<div dir="ltr">I second the suggestion of holding off on selection/election until the group fills out<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Jeff</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com" target="_blank">michele@blacknight.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">






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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Everyone should have an SOI<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">If they don&#39;t have one setting one up is not hard<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I&#39;d also respectfully suggest that any election / choice of DG leaders be deferred<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I suspect that the group&#39;s make up will change between now and September as people come back from holidays etc and become aware of the group&#39;s existence<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rubens Kuhl<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 06, 2014 12:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-dg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-dg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-dg] Agenda for First Meeting of the Discussion Group for New gTLD Subsequent Rounds<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Suggestion: only reading SoI for people that do not have GNSO SOIs (or have updates to), to shorten up this part. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Items for initial review -  GNSO Resolution forming this group, GNSO Working Group Guidelines, GNSO Policy Development Process (to serve as a reference point for the DG)<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Election of DG Leaders – The DG may elect to have co-chairs or vice-chairs. Once selected, the DG Chair(s) will need to be confirmed by the GNSO Council.<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">May I suggest that no attempt to see vice-chairs as representation of that constituency in the group ? It&#39;s so much simpler to have 2 (either chair/vice-chair, co-chair/co-chair, chair/alternate chair) leaders instead of a complex structure...
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