Hi,

Part of job for the participants in the two Steering committees (OSC and PSSC) is passing the documents back to the SG to see if anybody has any comments before we decide to pass them on the the council for approval.

So no, I am not looking for any particular comment, just letting people know these process laden documents are being reviewed in OSC, just in case they want to give advice and comments.

a.



On 2 Apr 2010, at 03:49, Rafik Dammak wrote:

> Hi Avri,
> 
> I am not sure, there is something in particular that you want our feedback or it is just about the whole document?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rafik
> 
> 2010/4/1 Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]>
> h,
> 
> Please let me know if there is any feedback from the group on this document.
> 
> thanks
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> > From: "Philip Sheppard" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 31 March 2010 09:33:01 EDT
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: [gnso-osc] For comment by OSC: GCOT section 5 - statements/disclosure of interest
> >
> > For comment - by April 16
> >
> > Fellow OSC members,
> > please find attached a revised document for comment.
> > It is section 5 of the GNSO operating procedures.
> > It concerns statements of interest (SOI) and disclosure of interest (DOI).
> >
> > The intended difference is that an SOI refers to a member of a body whereas a
> > DOI refers to an issue being discussed by a body at a moment in time.
> > It is quite feasible that a specific DOI would be made by someone who has
> > already made a more general SOI, should it be pertinent to the body's discussion
> > at the time.
> >
> > My own instinct is to make this subtle distinction clearer in a revised set of
> > definitions. See proposed text below.
> > In the meantime may I have by April 16:
> > a) your approval of the substantive content and/or
> > b) your approval or proposed edit to the revised definitions below
> > c) any other proposal for text changes.
> >
> > I would like ordinarily to work with a 10 calendar day comment period for our
> > OSC reviews. I am extending this one in light of the Easter holiday celebrated
> > by some members of our group.
> >
> > Philip
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----------
> > Proposed revised definitions (for clarity rather than substance).
> >
> > GNSO Group:
> > a) the GNSO Council, or
> > b) a work team, working group, committee or other such policy development body
> > formed by and under the supervision of the GNSO Council.
> >
> > Relevant Party:
> > An individual who participates as a member of a GNSO Group.
> >
> > Statement of Interest:
> > Relevant to membership of the GNSO Group.
> > A written statement made by a Relevant Party that provides a declaration of
> > direct and indirect interests that may affect, or be perceived to affect, the
> > Relevant Party's judgment, on any matters to be considered by the GNSO Group.
> >
> > Disclosure of Interest:
> > Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time.
> > A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests
> > that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g.
> > non-tangible
> > benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or
> > be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue.
> 
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