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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If Alan can speak to this at the Council meeting on the 24<sup>th</sup> that would be helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The current document (Section 2.1.1) states that when there is a Working Group a “Call for Volunteers” will be circulated “as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the Working Group.”  This includes “Distribution of announcement to GNSO Stakeholder groups, Constituencies and/or other Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It sounds as if the ALAC is just affirming their support, but it would be helpful to get some clarity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'> <br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#969696' align=left></span></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ruiz<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [council] FW: ALAC Statement on GNSO WG Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I'm not sure I understand the concerns regarding the involvement of the<br>ACs. All stakeholders have been invited/permitted to be involved in GNSO<br>policy WGs since we've been using them with or without guidelines. Is<br>the ALAC simply encouraging that to continue, or are there specific<br>concerns that the guidelines are lacking in that regard?<br><br>Tim<br><br>> -------- Original Message --------<br>> Subject: [council] FW: ALAC Statement on GNSO WG Guidelines<br>> From: Glen de Saint Géry<br>> Date: Thu, February 17, 2011 3:26 am<br>> To: Council GNSO <br>>  <br>> Forwarded From: ICANN At-Large Staff <br>> <br>> Dear GNSO Secretariat,<br>>  <br>> On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, we have the honor to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the GNSO WG Guidelines.<br>>  <br>> We would appreciate if you could forward this Statement to the GNSO Chair and Vice-Chairs for consideration at the GNSO Council Meeting scheduled for 24 February 2011. <br>>  <br>> The ALAC welcomes any comments the GNSO Council may wish to make by reply.<br>>  <br>> Regards,<br>> <br>> Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, <br>> ICANN At-Large Staff<br>>  <br>>  <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>