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Motion to Adopt Revised Charter for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee Following the SSC Charter Review

Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar

Seconded by:

WHEREAS,

1. The GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) was first chartered in 2017, and according to the Charter, “is tasked, as requested by the GNSO Council, to 1), where applicable, prepare and issue calls for applications related to the selection or nomination of candidates for ICANN structures such as ICANN review teams as well as structures related to the Empowered Community, 2) review and evaluate all relevant applicants/candidates, 3) rank candidates and make selection/appointment recommendations for review and approval by Council and 4) communicate selections to all interested parties.”

1. The SSC Charter states, “The SSC may request of the GNSO Council a review of the Charter annually or if the members identify a need for a specific review.”
2. The SSC charter was last reviewed and updated in 2018.
3. In the course of its work, the SSC identified several areas of the Charter that would benefit from clarification or update.
4. On 14 March 2022, the SSC requested of the GNSO Council a review of the Charter, which Council agreed was appropriate.
5. The SSC has completed a review of its Charter and proposed revisions to the Charter.
6. The GNSO Council has reviewed these proposed changes and agreed that these revisions are appropriate.

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the revised Charter of the SSC.
2. The GNSO Council requests that the SO/AC Support Team sends the updated Charter to the Stakeholder Groups (SGs)/Constituencies (Cs) and Nominating Committee (NomCom) appointees on the GNSO Council.
3. The GNSO Council thanks the SSC for its review of the Charter and looks forward to continuing to work with the SSC on future selection processes.