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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A reminder that there was a group of councillors who volunteered at the last meeting to advance the development of our response to the ICANN CEO’s letter on the Strawman proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The deadline for final response to Fadi is 22<sup>nd</sup> February so we really need to move this forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Action Item:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Council agreed that further work on Mason Cole’s initial draft letter of 14 December 2012 was needed. Councillors</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'> are invited to join the small group of volunteers, Mason Cole,</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Zahid Jamil, Brian Winterfeldt , John Berard and Maria Farrel to revise the letter to meet the desired deadline for input no later than 22 February 2013.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Robinson<br><b>Sent:</b> 04 February 2013 11:44<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One of the outcomes of the GNSO Council Operations and Organisation Meeting last month 23 January 2013 was an agreement to produce and maintain an Actions Items record.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The link to the Action Items list is here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It represents a record of current activity and commitments by GNSO Councillors and related ICANN Staff. It is distinct from the more comprehensive record of projects, the so-called “Pending Projects List”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In fact we may well do some more work to streamline that – perhaps by simply calling it the Projects List!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please can you all refer to the Action Items record. Hopefully you will find it a useful reminder of any commitments you, your colleagues or staff have made. Also, you should be able to update it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, to the extent that there is an Action Item that you have been working on, you will be able to dynamically provide updates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>As ever, any other inputs or constructive comments most welcome.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank-you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>