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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='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Rob,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thank-you for updating us on this. We will look forward to viewing the updated pages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I think Councillors may find Julie’s summary of links below to be helpful (as sent to the Standing Committee on Improvements) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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"'> owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Hedlund<br><b>Sent:</b> 07 March 2013 15:23<br><b>To:</b> gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] FW: [council] For Information - GNSO "Basics" Materials <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;color:black'>Dear SCI members,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>As the need for more information for councilors and community members was a topic of a comment on the Working Group Guidelines Survey and also has been mentioned a few times on the SCI list, you may be interested in the update from Rob Hoggarth below.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Also, the question arose yesterday about where one can find the GNSO Council Operating Procedures. These may be accessed as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>1. From the ICANN main page at: <a href="http://www.icann.org">http://www.icann.org</a>/ click on the Groups tab on the top menu bar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>2. From the Groups page click on the GNSO tab on the menu bar on the left-hand side of the page<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>3. From the GNSO page at: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en">http://gnso.icann.org/en</a>/ click on the Council Activities tab on the top menu bar and scroll down to click on Procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>On the Procedures page you will find the latest version of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures and latest links. For faster access you may wish to bookmark this page:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Current GNSO Operating Procedures and Related Documents</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf">GNSO Operating Procedures v2.5 (13 September 2012)</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf">ANNEX 1: GNSO Working Group Guidelines</a> (separately downloadable PDF)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16dec11-en.pdf">ANNEX 2: Policy Development Process Manual</a> (separately downloadable PDF)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf">GNSO Working Group Guidelines Summary</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/appendix-1-gnso-council-voting-results-08apr11-en.pdf">APPENDIX 1: GNSO Council Voting Results Table</a><br>This separately downloadable PDF has been developed for Council use and shows the exact number of votes needed in each House for every threshold that has been approved. Brief instructions are contained on page 2 of the document.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws">BYLAWS for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><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 style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Robert Hoggarth <<a href="mailto:robert.hoggarth@icann.org">robert.hoggarth@icann.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 7, 2013 10:01 AM<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[council] For Information - GNSO "Basics" Materials <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Dear Council Members;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>I previously advised you about staff efforts to develop <span class=apple-style-span>a set of introductory material “modules” designed to serve as a standing resource for councilors and community members on a variety of introductory "basic" GNSO topics. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>I am pleased to report that we have completed the first set of materials and are readying to post them on the updated "Basics" page of GNSO.icann.org. Rather than fill your mailbox with all six modules at once, I have posted them to the GNSO Council Resources wiki page at - <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocounres/General">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocounres/General</a> . The redesigned GNSO Basics page - <a href="http://newgnso.icann.org/en/basics/getting-started">http://newgnso.icann.org/en/basics/getting-started</a> – should be up on the GNSO web site within a few days. We hope it will be a helpful resource.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Please feel free to access the new materials from the wiki attachment links and offer any comments in the space. Staff is particularly interested in hearing about any new/additional topics that you think should get the "basic" treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>