Hello All,
One small point of clarification - there is no General Assembly (GA) of the GNSO. There is only a mailing list that was used by the former GA of the DNSO which was not shut down when the DNSO was reformed into the GNSO (at which time the General Assembly was eliminated/not carried forward).
That is my understanding also. I recall at the time the GNSO was created that as chair of the new GNSO I received a request to maintain the GA mailing list. This request was granted, and the GNSO Secretariat has assisted with ensuring the mailing list operates effectively. Since that time, many GNSO issues have been discussed on the GA list, and often summaries of the discussions have been provided by members of the GA mailing list as input in the various public comment processes of the GNSO. It would certainly be reasonable in the context of GNSO reform to review what mailing lists exist and how to better engage the wider community in the GNSO policy development,. Regards Bruce Tonkin