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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all, and thanks to Olof and Manal for their input. I do think these options need to be considered, hopefully as a contribution to the GAC-GNSO discussions in LA. We really do need to get at the bottom or heart of the problems highlighted by the survey results, and hearing from our colleagues directly as to what mechanisms/means they would find useful will be a good first step. I’d also like us to explore the timelines on the GNSO’s side for comments on Issues Reports, as that basically sets the GAC’s parameters. Cheers, Suz <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 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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>Manal Ismail<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 22, 2014 4:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Olof Nordling; gac-gnso-cg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gac-gnso-cg] Food for thought ..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Olof ..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cannot agree more with the three potentially desirable features you described below ..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have high hopes that a joint committee, with participation from both sides and the key role played by the GNSO liaison to the GAC will do this necessary interfacing ..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Keeping an open and responsive channel with the GNSO, and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Throttling, streamlining, prioritizing and following-up on GNSO requests to the GAC <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Looking forward to our discussion tomorrow ..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Manal<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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"'> Olof Nordling [<a href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org">mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 22, 2014 7:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Manal Ismail; <a href="mailto:gac-gnso-cg@icann.org">gac-gnso-cg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Food for thought ..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Manal and all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for these useful thoughts! I’ve tried to think as well, based on the survey outcome, but I only came up with three potentially desirable features of a future GNSO briefing vehicle to the GAC:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Streamlined – rather a single vehicle/channel than multiple, in order to get an overview, and relatively frequent (monthly or fortnightly)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Prioritized – yes, we’ll have to find a way to identify and highlight the developments/threads with clear public policy aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Digestible – concise short overview, quick read, with headlines and links to background docs etc (of which there are plenty)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thus, rather general points, but perhaps useful input to the discussion. If others think likewise, we’ll then just (!) have to consider how on earth to realize something like that…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All the best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Olof<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 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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"'> <a href="mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org">gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gac-gnso-cg-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Manal Ismail<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gac-gnso-cg@icann.org">gac-gnso-cg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Gac-gnso-cg] Food for thought ..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All ..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As agreed on our last call, we need to discuss the PDP track and the remaining options of the day-to-day track in light of 2 recent developments:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Having the GNSO liaison to the GAC onboard<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Results of the GAC survey<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I believe we concluded from the survey that the problem is not lack of information but too much information that is sometimes overlooked, not properly channeled, streamlined and/or prioritized on the GAC agenda .. Accordingly I believe our focus should be how to fully utilize existing awareness mechanisms to ensure they achieve their full objectives .. Such mechanisms are also the corner stone connecting both tracks day-to-day and PDP.. Upon receipt those should trigger either:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Day-to-day cooperation on the topic under discussion, in terms of: conf call, webinar, further email exchanges, including it on the agenda of the following face-to-face meeting, etc … or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>PDP exchange in terms of: whether or not the GAC is interested in the topic, whether or not the GAC intends to provide input, etc …<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I assume those mechanisms are all listed in the survey, namely:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Announcements from GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Requests for input from GNSO PDP Working Groups<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Participation in GNSO Working Groups<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>GAC Early Engagement Policy Documents (<a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/dispaly/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents">https://gacweb.icann.org/dispaly/gacweb/GAC+Early+Engagement+Policy+Documents</a>) – <b>monthly</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>GNSO Background Briefings (e.g. <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf</a>) – <b>issued monthly</b>?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Policy Update (<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/update-2014-02-20-en</a>) – <b>monthly</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Policy Update Webinar (takes place prior to every ICANN meeting) – <b>3 times/year</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>I believe the last 2 cover more than just the GNSO .. So maybe we should focus our discussions on the first 5 above noting their frequency, chronological order if applicable, receiving party, etc … .. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>I wonder whether any of the above mechanisms is relevant and can be highlight on the ‘Issue Scoping’ flow chart (attached).. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>I have provided some comments on the day-to-day document (also attached marked in track changes) .. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Appreciate your thoughts in preparation for our upcoming call ..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>I have to admit that I did not have the chance to discuss with Jonathan in advance, and have sent directly to the group for the sake of time as we will be having our call shortly after the weekend .. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>So Jonathan, please provide your views freely whether with or against <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span> .. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>--Manal <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>