<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">While I appreciate the attempt to jump into the void, under the NCSG Charter, the NCSG Chair is the *only* person specifically excluded from filling the role of the NCSG PC Chair.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">(See NCSG Charter 2.5.3 on NCSG PC Chair “The NCSG Chair may not serve in this role”.)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So what I think this situation means, is that the PC had better figure out how it wants to handle this asap (with those in the running recused from decision).  Here is a chance for us to fill a gap in our processes by either getting a vice-chair fast, or specifying some other means to make this decision.  But it will be up to the PC to make that decision.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class="">Robin</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:48 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Hi Robin,</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Yes, Rafik is PC Chair, but he is also running for the position, and</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">he just recused himself from the process. And as you may noticed I</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">accepted his judgement on the call for volunteers.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">If we had a Vice Chair in the PC I would be only too happy to stay</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">out, but we don't. So I assume it falls on me as the general</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">all-purpose fallback executive. If the PC thinks otherwise, I will not</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">object to any consensus decision that let's me off the hook. :-)</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Tapani</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:36:06PM -0700, Robin Gross (</span><a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">robin@ipjustice.org</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">) wrote:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Rafik is the PC Chair.  I don’t think it is appropriate to attempt to circumvent his role and judgment on this PC appointment issue.<br class=""><br class="">Robin<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:33 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">Hi Stephanie,<br class=""><br class="">While I agree with the general point about need of more people to<br class="">share the workload, I do *not* think this is something easy and<br class="">lightweight and safe and suitable for newcomers.<br class=""><br class="">There are *a lot* of new appointments coming with lots of candidates<br class="">to assess, it would be very useful to be familiar with the types of<br class="">working groups &c to understand what kind of candidates are best.<br class="">This will be hard, ungrateful work with no perks, and I don't want to<br class="">appoint people who'll stop showing up after they realize how hard it is.<br class=""><br class="">But three PC members suggesting a wider call for volunteers is enough<br class="">to persuade me, I will send out a call for volunteers to ncsg-discuss.<br class=""><br class="">Tapani<br class=""><br class="">On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 02:47:20PM -0400, Stephanie Perrin (<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" class="">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" class="">mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>>) wrote:<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">I think this is an excellent idea, because this is a job that people can do<br class="">even if they have not been thoroughly immersed in the policy issues and day<br class="">to day work of ICANN committees.  We need to find a way to even out the<br class="">workload at ICANN, and attract people to get directly involved for<br class="">activities that are limited in scope.  This is one such activity, there are<br class="">not going to be a ton of selection processes.<br class=""><br class="">As for reviewing the framework for this committee (which Ed and Susan<br class="">Kawaguchi worked on), that committee will separately have the task of<br class="">reviewing the efficiency and fairness of the process they devised, so it is<br class="">not really necessary for them to sit on it. I think we can safely bring in<br class="">new people, and really if the process is a good one, new people will be in<br class="">the best position to test that.<br class=""><br class="">Stephanie Perrin<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On 2017-03-20 14:27, Rafik Dammak wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Hi,<br class=""><br class="">I support extending the call to NCSG wider list to get more candidates<br class="">and see if we can get more people putting their names and volunteer. I<br class="">will be happy with more new folks to get involved in such process.<br class=""><br class="">Since 3 of current candidates are members of PC  I think we should<br class="">recuse ourselves and not participate in the selection process for<br class="">appointing to SSC.<br class=""><br class="">Best,<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Rafik<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On Mar 20, 2017 6:05 PM, "Ayden Férdeline" <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" class="">icann@ferdeline.com</a><br class=""><<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" class="">mailto:icann@ferdeline.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" class="">mailto:icann@ferdeline.com</a>>>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">  An internal deadline makes sense - and I'm glad it is still a few<br class="">  days away, as I have heard off-list from one NCUC member that they<br class="">  are considering putting their name forward. I will communicate<br class="">  this internal deadline to them. Might it be worth considering<br class="">  sending a call for nominations to the general NCSG list?<br class=""><br class="">  I also note that the three slots are allocated to the NCSG, not to<br class="">  the NCUC or to NPOC. In the event that there are four or more<br class="">  nominations for the three slots, who is responsible for selecting<br class="">  our representatives, and how will the candidates be assessed?<br class=""><br class="">  Thanks,<br class="">  Ayden<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">  -------- Original Message --------<br class="">  Subject: Re: [NCSG-PC] Fwd: Request for confirmation of members -<br class="">  GNSO Standing Selection Committee<br class="">  Local Time: 20 March 2017 4:22 PM<br class="">  UTC Time: 20 March 2017 16:22<br class="">  From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>>><br class="">  To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" class="">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" class="">mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>> <<a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" class="">mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" class="">mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>>><br class=""><br class="">  Thank you Martin.<br class=""><br class="">  That leaves us with the confortable situation of three volunteers for<br class="">  three positions, if I understood correctly that Avri isn't available:<br class=""><br class="">  Poncelet, Ed and Rafik.<br class=""><br class="">  There's still time though if someone else wants to volunteer or<br class="">  nominate someone, but not much.<br class=""><br class="">  Given that council's deadline is Monday, 27 March, let's make our<br class="">  internal deadline Thursday, 23 March, at 23:59 UTC.<br class=""><br class="">  That leaves us Friday and the weekend to make our decision in case<br class="">  more candidates show up.<br class=""><br class="">  Tapani<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">  On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 01:06:33PM -0300, Martin Pablo Silva<br class="">  Valent (<a href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" class="">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" class="">mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a>> <<a href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" class="">mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" class="">mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a>>>)<br class="">  wrote:<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Dear all,<br class="">I confirm that NPOCs will support Poncelet's nomination. He is<br class=""></blockquote>  been a long<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">time in icann and has high moral sense of integrity.<br class=""><br class="">Best,<br class="">Martin Silva<br class=""><br class="">On 17 Mar 2017 08:06, "Rafik Dammak" <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></blockquote>  <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" class="">mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>>> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">hi all,<br class=""><br class="">I will be glad to volunteer for the SSC.<br class="">I had experience in selection, reviewing applications etc with<br class="">ICANN nomcom when I was NCUC representative there.<br class=""><br class="">Best Regards,<br class=""><br class="">Rafik<br class=""><br class="">2017-03-16 22:53 GMT+09:00 Tapani Tarvainen<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote>  <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" class="">mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>>>>:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Dear all,<br class=""><br class="">See below. We need to appoint three (3) members to the SSC.<br class=""><br class="">Deadline is March 27 - there's not much time.<br class=""><br class="">Suggestions, volunteers?<br class=""><br class="">Tapani<br class=""><br class="">----- Forwarded message from Nathalie Peregrine <<br class=""><a href="mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org" class="">nathalie.peregrine@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org" class="">mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org</a>><br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  <<a href="mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org" class="">mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org" class="">mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org</a>>>> -----<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><br class="">Dear All,<br class=""><br class="">On 15 March, the GNSO Council adopted the charter for the GNSO<br class="">Standing Selection Committee (SSC) – see<br class=""><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-</a>><br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  <<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/draft-standing-selection-</a>>><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">committee-15mar17-en.pdf[<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" class="">gnso.icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" class="">http://gnso.icann.org/</a>><br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  <<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" class="">http://gnso.icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" class="">http://gnso.icann.org/</a>>>]<<a href="https://urldefense/" class="">https://urldefense</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="https://urldefense/" class="">https://urldefense/</a>>.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><a href="http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_" class="">proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_" class="">http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_</a>><br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  <<a href="http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_" class="">http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_" class="">http://proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_</a>>><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">draft-2Dstanding-2Dselection-2Dcommittee-2D15mar17-2Den.pdf&<br class="">d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=<br class="">PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSD<br class="">zgqG&m=KmYsfcYHwH-JYXWIJ58L-ZnwETFBe1FrVJ8qghEsRV8&s=GmTt0n-<br class="">0Bp3olHk5awt9BtmGRrEZnY7TI9fF4Fnvcy4&e=>.<br class=""><br class="">The SSC is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1),<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  where<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  to the<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  such as<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">ICANN review teams as well as structures related to the<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  Empowered<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Community, 2) review and evaluate all relevant<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  applicants/candidates,<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  recommendations for<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">review and approval by Council and 4) communicate selections<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  to all<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">interested parties.<br class=""><br class="">The membership structure of the SSC is as follows:<br class=""><br class="">The SSC shall consist of a total of 9 members appointed as<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  follows:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">- One member appointed by each Stakeholder Group of the<br class="">Contracted Party House;<br class="">- One member appointed respectively from each of the Business<br class="">Constituency, the Intellectual Property Constituency, and<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  the Internet<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency;<br class="">- Three members appointed by the Non-Commercial Stakeholder<br class="">Group; and,<br class="">- One member from one of the three Nominating-Committee<br class="">appointees to the GNSO Council.<br class=""><br class="">The GNSO Council has tasked the SSC to carry out the review and<br class="">selection of GNSO endorsed candidates for the Registration<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  Directory<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Service Review Team for Council consideration at the latest<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  by its 20<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">April 2017 meeting. Furthermore, the GNSO Council has tasked<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  the SSC<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">to develop the criteria and the process for the selection of<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  the GNSO<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Representative to the Empowered Community for GNSO Council<br class="">consideration by its June 2017 meeting.<br class=""><br class="">Your respective groups are requested to communicate their<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  member(s) to<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">the SSC to the GNSO Secretariat<br class="">(<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">gnso-secs@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a>>>)<<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br class="">  <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="">mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org</a>>>)> by 27 March at the<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">latest. A first meeting of the SSC will be scheduled for<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  Thursday 30<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">March at 16.00 UTC.<br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class=""><br class="">Marika Konings<br class="">Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>  Corporation<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<br class=""><br class="">----- End forwarded message -----<br class=""></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br class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