Thanks for starting this Wolf and thanks to others for chipping in. All it is helpful to have questions in advance, we will of course allow questions on the fly during the session as well. Thanks, Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM NetNames France ---------------- Registry Relations and Strategy Director NetNames T: +33 (0)1 48 01 83 51 F: +33 (0)1 48 01 83 61 Le 14 oct. 2012 à 15:13, "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us> a écrit :

1. I would like for the candidates to describe what they believe the role is of the GNSO Council chair both from an internal council perspective as well as from the perspective of dealing with external bodies (icann staff, icann board, with other ACs/SOs and with non-icann related bodies (i.e., when being asked to present in his or her role). 2. What do you view as your role with respect to “neutrality”? Can you be an effective advocate for your positions (or your groups positions), while at the same time as leading the Council in a neutral manner? Thanks.

Jeffrey J. Neuman Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs

From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of KnobenW@telekom.de Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 7:15 PM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Q&A session with council chair candidates

All,

for (late) preparation of this session it may be helpful to collect questions in advance. I'm asking you to put candidate questions to the list which could be used by the session leader for a structured Q&A session.

I'll ask the following:

· How would you prioritize council workload in order to achieve working results in an effective way? · How do you see a GNSO (council) role re outreach activities? · How do you think the GNSO/council is represented best towards other ICANN bodies?

Best regards Wolf-Ulrich