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class=218482307-11082009><STRONG>For information</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=218482307-11082009>We will be posting the recently Board approved version
of the CSG charter soon (with comments regarding process
issues).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=218482307-11082009>We will be posting a revised BC charter soon for
discussion and approval.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=218482307-11082009>Philip</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear
GNSO Community members;<BR><BR>As promised by Denise last week, the Staff has
developed a timetable of key tasks and milestones that need to be addressed over
the next two months to seat the new GNSO Council by the ICANN Seoul meeting
deadline.<BR> <BR>Attached please find two documents. The first, entitled
“GNSO Council Restructure Implementation Timetable,” sets out the various topic
areas that need to be addressed between now and Seoul including, among other
things, Bylaws Amendment efforts, Council seat appointments and the approval of
Council operating procedures. Where appropriate, Staff has provided specific
“last-date” milestones to help Council, Stakeholder Group and Constituency
leaders plan their internal activities in a timely manner.<BR><BR>The second,
document, entitled “GNSO Council Restructure Implementation Plan,” is being
provided as a draft first-step to help community leaders make the final detailed
transition decisions necessary to have the new Council members take their seats
in Seoul. The document, presented in draft form, provides one potential plan
format and provides a table identifying each of the existing voting GNSO Council
Representatives by name, organized by Stakeholder Group (except NCAs). The table
includes the term-expiration of each seat, the potential disposition of that
individual’s Council seat, an action column indicating which seats appear to
require an election or appointment, and the regional affiliation for the seats
of Councilors whose terms are not expiring this year. <BR><BR>As with all our
previous Staff suggestions, the documents are intended to provide some initial
guidance and to be used as tools to issue-spot and spark discussion and debate
where appropriate. We hope they may prove useful at the upcoming Council and
Restructure Drafting Team meetings. I am happy to field any questions or
comments any of you have about specific dates or references in the
documents.<BR> <BR>Best regards,<BR><BR>Rob Hoggarth<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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