All, Welcome to our GAC GNSO Consultation Group mailing list! A couple of updates: 1. Work is going on behind the scenes (with the 4 volunteers) to define a scope of work for this group. I hope we'll hear from them soon(ish). 2. A Doodle Poll has been set up to convene the first meeting of the Group in 2014 during the w/c 6th January 2014. Please do complete this if you have not already done so. Link included here for convenience: http://www.doodle.com/wi5t9i5ghnvgreg9#table 3. A Doodle Poll will be sent to determine preferences for one (or two) regular times to meet (fortnightly) between w/c 6th January 2014 and the Singapore ICANN meeting. Provisionally, I propose we meet on the following days: 1. Tues 21 (or Wed 22) January @ 14h00 UTC 2. Tues 4 (or 5) February @ 14h00 UTC 3. Tues 18 (or 19) February @ 14h00 UTC 4. Tues 4 (or 5) March @ 14h00 UTC 5. Tues 18 (or 19) March @ 14h00 UTC A Doodle Poll will follow shortly to deal with this. Noting: A. A single regular meeting time may be useful as a slot to commit to and diaries for the whole of Q1 2013. B. This appears to me to be a time in the middle of our various time zones (which I readily acknowledge is also convenient for me, being on UTC) C. The above is @ 22h00 for David Cake and it would be very reasonable for him to object / suggest at least an occasional alternative. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan Robinson Chair ICANN GNSO Council <mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com> jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7993 6103 skype: jonathan.m.r