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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=788414115-11022010><SPAN
class=600040116-11022010><FONT face=Arial>Note that I just sent this
message. I would appreciate it if all Councilors would work within your
groups to make sure that this request is fulfilled.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=788414115-11022010><SPAN
class=600040116-11022010><FONT face=Arial>Thanks,
Chuck</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=788414115-11022010><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=3>Message to GNSO SG Chairs, Constituency Leaders and NomCom
Appointees</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000 size=3>As I
communicated yesterday,</FONT> <FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>a GNSO Council
motion has been made and seconded for action on 18 February to <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">approve a plan
whereby the GNSO may endorse up to six volunteers for the 2010 Affirmation of
Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review Team. Please note that one of
the resolutions in that motion is as
follows:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">"<SPAN
lang=EN>RESOLVED FURTHER, the Council shall form an Evaluation Team made up of
one Councilor from each SG plus one Nominating Committee Appointee in its
meeting on 18 February to assess the responses and report to the Council list
not later than 25 February</SPAN>"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">It is possible
that amendments to the motion could change or eliminate this part of the motion,
but we will not know until 18 February. If this resolution remains in the
motion, the Council will have to form an Evaluation Team in that same
meeting. To make this possible, I request that each SG and the NCAs decide
in advance of 18 February who their representative on the Evaluation Team will
be and notify Glen and myself before the Council
meeting.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Note that the
Evaluation Team (ET) would have a short lived tenure. The ET would
need to start organizing its work right away after the Council meeting on the
18th to prepare for review of applications from volunteers seeking GNSO Council
endorsement for the 2010 AoC Accountability & Transparency Review
Team. Applications could be received from 18 February to 23
February. The deadline for submitting applications to ICANN is 22
February. The ET will need to review and analyze applications and prepare
a report to the Council not later than 25 February and possibly not later than
24 February. So ET members will have a short but busy one week
assignment.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Please ensure
that the Councilors are informed in advance of the 18 February Council meeting
who will represent your SG or the NCAs as
applicable.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=788414115-11022010><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Thanks,
Chuck</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>