======================================================================== Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency Generic Names Supporting Organization ======================================================================== 14 January 2009 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - gNSO RESTRUCTURING WORK TEAMS This is a very important opportunity for you to serve the constituency and the ICANN community as a whole. As part of the restructuring of ICANN, the ISP community needs to be actively engaged in the work of making improvements to the structure and work of the gNSO. This is an opportunity for you to participate and make sure that the voice of the ISP community is heard at this important time. The gNSO is forming Work Teams to implement specific improvements in the following five areas: 1] A new and improved Policy Development Process (PDP) 2] A standardized Working Group model for GNSO policy development GNSO Council operations 3] Stakeholder group and constituency processes and operations; and 4] Efforts to improve the various communications functions in the 5] GNSO community that will lead to broader and more effective participation in all policy development activities. These Work Teams are open to all ICANN stakeholders, providing an opportunity for broad sharing of insights and expertise. We are especially interested in having volunteers from the ISP community to serve on each of the Work Teams. Will you please consider volunteering for one of the Work Teams on behalf of ISPs? If you would be interested in volunteering, please let the constituency know by Wednesday, January 21st? Please drop a note to mcfadden@ispcp.info with the group you would be interested in working with. In advance, thanks for your efforts and work on behalf of ISPs in ICANN. Mark McFadden mcfadden@ispcp.info Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency