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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></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; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear All, <br><br></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The next </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">will be held in two weeks (the week of 3rd June), time will be determined by the Doodle poll that will be sent to the list shortly.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please find the MP3 </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">recording of the <span class="apple-style-span">Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting held on </span><b>Wednesday, 22 May 2013 at 20:00UTC</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br></span><br></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><a href="http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-sci-20130522-en.mp3" style="font-size: 15px;">http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-sci-20130522-en.mp3</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">On page:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#oct" style="color: purple; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#</span></a>mar</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br>(transcripts and recording are found on the calendar page)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Attendees:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">James Bladel </span><span style="font-size: 15px; "></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Registrar Stakeholder Group </span><span style="font-size: 15px;"></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Primary</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Jennifer Standiford - </span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Registrar Stakeholder Group Alternate</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Ray Fassett Registry Stakeholder Group - Primary</span><br></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Ronald Andruff Commercial and Business Users Constituency Primary </span><span style="font-size: 15px;"></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Chair</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Angie Graves - Commercial and Business Users Constituency Alternate</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Wolf-Ulrich Knoben ISPCP Primary</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Mikey OConnor ISPCP Alternate</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Avri Doria Non Commercial SG Primary Vice-Chair</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Mary Wong NCUC Primary</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Jennifer Wolfe NCA primary</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Ken Bour </span></font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "> guest speaker</span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><br></font><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Apologies :<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Anne Aikman-Scalese IPC Primary</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">ICANN Staff:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br>Julie Hedlund<br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Julia Charvolen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></b></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list **</span></p></div><p class="MsoPlainText" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Let me know if you have any questions.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thank you.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Kind rega</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">rds,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> Julia Charvolen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">For GNSO Secretariat</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; "><u style="font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Adobe Connect chat transcript</span></u><u style="font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></u><u style="font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">22 May 2013:</span></u></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; "><div style="font-size: medium; ">Julia Charvolen:Angie Graves and Ray Fassett have joined the call</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julia Charvolen:Mary Wong and Wolf Ulrich Knoben have joined the call</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julia Charvolen:Jennifer Standiford joined the meeting</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:back</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mary Wong:Actually, I wasn't on the Charter Redrafting Subcommittee.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Jennifer Wolfe:I agree with Avri. I apologize I have to leave Adobe Connect, but will continue to be on my cell in my car. </div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julie Hedlund:Thanks Jennifer. Noted.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mary Wong:Me too. I'm particularly struck by the fact that we're not a WG and have a different function.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:Are we inserting "Full Consensus" or removing it in favor of "Standard WG Rules"</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mary Wong:@James, "full consensus as defined by the WG Rules".</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julie Hedlund:I think Avri was suggesting substituting full consensus for the Standard WG Rules</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:no it was becasue we required fgull consensus.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:exactly.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:i think she's setting the bar higher</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:yes that is what i am sayon this group should only use full consensus.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:full consensus per WG rules?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:or unanymous?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:yes, it used to be full consensus and that is what i think it should remian.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julia Charvolen:Please mute your line if you are not speaking</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:ful consensus == unanimity</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mary Wong:@Mikey, yes, Full Consensus would have the same meaning as for a WG.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julie Hedlund:As defined in the WG standard methodology as: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Full consensus - when no one in the group speaks against the recommendation in its last readings. This is also sometimes referred to as Unanimous Consensus.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Full consensus - when no one in the group speaks against the recommendation in its last readings. This is also sometimes referred to as Unanimous Consensus.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julie Hedlund:Sorry -- I pasted it twice</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:Full Consensus = No Objections.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:ah. thanks</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:exactly</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:Kinda how the GAC does business.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:yes</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:what is our current standard of consensus? full consensus?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Ron A:@ Mikey: Yes, full is our current standard</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:i do not approve of the way this meeting is being maniopulated</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:i agree with Avri on both counts -- full consensus, and follow the queue</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Ron A:We have only 8 minutes left in this part and I would like to have a broad discussion of all members</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:yikes. fell off the call</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:i'm with Avri. back in a minute</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julia Charvolen:Mike do you wish the operator to dial out to you?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:naw -- an elephant stepped on my phone.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julia Charvolen:Mike is back in</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:does the IPC have representation on the SCI right now? do we have to wait for that, before acting on anything?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:Can I request that Staff re=send the two options & the 4 criteria?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Ron A:IPC has 2 reps, but J Scott just resigned. Anne is at her son's grad.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:thx</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Ron A:IPC had not yet taken their members' temp on this issue</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:a little closer to the mic should do the trick Ken</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mary Wong:Agree with Mikey.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:i'd wait a month -- so we can get Ken's stuff too</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:which way are we voting w/agree/disagree?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:Mikey: Agree, going forward monthly, but lets' have one more "reboot" meeting.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:prefer monthly</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:that's fine. Ken, can you get some of your stuff out in time for that meeting too?</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:close the charter, etc. but the SOP would be monthly after that.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:had sound go out during the'vote'</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:your sound just dropped again Avri</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:never mind.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:ok</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julie Hedlund:The suggestion is two weeks and then to a monthly schedule.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:thanks</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:bingo</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Avri Doria:cheers</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mary Wong:Thx Ron, Julie, everyone!</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Mike O'Connor:hasty lumbago</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Bladel:Thanks.</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Angie Graves 2:Thank you</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Julie Hedlund:Thank you everyone!</div><div style="font-size: medium; "> Wolf Knoben:Thank you</div><div><br></div></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; "><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; "><br></span></u></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; "><br></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></p></body></html>