Dear Anne, Rudi, and SCI members, Please find below the resolution from the GNSO Council meeting on 19 November 2015 relating to a referral request to the SCI. This is posted to the SCI wiki Works Completed/In Progress page at: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49350790. The Referral Request also is posted to the wiki and attached for your reference. Please let me know if you have any questions. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Approval of the Referral Request to the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) Whereas 1. The GNSO Operating Procedures <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf> in Chapter 2.2 describe the process of elections of the GNSO Chair and the GNSO Vice-Chairs 2. Following the result of the initial election round at ICANN54 in Dublin, the GNSO Council agreed on a time table <http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf> for the next round for the election of the GNSO Chair 2015-2016 3. During the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin questions were raised with regards to the election process for the GNSO Chair and Vice-Chairs, including the candidate nomination process with particular reference to the preparedness of newly-elected Council members to vote, the eligibility of newly elected Councilors to run for the GNSO Chair position, the need for the GNSO Council to specifically determine the term of the Chair and Vice-Chairs in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, and to the overall timing of the Chair election. Resolved The GNSO Council requests the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) 1. To review Sections 2.2(b), (f) and (g) of the GNSO Operating Procedures with respect to clarifying: (i) the eligibility of incoming Council members to run for the position of GNSO Chair; (ii) the start and end dates and the duration of the Chair and Vice-Chair terms in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws; and (iii) the timing of publication of the election results; and 2. To recommend a general time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair to be approved by the GNSO Council and added to the GNSO Operating Procedures.