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<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear SSC members, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 12:30 UTC.   These also are posted to the wiki at:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2023-01-25+GNSO+Standing+Selection+Committee">
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Emily and Julie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Action Items:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><b><u>Selection Process</u></b><b><u> --
</u></b><b><u>GNSO nominated Fellowship </u></b><b><u>Selection Committee member</u></b><b>: Staff will put to the SSC list for non-objection in 48 hours the name of Taiwo Peter Akinremi as the candidate to be submitted to the GNSO Council for consideration.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9"><b><u>Request for Guidance from Council</u></b><b>: Staff and the Liaison will develop a draft request from the SSC to the GNSO Council, for the SSC members to review, that Council may wish to specify
 in the SSC assignment if it would like the SSC to recommend not only a primary candidate but also specify a secondary candidate who may step in should the primary candidate need to leave the position.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Notes:  <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Proposed Agenda <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>SSC Meeting <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>25 January 2023<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">1. Welcome and SOI updates<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">No SOI updates.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">2. Selection Process: GNSO nominated Fellowship Selection Committee member<o:p></o:p></p>
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a. Review of Poll Results <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Summary:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">7 responses out of 9 possible.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">If you were unable to complete the survey please send your response after the call.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">First question re: skills and experience, attributes:<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">Everyone said Mike met the skills and attributes.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">Mix of responses for Peter.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">Mix of responses for Tim.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Comments – won’t summarize, but group members should read them.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Rankings: 1) Peter 2) Mike 3) Tim – not authoritative gives a general idea.  Auto-generated chart.  Show average of the scores --- unweighted.  Of 7 responses and divide by the number, that is the average. 
 There’s a split in terms of first choices.  Comments and observations are more telling.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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b. Discussion of Candidates <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">All three candidates are great.  Looking both at experience and representing the underserved community that would give priority to Peter.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Tough decision between Tim and Peter in candidate evolution.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Ranked Peter first for the breadth of his capacity.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">SSC members on the call when polled informally agreed to put forward Peter.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Next Steps:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>ACTION ITEM: Staff will put to the SSC list for non-objection in 48 hours the name of Taiwo Peter Akinremi as the candidate to be submitted to the GNSO Council for consideration.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Assuming no objections:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7">Staff to submit a motion for consideration at the February GNSO Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7">Following the Council’s decision staff will notify the candidates.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">3. AOB: Suggestion from Stephanie Perrin that the SSC should select both a primary and alternate candidate:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">SSC could put forward a primary and alternate candidate who could serve if the primary couldn’t.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Is this in scope of the charter?  Or could we ask for this as an improvement for the next selection process?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Interesting question: <o:p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">Both a question for Council and for the selection process.  Different groups may have different rules for their participants concerning alternates that the Council would not control.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">Is the question that there could be an alternate if someone is ill, or is it that someone could step in mid-term.  Need to clarify the circumstances the SSC is interested in addressing and whether a selection
 process would allow it.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">SSC could frame the issues: 1) someone can’t serve 2) SSC selects an alternate.   Could give the question to Council.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Are we asking to always have an alternate?  Seems like a one-off need; not necessary to have a separate process.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Looks like the SSC is looking for guidance from Council as to whether the Council thinks the SSC should select an alternate or backup/replacement.  Could put this as a question to Council to determine
 for a specific process (at the time of the assignment), since each process would be different.   If the person couldn’t finish out the term.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Don’t think you could just take the next candidate; you would reopen the selection process.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Depends very much on the position being selected for.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>ACTION ITEM: Staff and the Liaison will develop a draft request from the SSC to the GNSO Council, for the SSC members to review, that Council may wish to specify in the SSC assignment if it would like the SSC to recommend not only
 a primary candidate but also specify a secondary candidate who may step in should the primary candidate need to leave the position.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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