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<br class=""><div style=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 16, 2015, at 3:49 PM, Heather Forrest <<a href="mailto:Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au" class="">Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Dear Glen, colleagues,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">May I suggest that we consider modifying the times (not the dates) within our rotation, as 11, 15 and 18 UTC range from 10pm - 5am in Asia Pacific. A more equitable rotation whereby each time zone cluster (North/South America, Europe/Middle East, Asia Pacific) has at least one meeting during working hours would be beneficial and would take on board the feedback received in the recent GNSO Review as to facilitating participation from regions outside of Europe and North America.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Many thanks and best wishes,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Heather</div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="" class=""><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block; width: 692.859375px;" class=""><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" class="">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" class="">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org" class="">Glen@icann.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, November 17, 2015 0:05<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GNSO Council List (<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>)<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[council] 2016 Proposed Council dates for review and comment</font><div class=""> </div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Councillors,</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">Please find a draft proposal for the Council dates for the next 12 months as stipulated in the GNSO Operating Procedures. We are working on rotation times with the new distribution of Councillors, Your comments and feedback are most welcome and will help to get the dates in place.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf" id="LPlnk193752" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf</span></a></span></div><div id="LPBorder_GT_14477104086290.12773365061730146" style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; overflow: auto; width: 707px;" class=""><table id="LPContainer_14477104086270.32777629792690277" style="border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); width: 565px; position: relative; overflow: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><tbody class=""><tr valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px;" class=""><td class=""><div id="LPTitle_14477104086280.8193953302688897" style="top: 0px; margin-top: 8px; font-size: 21px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_semilight, 'Segoe UI Semilight', 'Segoe WP Semilight', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe WP', Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-left: 14px; margin-right: 14px;" class="">GNSO Operating Rules and Procedures</div><div id="LPDescription_14477104086280.5424790412653238" style="margin-top: 8px; font-size: 13px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe WP', Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); margin-left: 14px; margin-right: 14px;" class="">GNSO Operating Procedures, Version 3.0 Page 1 GNSO Operating Procedures Table of Contents CHAPTER 1.0: INTRODUCTION, SCOPE, AND DEFINITIONS ...</div><div id="LPUrlContainer_14477104086290.1102126482874155" style="margin: 8px 14px 10px; height: 18px; text-overflow: ellipsis; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;" class=""><a id="LPUrlAnchor_14477104086290.8731688377447426" href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size: 11px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe WP', Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;" class="">Read more...</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">3.4</span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class=""></span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">MeetingSchedules</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The GNSO Chair and GNSO Council will prepare a12-month schedule of meetings within 30 days following the ICANN annual meeting.</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">GNSO Council members may request changes to the schedule during the year,which may be agreed upon by the Chair in consultation with the Council, subject to the minimum period of notice below.</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">14 JanuaryAND/OR Thursday 21 January at 11 UTC</span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">to allow flexibilityto deal with the CCWG-Accountability Final Report. Closer to the date we will be in a position to determine whether two meetings are needed or whether one is sufficient)</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><b class="">18 February</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) at 15 UTC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">9 March</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Wednesday) - ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Marrakech at 13:00 local time</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><b class="">14 April</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) at 18:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><b class="">12 May</b> (Thursday) at 11:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">27-30 June - ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Panama City at 13:00 local time</span></b><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">21 July</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> (Thursday) at 15:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">August – no meetings ???</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">1 September</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) at 18:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">22 September</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) (Yom Kippur) OR Thursday 29 at 11:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">13 October</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) at 15:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">2 November</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Puerto Rico at 13:00 local time</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">24 November</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) at 18:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">16 December</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Thursday) at 11:00 UTC</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks so much.</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Glen</span><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Glen de Saint Géry<br class="">GNSO Secretariat<br class=""></span><b class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span><b class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">http://gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></b><span style="" class=""></span></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>