Dear DT Members, Per this action item from today’s call: “Staff will clarify whether 19.6 Election of Co-Chairs and Liaisons references the same process as for co-chairs as IFRT in 18.7” Please see the attached excerpt from the Bylaws of the full text of Section 19.5 SCWG Composition and Section 19.6 Elections of Co-Chairs and Liaisons. Note that 19.5 states: [Begin Excerpt] (a) Each SCWG shall consist of the following members and liaisons to be appointed in accordance with the rules and procedures of the appointing organization: (i) Two representatives appointed by the ccNSO from its ccTLD registry operator representatives; (ii) One non-ccNSO ccTLD representative who is associated with a ccTLD registry operator that is not a representative of the ccNSO, appointed by the ccNSO; it is strongly recommended that the ccNSO consult with the regional ccTLD organizations (i.e., AfTLD, APTLD, LACTLD and CENTR) in making its appointment; (iii) Three representatives appointed by the Registries Stakeholder Group; (iv) One representative appointed by the Registrars Stakeholder Group; (v) One representative appointed by the Commercial Stakeholder Group; (vi) One representative appointed by the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group; [End Excerpt] Furthermore, 19.6 states, “(a) The SCWG shall be led by two co-chairs: one appointed by the GNSO from one of the members appointed pursuant to clauses (iii)-(vi) of Section 19.5(a) and one appointed by the ccNSO from one of the members appointed pursuant to clauses (i)-(ii) of Section 19.5(a).” The language in 18.7 appears to be the same, as in the following excerpt: [Begin Excerpt] Each IFRT shall consist of the following members and liaisons to be appointed in accordance with the rules and procedures of the appointing organization: (a) Two representatives appointed by the ccNSO from its ccTLD registry operator representatives; (b) One non-ccNSO ccTLD representative who is associated with a ccTLD registry operator that is not a representative of the ccNSO, appointed by the ccNSO; it is strongly recommended that the ccNSO consult with the regional ccTLD organizations (i.e., AfTLD, APTLD, LACTLD, and CENTR) in making its appointment; (c) Two representatives appointed by the Registries Stakeholder Group; (d) One representative appointed by the Registrars Stakeholder Group; (e) One representative appointed by the Commercial Stakeholder Group; (f) One representative appointed by the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group; [End Excerpt] Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director