[council] GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters public comment period extended to 23 July 2009

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Reminder:
Extension of Public Comment Period on GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters to 23 
July 2009
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#stakeholder

Explanation: As part of the comprehensive GNSO Improvements effort, last year 
the ICANN Board approved the formation of four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups 
(SGs). After considering proposed SG Charters that were submitted by the 
community and posted for public comment, the ICANN Board passed a Resolution in 
May directing its Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) and ICANN Staff to 
revise the SG Charters to make them consistent with the Board's GNSO 
Improvements Report (and related Resolutions). Stakeholder Groups are integral 
elements of a new, restructured GNSO, and are intended to be lightweight 
"caucuses" bringing together like-minded international groups (Constituencies) 
to elect the best representatives to fill the SG's allotted Council seats. 
Stakeholder Groups ensure that the ratio of Council seats among SGs remains the 
same while encouraging the formation of new Constituencies and the continued 
growth and diversification of the GNSO community. The overall GNSO Improvements 
effort and the role SGs will play in that arena is more fully described in the 
Stakeholder Group section of the GNSO Improvements Information Web Page. 

The SIC provided the community with the revised charters listed below and 
discussed these documents during ICANN's recent Sydney meeting. The revised 
charters are posted here to further encourage public comment through 21 July 
2009. 

Commercial SG Charter [PDF, 29K] 
Non-Commercial SG Charter [PDF, 59K] 
Registrars SG Charter [PDF, 60K] 
Registries SG Charter [PDF, 117K] 
 Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth

Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The SIC is opening a 21-day public 
consultation forum, from 30 June 2009 through 21 July 2009, and invites 
community comments on the revised SG charters. 

To submit comments: Comments on the documents are welcome via email to 
gnso-stakeholder-charters@xxxxxxxxx.

To view comments: An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted 
at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-stakeholder-charters/

The public announcement of this forum can be viewed 
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01jul09-en.htm

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org