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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carlos A. Afonso<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCSG-Discuss] NCSG Policy Committee Elected Chair & Alternate Chair: Wendy / Avri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good news, indeed!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">frt rgds<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">--c.a.<o:p></o:p></p>
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C. A. Afonso<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: Robin Gross <robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG> <br>
Date: 21/02/2013 15:39 (GMT-03:00) <br>
To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <br>
Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] NCSG Policy Committee Elected Chair & Alternate Chair: Wendy / Avri
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All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good News! The Policy Committee of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group has elected a Chair and an Alternate Chair to assist in the organization and engagement of policy development of noncommercial users in the GNSO-ICANN.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am happy to announce the NCSG-PC has elected:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="apple-style-span"><b><u>Wendy Seltzer</u></b></span> as
<span class="apple-style-span"><b><u>Chair</u></b></span> of the NCSG-PC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="apple-style-span"><b><u>Avri Doria</u></b></span> as
<span class="apple-style-span"><b><u>Alternate Chair</u></b></span> of the NCSG-PC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Giant thanks to both Wendy and Avri for under-taking these additional responsibilities (see below) as members of the NCSG-PC! The NCSG Charter requires the NCSG-PC to elect a Chair on an annual basis, and both roles were uncontested and
unanimously approved by the voting committee members. (The role had been empty before).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black">We can be sure that noncommercial interests will be much better represented in ICANN policy development with Wendy and Avri as our PC Chair and Alternate Chair. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black">Duties of the Role of the Chair & Alternate Chair of the NCSG Policy Committee:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
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color:black">Keep track of ICANN public comment periods and assist with drafting and filing of member comments in coordination with NCSG-PC members, NCSG working group
representatives and other NCSG members and constituencies. This means encouraging both individual NCSG members to file individual comments and also the drafting and filing of official NCSG statements. For NCSG statements, NCSG-PC Chair will call for "rough
consensus" of NCSG-PC members regarding any particular statement and determine the reaching of rough consensus as per NCSG Charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">2. Other NCSG Statements</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;
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color:black">Organize the drafting of other policy statements made in NCSG's name including the specific policy issue summaries requested by CEO (aka "policy cheat sheets").
NCSG-Chair does not have to personally "hold the drafting pen" on every statement, but rather, the Chair will recruit the person responsible for holding the drafting pen on any particular statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">3. Working Groups</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;
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color:black">Keep track of GNSO and other ICANN policy working groups and encourage participation from NCSG members in those policy working groups. Endeavor to find adequate
NCSG member participation and other noncommercial expertise in the policy working groups of concern to NCSG members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">4. NCSG Policy Calls</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;
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color:black">Participate in the monthly NCSG Policy calls and send out a brief "voting guide" after the call to NCSG-PC members to summarize discussions on how NCSG GNSO
Councilors intend to vote on motions pending before the next GNSO Council Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">IP JUSTICE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Robin Gross, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">
http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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