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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Committee Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As the American Labor Day holiday weekend takes place from Aug 31<sup>st</sup> to Sept. 2<sup>nd</sup>, and some members may be traveling on Sept. 3<sup>rd</sup>, I would like to recommend that we move the next meeting to Sept. 10<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I welcome your thoughts/comments on this recommendation within the coming week. If no one is against this recommendation, I will ask Julia and Julie to make note of this change of date for our next meeting and to circulate the new date accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best wishes to all for the rest of the summer!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ron Andruff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RNA Partners<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.rnapartners.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julia Charvolen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 6, 2013 18:27<br><b>To:</b> gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<br><b>Cc:</b> gnso-secs@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] MP3 recording of the SCI meeting - 6 August 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear All, </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><br></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The next <span class=apple-style-span>Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting will be held on Tuesday 3 September 2013 at 1900 UTC</span>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please find the MP3 </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>recording of the <span class=apple-style-span>Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting held on </span><b>Tuesday, 6 August 2013 at 19:00UTC</b>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-sci-20130806-en.mp3"><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-sci-20130806-en.mp3</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>On page:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#oct">http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#</a>aug</span></u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>(transcripts and recording are found on the calendar page)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Attendees:</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ronald Andruff – Commercial and Business Users Constituency – Primary – Chair</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Angie Graves - Commercial and Business Users Constituency – Alternate</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Mikey O’Connor – ISPCP – Alternate</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Anne Aikman-Scalese – IPC Primary</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Avri Doria – Non Commercial SG – Primary – Vice-Chair</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Edward Morris - NCUC– Primary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Nuno Garcia – NCUC - Alternate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ken Bour – guest speaker</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Apologies:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jennifer Wolfe – NCA primary</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Amr Elsadr – NCUC Alternate</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>James Bladel – Registrar Stakeholder Group – Primary</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN Staff:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Marika Konings</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Julie Hedlund</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Julia Charvolen</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list **</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Let me know if you have any questions.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Julia Charvolen</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>For GNSO Secretariat</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Adobe Connect chat transcript 6 August 2013:</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:Some WGs have been suffering from holiday fatigue</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Julie Hedlund:Please see the latest Self Assessment Survey at: <a href="http://www.questionpro.com/a/editSurvey.do?surveyID=3582146">http://www.questionpro.com/a/editSurvey.do?surveyID=3582146</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Ken Bour:<a href="http://scitestwg.questionpro.com/">http://scitestwg.questionpro.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Julia Charvolen:Please mute your microphones for the echo if you are not speaking</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Avri Doria:Needs to include NCSG,s not all NCSG are either in NCUC or npoc NC</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:I am watching ;-)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Ken Bour:Thanks, Avri</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Avri Doria:Just did it.it its ready for wider testing.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Ken Bour:I will drop off and start work on the memo.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Ron A:Thank you, Ken!</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Mike O'Connor:James Bladel sends regrets for the call today</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Julia Charvolen:Thank you Mikey , noted!</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:The PDP Manual is part of the GNSO Operating Procedures</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:Like the GNSO Working Group Guidelines</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:They should be consistent - a lot of work went into those ;-)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:@Avri - are you suggesting that supermajority would apply for any changes to the operating procedures?</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Avri Doria:Currently I think just majority its required for OP procedure changes.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Avri Doria:So, buy a majority we could downgrade a superiority condition</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:yes, simple majority currently applies</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:@Avri - sorry I misunderstood you. It may be helpful to work your example out as a use case? That may help inform the WG deliberations.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Marika Konings:SCI /Council deliberations I mean</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>