Hi all, Thanks for a productive discussion yesterday on the SSC call and thank you to those who flagged that there is an ambiguity in the text of the call for volunteers that was adopted by Council. Council leadership had a discussion about the ambiguity, the RySG’s interpretation, and the next steps suggested on the SSC call. Working with staff, we did some additional research to confirm both the intent of original recommendations coming out of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group (whose outputs serve as a basis for the role and associated documentation) and the call for volunteers process as implemented in previous years. While the current text in the call for volunteers may be less clear than it should, we understand that the Consultation Group’s intent, as reflected in its outputs and implemented through previous application processes, is that applications should be channeled through SG/Cs and not be submitted by individuals. Based on this, we have directed staff to clarify the process and provide a one week extension to SG/Cs, and have approved the following message to be sent to the SG/C leaders: "There has been a request to clarify who may submit applications for the role of GNSO Liaison to the GAC. The leadership of each Stakeholder Group / Constituency has the opportunity to submit the application of one or more candidate(s) it supports for the role, but it is not required to submit any applications. Consistent with the original recommendation of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group and previous practice, applications will not be accepted from individuals for this process. If an individual attempts to submit an application, they will be requested to contact the leadership of their SG/C. The deadline for submitting applications has been extended to 7 September 2020 to accommodate SG/Cs who may need additional time to consider candidates before the deadline." We hope that this message will provide the necessary clarification. I look forward to working with you all on the next steps of this selection process in the coming weeks. Best Regards, Rafik