<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi Angie,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It means exactly what it appears to. If the GNSO Council adopts this motion on its September 1st meeting, then the SCI will officially cease to exist.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please note that the decision to disband the SCI will not actually take place on September 1st. The GNSO Council has already made this decision on its July 21st meeting, and will only effectively confirm that decision, or perhaps just activate the next steps. This action is also directly associated with the GNSO Council’s consideration of the motion to adopt the SCI’s recommendation on its latest (and last) two projects, which are now complete. For reference, please check the second resolved clause under the second motion here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2016" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+21+July+2016</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The only scenario I can think of, where the SCI continues to operate for a while is if the Council disagrees with something in the SCI’s recommendations, votes against the motion, and sends us some more work to do. However, I find this to be extremely unlikely.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So this is really just follow-up to last month’s decision. Please let me know if you still have more questions.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Amr</div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 23, 2016, at 1:43 AM, Angie Graves <<a href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com" class="">angie@webgroup.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Dear Amr,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Will you please clarify the meaning of "officially disband the SCI"?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Angie</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><img src="http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S1Ll8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrW7sKj5C56dQtgf3ZlND602?si=6186122863968256&pi=3b861706-d340-4fd5-8ffb-776574dfa405" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1" class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 5:40 PM, Amr Elsadr <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org" target="_blank" class="">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br class="">
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In my capacity as the Council liaison to the SCI, I sent this to the Council list a few days ago, and neglected to send a copy here. Thought you should all know. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.<br class="">
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> From: Amr Elsadr <<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org" class="">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>><br class="">
> Subject: Re: [council] Motion for SCI Proposed Modifications Relating to Elections and Motions<br class="">
> Date: August 16, 2016 at 3:43:40 PM GMT+2<br class="">
> To: "GNSO Council List (<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>)" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br class="">
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> I’ve attached a revised motion to this email. Apart from making the changes recommended by Rubens.<br class="">
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> I’ve also taken the opportunity to follow up on a motion from the Council’s July 16th meeting disbanding the SCI following the completion of the two tasks addressed in this motion. So if the Council does vote in favour of this motion, I thought it’d make sense to officially disband the SCI in the process.<br class="">
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>> On Aug 15, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Amr Elsadr <<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org" class="">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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>> Hi Rubens,<br class="">
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>> I certainly consider this a friendly amendment to the motion, and not too cliché for my taste. :)<br class="">
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>>> On Aug 15, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Rubens Kuhl <<a href="mailto:rubensk@nic.br" class="">rubensk@nic.br</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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>>>> Em 15 de ago de 2016, à(s) 16:11:000, Amr Elsadr <<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org" class="">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>> escreveu:<br class="">
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>>>> In my capacity as the Council liaison to the Standing Committee on Improvements, I am submitting this motion to adopt modifications to the GNSO Operating Procedures proposed by the SCI. These modifications involve both the process for GNSO Councillors to submit motions, in addition to the process to elect a GNSO Council Chair/Vice-Chair(s).<br class="">
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>>>> As all SCI recommendations go, the SCI has achieved full consensus on these recommendations, and a public comment period on the proposed modifications was opened on July 2nd 2016, and closed on August 14th 2016 (<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2016-07-05-en" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/public-<wbr class="">comments/gnso-op-procedures-<wbr class="">2016-07-05-en</a>).<br class="">
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>>>> With the creation of the GNSO Review WG, these should be the final two projects the SCI will have worked on before it is standing-no-more, and I just wanted to say that working on this committee has been a pleasure. The SCI’s done some really solid work for the GNSO over the years, and its members have worked very well to give the GNSO Council recommendations that have been very diligently thought out. Both present and past members of the SCI have my gratitude.<br class="">
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>>>> Amr<br class="">
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>>>> <Motion for Proposed Modifications to GNSO Operating Procedures Relating to Elections and Motions 15-08-16.docx><br class="">
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>>> Perhaps adding that gratitude to the motion would be in order ? I know it's a bit cliché, but in this case we mean it, I believe.<br class="">
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