[council] Public Comments Sought on GNSO Improvements

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Public Comments Sought on GNSO Improvements
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jun07.htm

19 June 2007

The Board Governance Committee's GNSO Review Working Group (BGC WG) 
spent the past several weeks considering reviews of the GNSO and its 
Council and extensive input on GNSO improvements to determine whether, 
in general, the GNSO has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure 
and, if so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable 
to improve its effectiveness (as required in the Bylaws). This 
preliminary working draft presents the BGC WG’s initial thinking on the 
questions under review, for discussion with Community at the upcoming 
ICANN Meeting in San Juan and for public comment through the ICANN 
website. There will be a Public Forum devoted exclusively to GNSO 
improvements on Monday, 25 June, from 16:00 to 18:00, in the San 
Cristobal B Room. This working draft does not reach any definitive 
recommendations or conclusions at this time, for there is not yet 
agreement among all members of the BGC WG. It is posted to encourage 
further public discussion and comment, and it does not represent the 
position of the Working Group, the Board Governance Committee, or the Board.

The following documents present the BGC WG's initial ideas and poses key 
questions on which public comment is sought:

     * SUMMARY OF THE DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF THE BGC’S GNSO REVIEW 
WORKING GROUP ON GNSO IMPROVEMENTS
http://www.icann.org/announcements/summary-draft-wg-bgc-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf
     * DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF THE BGC’S GNSO REVIEW WORKING GROUP ON 
GNSO IMPROVEMENTS
http://www.icann.org/announcements/draft-wg-bgc-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf
     * ANNEXES FOR DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF THE BGC'S GNSO REVIEW 
WORKING GROUP ON GNSO IMPROVEMENTS
http://www.icann.org/announcements/annexes-draft-wg-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf

The BGC WG looks forward to discussing its progress and related 
questions at the Public Forum and through the public comment process. 
Comments on this working draft can be posted to 
gnso-improvements at icann.org and reviewed at 
http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvements.


-- 
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org