<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><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><div>Dear SCI members, </div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>As discussed during the SCI call last week on 17 September, please see below the proposed letter from the SCI to the GNSO Council on the issue of the waiver of the 10-day motion deadline and resubmission of motions.</div></div></span></div></div></span><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b><i>This is a consensus call.</i></b> </div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><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><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Please indicate your agreement with, or objection to, the proposed letter. <b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; "><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If there are no objections or changes received by </span></i></b><b><i><u>COB Tuesday, 29 September 2015</u></i></b><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; "><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">, the letter will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus.</span></i></b></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Julie</div></div></span><div><br></div></div><div>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</div></div></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> ------------------------</span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Dear Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">On 05 March 2015 the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) submitted to the GNSO Council a Review Request (see attached) on the issue of whether the waiver of the 10-day deadline for the submission of motions can be applied to resubmitted motions. The Review Request was one of two that the Council approved at its meeting on 16 April 2015. The SCI is continuing to discuss the other Review Request from the Council for the SCI to consider codifying the current informal procedure for amendments to motions</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">and to recommend any changes SCI believes (through full consensus) are appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">The SCI has determined after a review of the GNSO Operating Procedures that</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">by its terms as previously approved by Council,</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> the waiver of the 10-day deadline for submission of motions does <u>not</u> apply to resubmitted motions. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Further, after lengthy discussion of the possible issues, the SCI is reluctant to make any recommendations to change the current status of the Operating Procedures given that no instance of a problem arising in this regard has occurred. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> The SCI also notes that although changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures are not recommended at this time, the SCI could revisit the issue if requested by the Council and, specifically, if there is a contentious issue that warrants </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">further analysis</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Please let us know whether you or the Council have any questions or require further information concerning the SCI's response to this issue request.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Anne and Rudi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Anne Aikman-Scalese, SCI Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Rudi Vansnick, SCI Vice-Chair</span></p></div></div></body></html>