Dear DG Members,
Please note that the first meeting of this Drafting Group (DG) has been scheduled for Monday 11 August at 1400 UTC. We apologize in advance if you are unable to attend this call - note that all future meetings of the DG will be scheduled after the DG has had a chance to discuss the day of the week, time, and regularity of future DG calls.
This first meeting will be of an introductory nature. The proposed agenda is:
- Roll Call / Statements of Interest
- Applicability of ICANN principles of transparency and openness
- Items for initial review - GNSO Resolution forming this group, GNSO Working Group Guidelines, GNSO Policy Development Process (to serve as a reference point for the DG)
- Discussion of Work Plan – Review of Interim Chair's Draft Work Plan and discussion of alternatives and tools for completing work
- Election of DG Leaders – The DG may elect to have co-chairs or vice-chairs. Once selected, the DG Chair(s) will need to be confirmed by the GNSO Council.
- Confirmation of next meeting
In regards to the bullet for the Election of DG Leaders, if you would like to put forth your name for consideration for a DG leadership role in advance of the discussion during the call, please do so by responding to the group email list.
The GNSO Secretariat has already send out a calendar invitation/notice, which contains details for dialing in to the call and joining the Adobe Connect virtual meeting room. Please let the Secretariat know (gnso-secs@icann.org) if you are unable to make the call.
I look forward to speaking to you all in a week.
Best,
Steven Chan
Sr. Policy Manager
ICANN
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Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536
steve.chan@icann.org
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