Re: [council] ICANN Geographic Regions

["Anthony Harris" <harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Glen,

Please include me. Thanks.

Kind regards

Tony Harris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen de Saint Géry" <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:13 AM
Subject: [council] ICANN Geographic Regions


> Dear All,
>
> At the GNSO Council meeting on 17 July, the Council agreed to form a 
> drafting team in response to the ICANN Board request on ICANN Geographic 
> Regions.
> The drafting group mailing list address is: <Gnso-geo-dg@xxxxxxxxx>
> With public archives at:
> http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-geo-dg/
>
> The group is open to Councillors, constituency members and interested 
> community participants.
> Chuck Gomes, Olga Cavalli and Philip Sheppard have volunteered to be on 
> the drafting team.
> Please let me know whether you would like to join this drafting team with 
> Rob Hoggarth as staff support by Thursday 31 July so that we can identify 
> a regular meeting schedule.
> Background Document Links Regarding ICANN Geographic Region and the 
> Board's Request for SO and AC Comments:
> Minutes of ICANN Board 16 July 2000 Containing Resolution 00.64 Adopting 
> Geographic Regions Structure
> (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-16jul00.htm>)
>
> ICANN GAC Communique Advising That International Norms Be Used For ICANN 
> Geographic Regions
> (<http://www.icann.org/committees/gac/communique-14jul00.htm>)
>
> Minutes of Montreal meeting (June 2003). Reaffirmation of ICANNs 
> Geographic Regions (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/ minutes-26jun03.htm>)
> United Nations Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, 
> geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings, 
> revised 31 January 2008
> (<http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm>)
>
> Regions Working Group Draft Report for Submission to ICANN Board for 
> Public Consultation
> (<http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08aug07.htm>)
>
> ICANN Geographical Regions
> Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group
> For Submission to the ICANN Board
> (<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.pdf 
>  >)
> ICANN Board Resolution (07.92), 2 November 2007
> (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm - _Toc55609368>)
>
> Thank you.
> Kind regards
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://gnso.icann.org