<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Jonathan,</div><div><br></div><div>First, this letter makes me more certain we should be emphatic about getting a GAC observer on the Council.</div><div><br></div><div>Second, I have heard Jeff Neuman's comment on clarifying what is policy and what is implementation and I agree.</div><div><br></div><div>Third, until the GNSO structure changes, the GAC advises the Board and if there are policy questions, the Board engages the Council. Where is the Board on this direct advice to the Council?</div><div><br></div><div>Four, look forward to the next Council meeting!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Nov 29, 2012, at 4:59 AM, "Jonathan Robinson" <<a href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com">jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All,<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">FYI. Please see the attached letter received from the GAC last night my time.<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">Jonathan<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><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> GAC Secretariat [<a href="mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org">mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 28 November 2012 21:38<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com">jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Steve Crocker; Fadi Chehade; Heather Dryden; Maria Häll; <a href="mailto:alice@apc.org">alice@apc.org</a>; Choon Sai LIM (IDA)<br><b>Subject:</b> Letter from the GAC regarding IOC/RC Protections<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Sent on behalf of Heather Dryden, GAC Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Jonathan, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Attached please find a letter from the GAC regarding IOC and Red Cross/Red Crescent protections. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Jeannie Ellers <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Jeannie Ellers<br>Manager, GAC Coordination<br>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<br>1101 New York Avenue NW, Suite 930<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Washington, DC 20005<br>Ph. +1 202 570 7135<br>M. +1 310 302 7552<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><GAC_GNSOCouncil_20121128.pdf></div></blockquote></body></html>