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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Many thanks Mikey, as usual
unbeatable speed </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> .. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear All ..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I've included below the
paragraph under debate for ease of reference .. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span
style='color:black'>"The GAC is structured under the ICANN Bylaws to
provide advice to the Board. A timing difficulty arises because the GNSO
PDP reaches the Board at a very late stage of the GNSO policy-deliberation
process and it may only be at that time that the GAC turns its attention to the
GNSO’s work. [Only then does the Board request GAC advice, which is
an example of a process that appears to need review and improvement.]"
<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'>The sentence "</span><span style='color:black'>and it may
only be at that time that the GAC turns its attention to the GNSO’s work.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"
implies that the GAC does not know about the GNSO's work until the Board seeks
advice, which is not the case ..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hence the suggestion I did during the call was: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='color:black'>"The
GAC is structured under the ICANN Bylaws to provide advice to the Board.
A timing difficulty arises because the Board seeks GAC advice only when the
GNSO PDP reaches the Board at a very late stage of the GNSO policy-deliberation
process."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I also believe this serves the purpose:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='color:black'>"The
GAC is structured under the ICANN Bylaws to provide advice to the Board. The
GNSO PDP reaches the Board at a very late stage of the GNSO policy-deliberation
process. A timing difficulty arises when the Board then seeks GAC advice
because only at that time that the GNSO gets to know about GAC concerns. [A
process that appears to need review and improvement.] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>For me, the sentence between square brackets is not indicated
but does not harm the meaning ..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Looking forward to hearing what others think ..</span><span
style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>--Manal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Mike O'Connor<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GAC-GNSO-CG@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gac-gnso-cg] version 7 of the charter - reflecting the last
editson today's call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>here’s the version of the draft<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>m<o:p></o:p></p>
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