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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-announce@gnso.icann.org on behalf of GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 6/19/2007 2:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Milton L Mueller; announce@gnso.icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [announce] Public Comments Sought on GNSO Improvements<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]<BR>[To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org]<BR>[To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org]<BR><BR>Public Comments Sought on GNSO Improvements<BR><A href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jun07.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jun07.htm</A><BR><BR>19 June 2007<BR><BR>The Board Governance Committee's GNSO Review Working Group (BGC WG)<BR>spent the past several weeks considering reviews of the GNSO and its<BR>Council and extensive input on GNSO improvements to determine whether,<BR>in general, the GNSO has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure<BR>and, if so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable<BR>to improve its effectiveness (as required in the Bylaws). This<BR>preliminary working draft presents the BGC WG’s initial thinking on the<BR>questions under review, for discussion with Community at the upcoming<BR>ICANN Meeting in San Juan and for public comment through the ICANN<BR>website. There will be a Public Forum devoted exclusively to GNSO<BR>improvements on Monday, 25 June, from 16:00 to 18:00, in the San<BR>Cristobal B Room. This working draft does not reach any definitive<BR>recommendations or conclusions at this time, for there is not yet<BR>agreement among all members of the BGC WG. It is posted to encourage<BR>further public discussion and comment, and it does not represent the<BR>position of the Working Group, the Board Governance Committee, or the Board.<BR><BR>The following documents present the BGC WG's initial ideas and poses key<BR>questions on which public comment is sought:<BR><BR> * SUMMARY OF THE DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF THE BGC’S GNSO REVIEW<BR>WORKING GROUP ON GNSO IMPROVEMENTS<BR><A href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/summary-draft-wg-bgc-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf">http://www.icann.org/announcements/summary-draft-wg-bgc-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf</A><BR> * DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF THE BGC’S GNSO REVIEW WORKING GROUP ON<BR>GNSO IMPROVEMENTS<BR><A href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/draft-wg-bgc-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf">http://www.icann.org/announcements/draft-wg-bgc-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf</A><BR> * ANNEXES FOR DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF THE BGC'S GNSO REVIEW<BR>WORKING GROUP ON GNSO IMPROVEMENTS<BR><A href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/annexes-draft-wg-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf">http://www.icann.org/announcements/annexes-draft-wg-gnso-improvements-18jun07.pdf</A><BR><BR>The BGC WG looks forward to discussing its progress and related<BR>questions at the Public Forum and through the public comment process.<BR>Comments on this working draft can be posted to<BR>gnso-improvements@icann.org and reviewed at<BR><A href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvements">http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvements</A>.<BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Glen de Saint Géry<BR>GNSO Secretariat - ICANN<BR>gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org<BR><A href="http://gnso.icann.org/">http://gnso.icann.org</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>