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<DIV>FYI.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">I have an
interest in taking part in the WG. If there’s no objection I’ll send my name to
the list.<BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Glen@icann.org
href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen de Saint Géry</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 18, 2013 4:23 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=council@gnso.icann.org
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">GNSO Council List</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [council] Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy &
Implementation Working Group</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18jul13-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18jul13-en.htm</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US>Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy &
Implementation Working Group<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US>In brief<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>The Generic Names Supporting Organization
(GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a Working Team that has been tasked
to address a number of issues that have been raised in the context of the recent
discussions on policy & implementation that affect the GNSO.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US>What This Working Group Will Do
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>The Working Group is tasked to provide the
GNSO Council with a set of recommendations on:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">1.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>A set of principles that would underpin
any GNSO policy and implementation related discussions, taking into account
existing GNSO Operating Procedures.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">2.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>A process for developing gTLD policy,
perhaps in the form of “Policy Guidance”, including criteria for when it would
be appropriate to use such a process (for developing policy other than
“Consensus Policy”) instead of a GNSO Policy Development
Process;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">3.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>A framework for implementation related
discussions associated with GNSO Policy Recommendations;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">4.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>Criteria to be used to determine when an
action should be addressed by a policy process and when it should be considered
implementation, and; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">5.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>Further guidance on how GNSO
Implementation Review Teams, as defined in the PDP Manual, are expected to
function and operate. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>For further details on the charter, please
see </SPAN><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-charter-04jul13-en.pdf"><SPAN
lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-charter-04jul13-en.pdf</SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=EN-US>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US>How This Working Group Will
Work<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=Default><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ICANN Working Groups
use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this WG will be recorded, and
the recordings will be available to the public. The mailing list for the Working
Group will be archived publicly. Working Group members are expected to submit
Statements of Interest (SOI). The group will collaborate using a public
workspace. The Working Group is expected to follow the <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf">GNSO
Working Group Guidelines.</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Default><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=Default><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">How to Join
</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Default><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The GNSO Council
invites all interested parties to put forward their names so they can be added
to the WG mailing list. The WG will be open to anyone interested to join.
Community members who wish to be invited to join the group should contact the
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><A
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@icann.org?subject=Application%20to%20Join%20Policy%20and%20Implementation%20WG"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">GNSO secretariat</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> (<A
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@icann.org">gnso.secretariat@icann.org</A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Default><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=Default><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Background<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=Default><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mainly as a result of
discussions stemming from implementation related issues of the new gTLD program,
there is increased focus on which topics call for policy and which call for
implementation work, including which processes should be used, at what time and
how diverging opinions should be acted upon. In order to facilitate these
discussions, ICANN Staff developed a draft framework for community discussion
that identifies a number of steps and criteria that might facilitate dealing
with similar questions in the future. The paper identifies a number of questions
that the community may want to consider further in this context, as well as a
couple of suggested improvements that could be considered in the short term.
While developing a bright-line rule as to what is policy or implementation may
not be possible, the hope is that by developing clear processes and identifying
clear roles and responsibilities for the different stakeholders, it will become
easier to deal with these issues going forward and allow for broad participation
and involvement. Following several discussions by the GNSO Council on this
topic, the GNSO Council has now formed a Working Group which has been tasked to
provide concrete recommendations on how to address some of these issues from a
GNSO perspective.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: fr-be">Glen de Saint
Géry<BR>GNSO Secretariat<BR><B><A
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</A></B><BR><B><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/">http://gnso.icann.org</A></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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