<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">hi all,<div><br></div><div>it seems like we have a good group of interested folks subscribed to the list (thanks for handling the logistics Glen!).</div><div><br></div><div>so why don’t we get under way…</div><div><br></div><div>i think i’ll post a couple of emails rather than smashing everything together in one huge inaugural post. so this one is to take a look at the initial rules of engagement that i made up while drafting the charter for this mailing list. as with almost everything i write, there are probably some things in here that might be better said. so let’s use this thread to get that hashed out.</div><div><br></div><div>here’s what i wrote:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Approach</span></h3></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The primary work product of this group will be periodic informal suggestions of SSR-related topics to be considered by the GNSO. The form of that consideration may vary. Possibilities include:</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">An Issue Report</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">An alert to a currently-running working group or implementation review team</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Notifications to constituencies and stakeholder groups</span></li></ul></ul></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The group:</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Will do its work via an email list – no teleconferences are planned</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Is open to all members of the ICANN community – all AC's and SO's, staff, Board, etc.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Will require that all participants submit or update their <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=14713457" style="color: purple;">GNSO Statement of Interest</a> before they are subscribed to the list</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Will maintain open public email archives – and thus will not discuss private or confidential information</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Will be convened by Mikey O'Connor until somebody gets tired of him and offers to take over</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">To join the mailing list please <strong>RSVP </strong><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple;">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></span></li></ul></ul><div><br></div></div><div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>see anything in there that needs to change? or needs to be added? this would be a good thread to talk about those things.</div><div><br></div><div>off we go.</div><div><br></div><div>mikey</div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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