case the GNSO. <br><br>I asked Robert Hoggarth to assist us in this task and both of us could not find other references to regions other than the one in the ICANN bylaws included at the end of this email.<br>

<br>Is there any other reference for uses of Regions on GNSO or on GNSO´s constituencies that we should consider and include in the template? If so, please let us know during this week.<br><br>For your reference, I am attaching the example template sent by ccNSO.<br>
<br>Thanks and regards.<br>
<br>Olga<br><br>..........................................<br><br><b>ARTICLE X: GENERIC NAMES SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION</b>

      <p><b><a name="12006132fc26f87a_X-1"></a>Section 1. DESCRIPTION</b></p>

      <p>There shall be a policy-development body known as the Generic Names Supporting 

        Organization (GNSO), which shall be responsible for developing and recommending 

        to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level 

        domains.</p>

      <p><b><a name="12006132fc26f87a_X-2"></a>Section 2. ORGANIZATION</b></p>

      <p>The GNSO shall consist of (i) various Constituencies representing particular 

        groups of stakeholders, as described in <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X-5" target="_blank">Section 5 of this 

        Article</a> and (ii) a GNSO Council responsible for managing the policy 

        development process of the GNSO.</p>

      <p><b><a name="12006132fc26f87a_X-3"></a>Section 3. GNSO COUNCIL</b></p>

      <blockquote> 

        <p><a name="12006132fc26f87a_X-3.1"></a>1. Subject to the provisions of the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#XX" target="_blank">Transition 

          Article of these Bylaws</a>, the GNSO Council shall consist of three representatives 

          selected by each of the Constituencies described in <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X-5" target="_blank">Section 

          5 of this Article</a>, and three persons selected by the ICANN Nominating 

          Committee. No two representatives selected by a Constituency shall be 

          citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic 

          Region. There may also be two liaisons to the GNSO Council, one appointed 

          by each of the Governmental Advisory Committee and the At-Large Advisory 

          Committee from time to time, who shall not be members of or entitled 

          to vote on the GNSO Council, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate 

          on equal footing with members of the GNSO Council. The appointing Advisory 

          Committee shall designate its liaison (or revoke or change the designation 

          of its liaison) on the GNSO Council by providing written notice to the 

          Chair of the GNSO Council and to the ICANN Secretary. The GNSO Council 

          may also have observers as described in <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X-3.9" target="_blank">paragraph 9 

          of this Section</a>.</p></blockquote>...........................................<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div><p></p>

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