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class=904164516-31122008>I don't think this message ever made it to the Council
list so I am resending it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=904164516-31122008>Chuck</SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Gomes, Chuck <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday,
December 30, 2008 1:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Council GNSO<BR><B>Cc:</B>
gnso-osc@icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Motion to Approve OSC
Charter<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=883101518-30122008>On behalf of the
OSC, I am submitting the following motion for approval of the OSC Charter by the
Council in its 8 January 2009 meeting. I welcome a second, any friendly
amendments and questions.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=883101518-30122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=883101518-30122008>Chuck
Gomes</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=883101518-30122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Motion to
Approve the OSC Charter</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>30 December
2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Whereas:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The GNSO Council
reviewed and accepted the new </FONT><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf"><FONT
color=#800080 size=3>GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan</FONT></A><FONT
size=3> [PDF, 96K] developed by the Planning Team at its 16 October
meeting.</FONT></SPAN>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That Plan called for the
creation of an </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Operations Steering
Committee (OSC)</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to oversee efforts to
enhance the GNSO’s structure, constituencies, and
communications.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The OSC was formed and held five
teleconference meetings and conducted various online discussions as of 30
December 2008.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The OSC reviewed and modified the
draft OSC Charter prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team and
recommends that the Council approve the revised draft Charter dated 22 Dec 08
and contained at the committee’s wiki site at </FONT><A
href="https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?operations_steering_committee_osc"><FONT
color=#800080
size=3>https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?operations_steering_committee_osc</FONT></A><FONT
size=3>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Resolve:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The GNSO Council approves the OSC
Charter and directs the OSC to proceed in fulfilling the terms of that
Charter.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>