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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This note is to let you know that staff has created this mailing list for this Drafting Team (DT) to facilitate our work. Thank you all for volunteering to join the DT! Please see below a list of suggestions
and requests that we hope you can respond to at your earliest convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First organizational meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As you know, this DT was created in part to provide the GNSO Council with a draft implementation plan for any necessary updates to the GNSO Operating Procedures, or possibly the Bylaws as they relate to the
GNSO, arising as a result of the revised ICANN Bylaws that were adopted in May. The Council has requested that this DT submit the proposed implementation plan by
<b><span style="color:red">30 September</span></b> (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-2">
http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-2</a> for the full Council resolution).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To that end, staff proposes that a
<u>first organizational meeting of the DT be held during the week of 22 August</u>, during which we can discuss the scope of our work, proposed mechanisms to achieve the timeline and frequency of meetings. We therefore request that you fill out this Doodle
poll as soon as possible: <a href="http://doodle.com/poll/vdcxmgqbwhz4bgtt">http://doodle.com/poll/vdcxmgqbwhz4bgtt</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please NOTE: this poll is to schedule the first DT meeting only. However, if there are specific times going forward for these days of the week for which you will have a standing conflict, please indicate this
in the Comments section at the bottom of the poll.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Initial notes on the DT’s work:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Although we will be working to a tight timeline, please note that the implementation plan for the Council is not intended to include specific language for new or amended rules and procedures. Drafting of these
new or amended processes will therefore likely begin only after completion and approval of the implementation plan.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Our understanding is that the initial task of the DT will be to identify and agree on what new or additional obligations the GNSO now has as a result of the revised Bylaws. Following that initial task, the
DT should then see what (if any) existing GNSO processes can be used to address that new or additional obligation, and if there are none, whether an existing process can be modified or if a new process needs to be created. Staff anticipates that these points
will be highlighted in the implementation plan, which will also contain proposed timelines for developing and adopting any amendments or new processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To assist in the DT’s initial work, staff prepared the attached table that we distributed to the GNSO Council for its information just before the Helsinki meeting. We prepared the table to facilitate the GNSO’s
implementation of the new Bylaws, and welcome your feedback, corrections and updates. Of course, the DT should not feel constrained to use or rely solely on the staff table, but we hope that it is a helpful starting point at least. The staff table can also
be downloaded from the GNSO website at <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/revised-bylaws-notes-comments-procedures-14jun16-en.pdf">
https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/revised-bylaws-notes-comments-procedures-14jun16-en.pdf</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">DT members’ check-in<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following members have been subscribed to this mailing list; if you see that someone’s name has been omitted or added in error, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Representing the Registries SG: David Maher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Representing the Registrars SG: Darcy Southwell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Representing the Business Constituency: Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Representing the IPC: Steve Metalitz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Representing the ISPCPC: Malcolm Hutty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Representing the NCSG: Farzaneh Badii, Amr Elsadr, Matthew Shears<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NCA Nominee: Edward Morris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary and Julie (we will be your staff support for the DT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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