Dear SCI members, Please see below the actions and updates from the 28 January meeting. These also have been posted to the wiki page for our next meeting on 11 February at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosci/11+February+2013. 1. Review of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines Consensus Levels: The SCI will continue discussion on this issue. Staff will locate links to transcripts for the SCI members to review as background. The sub team addressing the issue is Amr, Cintra, Greg, and Thomas. UPDATE: Mary Wong produced a background document that she sent to the list and posted to the wiki. 2. Waivers/Exceptions to GNSO Operating Procedures: The SCI will continue discussion on this issue. The sub team addressing this issue is Greg and Marie-Laure. 3. Voting by email: The SCI will continue discussion on this issue. Staff is checking with the GNSO Secretariat as to current method used for absentee voting (i.e. general email or actual electronic ballot). The sub team working on this issue is Anne, Avri, and Thomas. UDATE: Staff confirmed that the current method used for absentee voting is via email ballot. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director