<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Hello Hakikur,</span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Thanks for the offer. Based on the rather probing and intensive debate we had in which Avri and Milton were leading advocates of distinct positions that each enjoyed support from chunks of our membership, we put forward their names to join the drafting team. There were questions raised about this on the council because drafting teams (which just do the charter for the working group that will actually carry out the PDP effort) are normally kept quite small, e.g. one representative from each SG. As such, we already had to convince colleagues to relax that model and accept two from NCSG, based on the value-added their distinctive positions will bring to the table, so it'd be hard to argue for a third. However, the working group, which will be where the main action happens, will be more open so you might consider joining that. Below is some explanation on this from Liz Gasster of the staff.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Hope that's ok.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Best,</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Bill</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="margin-left: 3pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-right: 3pt; margin-bottom: 0.75pt; "><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">By way of background, unlike the Charter drafting groups, which are typically kept relatively small, when we get to the stage where the PDP Working Group is being convened, the draft Working Group Guidelines currently being developed encourage broad community participation that reflects “the diversity and representativeness of the GNSO community”. Typically the size of Working Groups are not limited (unlike Task Forces used in the past) and interested community members are encouraged to join. There is a draft Guideline that members of a WG are expected to be active participants (others might opt for an observer role) but the general rule of thumb on working group membership is openness and inclusiveness. This is a link to the most recent draft Guidelines prepared by the Working Groups Work Team. </span></font><a href="https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/icann-ppsc/attachments/working_group_team:20100128132522-0-11829/original/Working%2520Group%2520Guidelines%2520-%2520FINAL%2520-%252028%2520Jan%25202010.doc" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/icann-ppsc/attachments/working_group_team:20100128132522-0-11829/original/Working%2520Group%2520Guidelines%2520-%2520FINAL%2520-%252028%2520Jan%25202010.doc</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Please note that several Working Groups currently underway have multiple participants from the same constituency or stakeholder group (even more community participation in most current groups would be even better!!!).</span></font></span></p></div></div></span></blockquote></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">On Feb 1, 2010, at 5:04 AM, Hakikur Rahman wrote:</span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">
I will be pleased to volunteer, if allowed to. <br><br>
Thanking you,<br>
Hakik<br><br>
At 15:36 31-01-2010, Avri Doria wrote:<br></span></font>
<blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Volunteers should let our
council members know, perhaps in response to this message.<br><br>
a.<br><br><br>
ps. Council members: I would like to be included in the drafting
team if possible.<br><br><br>
Begin forwarded message:<br><br></span></font>
<blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">From: </span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">"Gomes,
Chuck"
<</span></font><a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">cgomes@verisign.com</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">><br></span></font>
<b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Date: </span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">31 January 2010 10:06:03 EST<br></span></font>
<b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">To: </span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">"GNSO Council List"
<</span></font><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">council@gnso.icann.org</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">
><br></span></font>
<b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Subject: [council] Volunteers for Charter Drafting Team for Vertical
Integration PDP</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br><br></span></font>
<font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">In follow-up to Council approval to initiate a Vertical
Integration PDP and specifically the action item to form a drafting team
to develop a charter for that PDP, I am hereby requesting volunteers for
the DT. Volunteers need not be Councilors.<br></span></font>
</font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> <br></span></font>
<font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">If you or someone in your SG/Constituency/AC want to
volunteer for this WT, please respond on this list not later than 9
February.<br></span></font>
</font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> <br></span></font>
<font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Chuck</span></font></font></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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