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to GNSO Community Members re. GNSO Endorsement Process for 2010 AoC
Accountability and Transparency RT Members</FONT></B></P>
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size=3>Here is an update regarding the GNSO Endorsement Process for 2010 AoC
Accountability and Transparency (A&T) RT Members:</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>a.</FONT><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3>The
GNSO endorsement process is under development and a draft process will be
submitted to the GNSO Council on 10 February for consideration by the Council in
its meeting on 18 February.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The
proposed process will be publicly posted on 10 February or as soon as possible
thereafter.</SPAN> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>b.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">This process
will apply only for the first AoC Review, i.e., to the 2010 A&T RT; a longer
term process will be developed in the coming months for the other
RTs.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>c.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3>As
currently proposed, that process will require AoC review team volunteers for the
2010 Accountability and Transparency Review Team (A&T RT) to submit GNSO
requested information in addition to the CV and motivation letter as mentioned
in the ICANN request for volunteers posted at </FONT><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/call-for-applicants-11jan10-en.pdf"><FONT
color=#800080
size=3>http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/call-for-applicants-11jan10-en.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
size=3> .</FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>d.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Volunteers
requesting GNSO endorsement should delay submitting information via the ICANN
process until after 18 February when the GNSO Council plans to finalize, approve
and communicate the GNSO endorsement
process.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>e.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3>In
the meantime, it is strongly encouraged that SGs, Constituencies and
other GNSO groups encourage potential volunteers for the 2010 A&T RT to
begin preparing their CVs and motivation letters so that they will only have to
add the GNSO requested information after 18 February.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN class=646294523-09022010>Please feel free to
forward this update.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Chuck Gomes, GNSO Council
Chair<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>