Anne,

I can answer your first question.  The Operations Steering Committee (OSC) and the Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) were created under the GNSO Improvements Process that began in November 2008.  Their Charters were approved in January 2009.  They completed their work in January 2011 and September 2011 respectively.

Here are some details from their archived wikis.  You may wish to refer to the wikis, which although archived are still available, for more details:

OSC: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsoosc/Operations+Steering+Committee+%28OSC%29+-+Home
The OSC is responsible for coordinating, recommending and reviewing changes to certain operational activities of the GNSO and its constituencies with a view to efficient outcomes. 

PPSC: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsoppsc/PPSC+-+Home
The Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) is responsible for reviewing and recommending processes used within the GNSO for developing policy and recommending any changes. The PPSC established two separate teams, one tasked with developing a proposal for a new WG model (WG-WT Home) and the other a new policy development process (PDP-WT Home).

Best regards,

Julie

Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

From: <Aikman-Scalese>, Anne <AAikman@lrlaw.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 1:45 PM
To: Mike O'Conner <mike@haven2.com>
Cc: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org>, "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org>
Subject: RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] SCI Charter Latest Version from Mikey

Okay, so what exactly are the OSC and PPSC since I don't recall doing anything relating to them in the past couple of years?  Also, why exactly do you want to make sure SCI has an end date if the Council is finding it useful for stuff like PDP suspension and resubmission of a motion?  Anne
 
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From: Mike O'Connor [mailto:mike@haven2.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 10:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] SCI Charter Latest Version from Mikey

argh!  you're right.  Avri and i went back and forth on that "final review" language a while back on the list.  i then rewrote my draft.  and…

apparently forgot to post it.  

so here it is.  right at the 11th hour.  my sincere apologies for neglecting to send it along earlier.  see if this draft works better.  

mikey

 

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