<html><head></head><body style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>For your information, an updated version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (v2.1) has been posted (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-07apr11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-07apr11-en.pdf</a>). As resolved by the Council at its meeting on 16 March, ICANN Staff has incorporated the GNSO Working Group Guidelines in this updated version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP). To facilitate download and review by new and existing Working Group members, the annex that contains the GNSO Working Group Guidelines has also been made available as a separate download (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-07apr11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-07apr11-en.pdf</a>). In addition to the incorporation of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, a couple of cosmetic enhancements have been made (see overview below). A note will go out shortly to the different existing GNSO Working Groups to inform them about the recently adopted GNSO Working Group Guidelines and where these can be found. Furthermore, the PPSC is in the process of reviewing the summary of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which was prepared by ICANN Staff as requested by the GNSO Council.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any comments or questions, please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Marika</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 11pt; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>Changes in GOP v2.1</b></span></font></span></p><ul style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; "><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "></span></span></font><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Added APPENDIX 1: GNSO Council Voting Results Table;</span></font></span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "></span></font></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; ">Removed placeholder Chapter 6.0 (GNSO Work Prioritization) and renumbered Chapter 7.0 to become Chapter 6.0;</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; ">Removed placeholder Chapters 8.0 (WG Guidelines) and 9.0 (PDP Procedures);</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; ">Added ANNEX 1 for Council-approved Working Group Guidelines; and</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; ">Added missing Bylaws reference links throughout the document.</span></li></ul></div></body></html>