<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><div><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>This email is to confirm for the record that the SCI has agreed to appoint Cintra as its Vice-Chair for 2014. Cintra was the only Vice-Chair candidate, and Marie-Laure Lemineur (NPOC Chair) had previously confirmed that Cintra would be the primary representative from NPOC to the SCI, with Marie-Laure moving to the alternate slot. As a result, Cintra was eligible to stand for the Vice-Chair position in accordance with the SCI Charter, and was confirmed in that appointment by the SCI at its meeting yesterday.</div><div><br></div><div>Congratulations, Cintra!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Mary</div><div><br></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Mary Wong</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Senior Policy Director</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Email: mary.wong@icann.org</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">* One World. One Internet. *</font></font></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, January 13, 2014 9:11 AM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Update re: Volunteers/Nominations for SCI Vice Chair<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div><div 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>Ron and SCI members,</div><div><br></div><div>As of this moment the only volunteer for Vice-Chair is Cintra, who is currently an alternate for the NPOC. However, Marie-Laure has offered to switch to alternate if need be. I've put this discussion on the agenda for tomorrow's call.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Julie</div><div><br></div><div>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Tuesday, January 7, 2014 7:26 AM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Volunteers/Nominations for SCI Vice Chair<br></div><div><br></div><div><div 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>Ron and SCI members,</div><div><br></div><div>Happy New Year! I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable holiday!</div><div><br></div><div>The SCI member list is updated. Marie-Laure and Cintra are in their original positions as primary and alternate, respectively, until we hear otherwise.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Julie</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:01 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> 'marie-laure Lemineur' <<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Volunteers/Nominations for SCI Vice Chair<br></div><div><br></div><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"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thank you for this offer, Marie-laure. Let’s see how this unfolds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Ron Andruff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">RNA Partners<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.rnapartners.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> marie-laure Lemineur [<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com">mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com</a>]
<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 18, 2013 14:18<br><b>To:</b> Ron Andruff<br><b>Cc:</b> Julie Hedlund; <a href="mailto:Ntfy-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">Ntfy-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Volunteers/Nominations for SCI Vice Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Ron and al.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I would be willing to switch with Cintra and become NPOC alternate if there is no other primary representative volunteering for the position before the deadline expires. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Marie-laure<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" target="_blank">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear Cintra,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">It occurs to me that one way to resolve the issue of Cintra being an alternate is for her constituency
to determine if it might make sense to make her the primary representative rather than the alternate. I apologize for not knowing off the top of my head who the primary is (and unfortunately our Wiki page is not up to date regarding our current Committee
members – Julie can you please organize the updates?). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I thought that that might be a consideration to avoid having to get a waiver to our brand new Charter…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">That said, I do not want this message to discourage other primary representatives that may wish to
throw their hats into the Vice Chair ring.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">RA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Ron Andruff</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">RNA Partners</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com" target="_blank">www.rnapartners.com</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Hedlund<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 17, 2013 16:50<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Volunteers/Nominations for SCI Vice Chair<br><b>Importance:</b> High</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear SCI members,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">As noted previously, Ron Andruff volunteered to serve a second term as Chair. As there were no other volunteers
Ron was affirmed as 2014 SCI Chair during the meeting on 17 December 2013.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">During that meeting the also SCI agreed that it was important to have a Vice-Chair. Cintra Sooknanan, Alternate
NPOC Representative, volunteered for the position.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please let me know if anyone else wishes to volunteer or nominate someone to the position of Vice-Chair by
Friday, 20 December COB. </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If there are no other volunteers for the position of Vice-Chair the SCI will ask for Cintra to be affirmed by its
members and will request from the GNSO Council a exception to the SCI Charter allowing an Alternate Member to be a Vice-Chair.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Julie</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></blockquote></span></body></html>