<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;">Dear SCI members,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;">Below for your consideration are the notes and actions from the chat room for today's meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions or clarifications.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;">Best regards,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;">Julie</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</font></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; font-size: 15px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Notes/Actions:</font></b></span></div><div><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Status update on community review -- consent agenda & the GNSO Council Voting Results</b></font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Initial period has closed; reply period opened 31 July and closes 20 August</font></span><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- One comment from Registries SG</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ACTION: Staff will provide analysis tool and SCI will consider the comments and replies when the forum closes.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Proxy Voting Procedure</b></font></span><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Proposed: no change to procedure, request new method for notification of both Secretariat and Council</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Staff have confirmed that this can be done</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- SCI can recommend the change to the Council with a short explanation </font></span></pre><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ACTION: Julie to provide bullet points to Wolf-Ulrich</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Deferral of Motions</b></font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Ron -- Talked about circulating a motion before it is submitted. If a deferral arises we would allow only 1 deferral or 2. </font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; "> I think we should come back and monitor it in a year.</span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Wolf-Ulrich -- Do we need criteria for monitoring? What numbers would we use?</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Ron -- If people are starting to abuse it then we could set a rule for 1 deferral. Put this to a vote on the SCI: whether or not to create a rule or just monitor it for a year.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ACTION: Ron with Julie to draft a message.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Voting Thresholds for Delaying a PDP</b></font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Language from staff on suspention</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Angie: "warranting a suspension" seems too vague</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Ron: Was it the deferral of a PDP relating to the VeriSign contract the reason for this issue being raised? Need to clarify this.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- James: When we originally discussed this it was designed to be used in rare circumstances.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Anne: Was the issue of suspension considered in the previous PDP?</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- James: We weren't specific to GNSO PDPs, but were looking at the organization that initiate the PDP would have the authority to terminate it.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ACTION: Ask SCI members to comment on the language on the list and look to the wiki where comments are posted.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Raising an issue - Has this been sufficiently clarified - currently needs to come from g-council or from a WG</b></font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Ron: Why would we not take anyone's issue up?</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Julie: SCI Charter says requests can only come from the Council or an organization chartered by the Council -- need to clarify the scope.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ACTION: Mary to draft with J Scott. a letter to the GNSO Council to ask for clarfication with respect to the meaning of hte charter (clarify the scope)</font></span></pre><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; "><b>Status update on Working Group survey</b></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-- Save for next time.</font></span></pre><p></p><p align="LEFT"></p><pre style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Next Meeting: 30th of August at the same time.</font></span></pre></div></body></html>