Dear SCI members,

Please see below the actions captured from the SCI meeting held on 02 June.  Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.  The GNSO Secretariat also will send a notice for a call in two weeks on Thursday, 16 June at the usual time of 1800 UTC.

Please note that there will be no meeting of the SCI during the ICANN 56 meeting in Helsinki.

Kind regards,

Julie

Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

ACTION ITEMS: Chair/Vice Chair Elections:

1. In Section 2.2 (2) delete the phrase "within the allotted time period" in the sentence “Should the House with the vacant Vice-Chair position fail to appoint an interim Vice-Chair within the allotted time period, the continuing Vice-Chair from the other House will serve as an Interim Vice-Chair alone until a new Chair is conclusively elected.”  Show the deletion in strikeout.
2. In Section 2.2 (3) delete the phrase "within the allotted time period" in the sentence “Should the House with the vacant Vice-Chair position fail to designate an interim Vice-Chair within the allotted time period, the Designated Interim Vice-Chair from the other House will serve as an Interim Vice-Chair alone until a new Chair is conclusively elected.”  Show the deletion in strikeout.
3. In Section 2.2 (4) insert the phrase “within the allotted time period” after “on an interim basis” in the sentence “If both Houses should fail to temporarily fill the role of Vice Chair on an interim basis, the non-voting NCA will be designated the Interim Chair to oversee the Chair election and conduct Council business until such time as a Chair is conclusively elected.”  Show the addition in brackets.
4. Staff will submit the final revision for a Consensus Call for two weeks (02-16 June).  
5. Once the Consensus Call is completed Amr Elsadr, as the SCI Liaison to the GNSO Council, will send an update to the GNSO Council list.