<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you are well and safe.</div><div><br></div><div>As you all are aware, the Policy Committee has been in transition mode since ICANN69 and during that time we rushed to meet some of our GNSO responsibilities as part of the ICANN community, sometimes at the very last minute and often in an unplanned manner. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Fortunately, I believe the PC is now fully formed with the appointments from the constituencies now complete and we can start planning and executing the tasks of the PC in a procedural manner.</div><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, from section
<i>2.5 The Policy Committee</i> of
the NCSG charter,</div><div></div><div>The NCSG Policy Committee is responsible for:<br><ul><li>Discussion and development of substantive policies and statements issued in the name of the NCSG. This activity will require coordination with the membership and the Constituencies;</li><li>Organize policy initiatives on behalf of NCSG membership, including GNSO Policy Development Processes initiatives from the membership;</li><li>Provide policy research and guidance to NCSG representatives on the GNSO Council;</li><li>Keep membership informed of GNSO Council activities;</li><li>Organize, appoint where appropriate, and track NCSG participation in GNSO and other pertinent Working Groups.</li><li>Organization and oversight of NCSG participation in any GNSO Council-related tasks, whether mandated by Bylaws, Council Procedures or Council decisions.</li></ul></div><div><font size="4"><b>PC Vice-chair(s) Selection</b></font></div><div>Now that the PC is complete, I'd like to also bring up the issue of PC vice-chair(s) election as stated in section 2.5.3. (b) of the NCSG charter which states that:<i><b> One or more Vice-Chairs may be chosen by the NCSG‑PC on a yearly basis </b></i>and get your thoughts on whether we need one or two vice-chairs for the PC before we start the process of choosing the vice-chair(s).</div><div> <br><b></b><i><b></b></i></div><div>It is my hope that we can start the process of the vice-chair(s) election once we agree on how many we need. So I look forward to your urgent input on this issue.<br></div><div><b></b><i><b></b></i></div><div><br></div><div><i><b></b></i></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>