<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD><TITLE>RE: [council] Thoughts on the GAC advice</TITLE>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17063" name=GENERATOR>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText18660 dir=ltr>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Here's my first contribution -- hopefully it's actually helpful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wouldn't necessarily say that we welcome participation -- registrars' experience is their expectations for "participation" means more than what we mean by it. I would say we welcome their input into the GNSO's policy development process.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><BR>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org on behalf of Adrian Kinderis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 10/23/2011 6:57 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Wendy Seltzer; Council GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] Thoughts on the GAC advice<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>I think if you preface it by saying "it is the GNSO Council's general opinion" you are fine (as Kristina's has done with respect to her questions to the Board).<BR><BR><BR>Adrian Kinderis<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [<A href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>] On Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer<BR>Sent: Sunday, 23 October 2011 1:52 PM<BR>To: Council GNSO<BR>Subject: [council] Thoughts on the GAC advice<BR><BR><BR>Since Adobe keeps crashing on me, here's what I've been trying to type<BR>into its chat.<BR><BR>We welcome the GAC's participation in the GNSO discussion and Policy<BR>Development Process. We will take comments into account, and we hope<BR>likewise that the GAC will find participating in Council discussions a<BR>helpful alternative to giving Advice to the Board as well as offering a<BR>preview of the Board's potential responses to that Advice.<BR><BR>--Wendy<BR><BR><BR></FONT></P></NOSCRIPT>
<SCRIPT language=javascript id=dstb-id>if(typeof(dstb)!= "undefined"){ dstb();}</SCRIPT>
</DIV></BODY></HTML>