Dear all, FYI – the ccNSO Council adoption note below. The GNSO meets on 27 September. ----------- Resolution Background The ICANN Bylaws and CSC Charter require that the “… effectiveness of the CSC will initially be reviewed two years after the first meeting of the CSC; and then every three years thereafter. The method ofreview will be determined by the ccNSO and GNSO. The CSC was established in accordance with Article 17.3 (b) of the ICANN Bylaws and conducted its first meeting on 6 October 2016. In order to meet the timeline for the first review of the CSC Effectiveness Review, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils will need to determine the method for conducting the review before 1 October 2018. The first CSC effectiveness review is intended to consider the Effectiveness of the CSC in carrying out its mission as defined in its charter. Decision The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed Template to determine the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Effectiveness Review as required under the Bylaws and the Charter of the CSC. Further, the ccNSO Council appoints Debbie Monahan (.nz) and Martin Boyle (.uk) as the ccNSO members of the Effectiveness Review Team. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the GNSO Council accordingly and, if the GNSO Council also adopts the Template, together with the Chair of the GNSO Council inform the ICANN Board of Directors, the President and CEO of ICANN and the CSC accordingly. ----------- Best, Ria