Re: [council] Motion for SCI Proposed Modifications Relating to Elections and Motions

[Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

And how remiss of me to not mention the fantastic support that both policy 
staff and the GNSO secretariat have always provided the SCI with. Kudos to 
all!! :)

Thanks again.

Amr

> On Aug 15, 2016, at 9:11 PM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In my capacity as the Council liaison to the Standing Committee on 
> Improvements, I am submitting this motion to adopt modifications to the GNSO 
> Operating Procedures proposed by the SCI. These modifications involve both 
> the process for GNSO Councillors to submit motions, in addition to the 
> process to elect a GNSO Council Chair/Vice-Chair(s).
> 
> As all SCI recommendations go, the SCI has achieved full consensus on these 
> recommendations, and a public comment period on the proposed modifications 
> was opened on July 2nd 2016, and closed on August 14th 2016 
> (https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2016-07-05-en).
> 
> With the creation of the GNSO Review WG, these should be the final two 
> projects the SCI will have worked on before it is standing-no-more, and I 
> just wanted to say that working on this committee has been a pleasure. The 
> SCI’s done some really solid work for the GNSO over the years, and its 
> members have worked very well to give the GNSO Council recommendations that 
> have been very diligently thought out. Both present and past members of the 
> SCI have my gratitude.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Amr
> 
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> Elections and Motions 15-08-16.docx>