Dear Council colleagues, I am pleased to bring to your attention the notification below from Katrina Sataki, ccNSO Chair, regarding the appointment of Adebiyi Oladipo as ccNSO liaison to the GNSO. Best wishes, Heather ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Katrina Sataki <katrina@nic.lv> Date: Sat, May 26, 2018 at 2:35 AM Subject: Appointment of the ccNSO liaison to the GNSO To: Heather Forrest <haforrestesq@gmail.com> Cc: ccnsosecretariat@icann.org, Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org>, biyi@biyioladipo.name.ng To : Heather Forrest, Chair of the GNSO Council Re: appointment of the ccNSO liaison to the GNSO 25 May 2018 Dear Heather, It is my pleasure to inform you that the ccNSO Council has appointed Adebiyi Oladipo (.ng) as the ccNSO liaison to the GNSO. I hope the GNSO support team will add Adebiyi (biyi@biyioladipo.name.ng) at their earliest convenience to the relevant mailing lists and send him details of any upcoming meetings. For your information I have included the relevant section from the Guideline: ccNSO Liaisons and Observers (https://ccnso.icann.org/ sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2017-04/ guideline-liaisons-observers-24mar17-en.pdf ) on the expected roles and responsibilities from our appointed liaisons: • To participate diligently and actively in the meetings and activities of the GNSO on an ongoing and long-term basis; • To communicate and advocate the positions of the ccNSO to the GNSO; • To report to the ccNSO on current and upcoming activities of the GNSO that may be of relevance to the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community; • If feasible and considered relevant ask to the ccNSO for advance guidance, if any, on matters that are going to be discussed by the GNSO; • Participate in GNSO-ccNSO Council meetings agenda committee to prepare the f-2-f meetings, if any. Finally, as both Adebiyi and Phillippe are (relatively) new with respect to their roles as liaisons, we suggest that for both liaisons we try to organise a high-level webinar to brief them on the working method and procedures of the GNSO and ccNSO (Councils) respectively. All Councillors are also welcome, should they wish to participate. If you agree, I suggest that we ask Marika Konings and Bart Boswinkel to organise such a webinar, preferably before ICANN62. On behalf of the ccNSO Council, Katrina Sataki, Chair