Dear Manal and colleagues As I mentioned in an earlier call, I've never been wholly happy with the text in the second paragraph of the Charter which I think underplays the disconnect in working modalities between the GNSO and the GAC. This is the problem we are now seeking to address. I also do not feel the text reflects reality if it says that the GNSO and the GAC set about resolving conflicting positions. The GAC's interaction on new gTLDs during 2010-12 was almost entirely with the Board, wasn't it? How about this as a revision to convey the objective we talked about today of facilitating early policy interaction between the GAC and the GNSO in order to build bridges: "The period of review and deliberations by the GAC often necessarily requires public policy consultations within currently over 130 national administrations. Furthermore, the GAC's process for taking consensus-based decisions takes place only during the concluding stages of policy development and in consultation primarily only with the Board. These processes significantly extend the period for policy approval and implementation and it is quite possible for the GAC ultimately to take a different position from the GNSO and advise the Board against implementing the results of often long and detailed policy-making processes. This problem was identified by the....." Best regards Mark Mark Carvell United Kingdom Representative on the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN Global Internet Governance Policy Creative Economy, Internert and International Team Department for Culture, Media and Sport 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ Dirrect line: +44 (0)20 7211 6062 e-mail: mark.carvell@culture.gsi.gov.uk www.culture.gov.uk From: gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Manal Ismail Sent: 21 January 2014 18:10 To: Mike O'Connor; GAC-GNSO-CG@icann.org Subject: Re: [Gac-gnso-cg] revised version of the charter -- forreview/comment/acceptance by the end of this week Many thanks Mikey .. Super Quick as usual !! Agree to all enclosed edits .. While we are still on the topic and the deadline allows, allow me to make a couple of minor non-substantial suggestions, also included in track changes .. Adding 'Description of status quo' to the below list as it has been an ongoing task for quite some time .. - A mechanism for GAC early engagement in GNSO PDP (co-led by Suzanne Radell and Mikey O'Connor) § Description of status quo § Initial proposal § Issues arising from this proposal § How those issues could be addressed § An agreed documented process Deleting '(unless there's preference to have 2 separate sub-groups)' as this has already been settled I promise to stop going through the charter and providing further comments :) !! Kind Regards --Manal From: gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org<mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Mike O'Connor Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:36 PM To: GAC-GNSO-CG@icann.org<mailto:GAC-GNSO-CG@icann.org> Subject: [Gac-gnso-cg] revised version of the charter -- forreview/comment/acceptance by the end of this week hi all, i took an action out of the meeting to quickly turn around a revised version of the charter for a final round of comments. here you are. mikey This email was received from the INTERNET and scanned by the Government Secure Intranet anti-virus service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) In case of problems, please call your organisation's IT Helpdesk. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. **************************************************************************** This email and its contents are the property of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please delete it. All DCMS e-mail is recorded and stored for a minimum of 6 months The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.