<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Dear SCI members,</span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3">This is a reminder of the actions from the GNSO Council Wrap Up Session that we can discuss on our call tomorrow, </font><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tuesday 06 August 2013 at 19:00 UTC for 1 hour (</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">12:00 PST , 15:00 EST, 20:00 London, 21:00 CET)</span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3">. In particular, the GNSO Council discussed several issues relating to the SCI at its wrap up session on Thursday, 18 July at the ICANN meeting in Durban. See pages 52-59 in the transcript
at: </font><a href="http://durban47.icann.org/meetings/durban2013/transcript-gnso-wrap-up-18jul13-en.pdf" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; ">http://durban47.icann.org/meetings/durban2013/transcript-gnso-wrap-up-18jul13-en.pdf</a><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3">.<o:p></o:p></font></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Specifically, the GNSO Council discussed the SCI Charter, which resulted in the following actions:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Council agreed that the SCI for now is to be a 'standing committee' and the charter should be amended accordingly if it is not clear from the current wording.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">On decision-making (full consensus versus Standard Methodology for Making Decisions), the Council agreed to consider this issue further on the mailing list and Council members were encouraged
to share their views in support of one or the other with the mailing list (this will be reflected in the action items). Jeff was also asked to provide in writing his contribution with regard to why the SCI was initially required to operate under full consensus.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">I have attached for discussion during our call </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">the version of the charter as it stood prior to the changes suggested by Mikey, since I think that version reflects the status of the SCI as a 'standing committee'.
However, if this is not clear in the current version, we can discuss how to clarify it. In addition, I will share any discussions concerning the SCI decision-making process that may subsequently appear on the GNSO Council list.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Also, the Council has added two new issues for the SCI to consider: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Voting: The option of voting by email.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Procedural waiver: Whether a provision / waiver should be included in the GNSO Operating Procedures that in certain circumstances would specifically allow the GNSO Council to bypass its procedures
(for example in the case of non-objection). <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">If there were SCI members present during the wrap-up session please feel free to comment on, add to, or amend what I have reported above.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></span><style><!--
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