<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear policy members,</div><div><br></div><div>I want to take the opportunity to officially welcome the new members to the 2024 Policy Committee. If like most, it's been a while since you read the NCSG charter, I want to use this opportunity to remind all of us what the roles and responsibility of the Policy Committee is.</div><div>
<p><strong><i>2.5 The Policy Committee</i></strong></p><p><i>The NCSG Policy Committee is responsible for:</i></p><ol><li><i>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;</i></li><li><i>Organize policy initiatives on behalf of NCSG membership, including PDP initiatives from the membership;</i></li><li><i>Provide policy research and guidance to NCSG representatives on the GNSO Council;</i></li><li><i>Keep membership informed of GNSO Council activities;</i></li><li><i>Organize, appoint where appropriate, and track NCSG participation in GNSO and other pertinent Working Groups.</i></li><li><i>Organization
and oversight of NCSG participation in any GNSO Council-related tasks,
whether mandated by Bylaws, Council Procedures or Council decisions.</i></li><li><i>Document methods and procedures used for decision-making. Such documentation is subject to review by the NCSG‑EC.</i></li></ol>
</div><div>There have been many suggestions over the years with regards to updating or improving some aspects of our methods & procedures, and I believe <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-1" href="mailto:julf@julf.com" tabindex="-1">@Johan Helsingius</a> also have some suggestions but the one I wanted to bring to your immediate attention is a possible template for public comments.</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>PUBLIC COMMENT TEMPLATE</u></b><br></div><div>In the past (as far as I can recollect), we've simply used past comments as a template for new comments, though not explicit. Considering that different submitted comments have different structures, newcommers have expressed frustration and how quick it is to work out how we expect penholders to structure comments. With that in mind, I thought I'd solicit your views on a proposal to create a public comment template and if agreeable, I'd like to have a few people volunteer to build such a template for PC endorsement.</div><div><br></div><div>Please respond with your thoughts and suggestions.<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" 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><br></div><div>Warmly,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"></span></div><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>