Dear All,

In relation to the agenda item 'Raising an issue - Has this been sufficiently clarified', three possible approaches were identified during the last meeting:
  1. Maintain status quo - which means only the GNSO Council or a group chartered by the GNSO Council can request an item to be reviewed by the SCI. Possibly consider communicating to other SO/ACs / individuals, that if there are issues they would like to see reviewed by the SCI, that they will need to channel these via the GNSO Council and/or a group chartered by the GNSO Council.
  2. Add the possibility for other ICANN SO/ACs to make a direct request to the SCI – this would require a change to the SCI Charter and would need GNSO Council approval.
  3. Add the possibility for any chartered group to make a direct request to the SCI – this would require a change to the SCI Charter and would need GNSO Council approval. Some also noted that a definition of 'chartered' would be needed as it is not clear whether SO/ACs are chartered.
Members are encouraged to share their views on these three options and/or identify any other options that should be considered to address this issue ahead of the next meeting.

With best regards,

Marika