<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 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">Dear Anne, Rudi, and SCI members,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">Please find below the resolution from the GNSO Council meeting on 19 November 2015 relating to a referral request to the SCI. This is posted to the SCI wiki Works Completed/In Progress page at: <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49350790">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49350790</a>. The Referral Request also is posted to the wiki and attached for your reference.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="3" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span></font><font face="Calibri" size="3">Please let me know if you have any questions.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US"><br>Kind regards,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US">Julie</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri" size="3">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</font></p></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><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="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Approval of the Referral Request to the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI)</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">Whereas</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">1. The
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf"><span style="color:windowtext">GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a> in Chapter 2.2 describe the process of elections of the GNSO Chair and the GNSO Vice-Chairs <br><br>
2. Following the result of the initial election round at ICANN54 in Dublin, the GNSO Council agreed on a
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf"><span style="color:windowtext">time table</span></a> for the next round for the election of the GNSO Chair 2015-2016
<br><br><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">3. During the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin questions were raised with regards to the election process for the GNSO Chair and Vice-Chairs, including
the candidate nomination process with particular reference to the preparedness of newly-elected Council members to vote, the eligibility of newly elected Councilors to run for the GNSO Chair position, the need for the GNSO Council to specifically determine
the term of the Chair and Vice-Chairs in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, and to the overall timing of the Chair election.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">Resolved</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">The GNSO Council requests the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> 1. To review Sections 2.2(b), (f) and (g) of the GNSO Operating Procedures with respect to clarifying: (i) the eligibility of incoming Council
members to run for the position of GNSO Chair; (ii) the start and end dates and the duration of the Chair and Vice-Chair terms in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws; and (iii) the timing of publication of the election results; and</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "> 2. To recommend a general time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair to be approved by the GNSO Council and added to the GNSO Operating
Procedures.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></span><style><!--
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