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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here are the specific clarifications and edits I proposed it the chat earlier this morning:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Page 8 in Annex 1 (continuation of paragraph reference #23 on page 7) states:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Process for identifying GAC consensus advice and applying the GAC carve-out:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">GAC confirmation: When the GAC provides advice to the Board, the GAC will need to indicate whether the advice was approved by consensus.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Board confirmation: When the Board takes action that is based on GAC consensus advice, the Board will need to state in its resolution that its decision was based on GAC consensus advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">GAC carve-out identified in petition to use Community Power: When a Board action that is based on GAC consensus advice is challenged, the petitioning SO or AC will need to indicate in the initial petition
 that the matter meets the requirements for the GAC carve-out and clearly identify the applicable Board action and GAC consensus advice at issue.&nbsp; The decision thresholds (as revised when the GAC carve-out is invoked in accordance with Annex 2) required for
 the escalation and enforcement processes will need to be met for the Community Power that is being exercised.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In the first sub-bullet, I suggested adding “, understood to mean the practice of adopting decisions by general agreement in the absence of any formal objection” after consensus since that term for the purposes
 of the GAC carve-out is otherwise not defined in Annex 1. The suggested text is lifted verbatim from Annex 11.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Paragraph 52 on page 12 of Annex 2 states:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">The thresholds presented in this document were determined based on this assessment. If fewer than five of ICANN’s SOs and ACs agree to be Decisional Participants, these thresholds for consensus support
 may be adjusted. Thresholds would also have to be adjusted if ICANN changes to have more SOs or ACs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">My comment was to highlight an inconsistency in that the second sentence uses “may be adjusted” while the third sentence uses “have to be adjusted.” I don’t have a preference between the two, but I believe that
 they should both use the same terms since they are both discussing the same issue – the potential need to adjust the thresholds if the number of Decisional Participants is not five.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Paragraph 4 on page 24 of Annex 4 state:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Retaining decision-making based on consensus rather than voting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Maintaining the advisory role of governments in the SO and AC structure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This is the same language that was updated in Annex 1 and Annex 2. I suggest that this language also be updated.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Paragraph 7 on page 3 of Annex 14 states:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Clarifying that any Governmental Advisory Committee advice approved by a full Governmental Advisory Committee consensus, understood to mean the practice of adopting decisions by general agreement in
 the absence of any formal objection, may only be rejected by a vote of 60% of the Board, and the Governmental Advisory Committee and the ICANN Board will then try, in good faith and in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually acceptable solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Retaining a decision-making based on consensus rather than voting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Maintaining the advisory role of governments in the Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee structure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Establishing a later commitment to investigating options for increasing the transparency of ICANN’s relationships with governments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I suggest that the second and third sub-bullets need to be updated similar to the updates done for Annex 1 and Annex 2 on this topic.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Brett <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brenda Brewer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 16, 2016 3:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> CCWG-Accountability<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Notes-Recordings-Transcript link for CCWG ACCT Meeting #84 - 16 February<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">H</span>ello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The notes, recordings and transcripts for CCWG ACCT meeting #84 – 16 February will be available here:&nbsp;<span style="color:#1F497D"> &nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/AAt1Aw">https://community.icann.org/x/AAt1Aw</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A copy of the notes and action items may be found below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you<span style="color:#1F497D">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brenda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Action:&nbsp;Kavouss&nbsp;to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;edits&nbsp;in&nbsp;writing&nbsp;to&nbsp;specify&nbsp;change(s)&nbsp;needed/requested</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Action:&nbsp;Brett&nbsp;to&nbsp;send&nbsp;email&nbsp;with&nbsp;details&nbsp;of&nbsp;edits&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;on&nbsp;call&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">These&nbsp;high-level&nbsp;notes&nbsp;are&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;help&nbsp;you&nbsp;navigate&nbsp;through&nbsp;content&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;call&nbsp;and&nbsp;do&nbsp;not&nbsp;</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><br>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">1.&nbsp;Opening&nbsp;Remarks</span></b></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Audio&nbsp;only: &nbsp;Seun&nbsp;Ojedeji<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Review&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;timeline:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Document&nbsp;went&nbsp;out&nbsp;for&nbsp;review&nbsp;on&nbsp;12&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">All&nbsp;the&nbsp;lawyers'&nbsp;markups&nbsp;(for&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;part,&nbsp;minor&nbsp;changes&nbsp;for&nbsp;consistency)&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;published&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;CCWG&nbsp;list.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">The&nbsp;report&nbsp;will&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;Chartering&nbsp;Orgs&nbsp;on&nbsp;18&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Between&nbsp;now&nbsp;and&nbsp;then,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;CCWG&nbsp;members&nbsp;to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;minority&nbsp;statements.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">2.&nbsp;Comments&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Supplementary&nbsp;Report</span></b></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Review&nbsp;of&nbsp;comments&nbsp;received&nbsp;and&nbsp;incorporated&nbsp;by&nbsp;staff:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Andrew&nbsp;Sullivan&nbsp;--&nbsp;clarifications&nbsp;on&nbsp;removal&nbsp;for&nbsp;non-voting&nbsp;liaisons&nbsp;(see&nbsp;email&nbsp;here:&nbsp;<a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2016-February/010924.html"><span style="color:#3B73AF">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2016-February/010924.html</span></a>).&nbsp;Will&nbsp;not&nbsp;change&nbsp;the&nbsp;substance&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;recommendation,&nbsp;but&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;text&nbsp;is&nbsp;clear<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Izumi&nbsp;Okutani&nbsp;--&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;that&nbsp;exclusion&nbsp;for&nbsp;numbers&nbsp;is&nbsp;applied&nbsp;to&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;for&nbsp;IRP&nbsp;and&nbsp;Reconsideration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Graphics&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;updated,&nbsp;but&nbsp;were&nbsp;not&nbsp;done&nbsp;in&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;report&nbsp;publications&nbsp;on&nbsp;12&nbsp;Feb&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;late&nbsp;instruction&nbsp;to&nbsp;designers.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Brett&nbsp;Schaefer&nbsp;--&nbsp;Annex&nbsp;6&nbsp;and&nbsp;consistency&nbsp;notes&nbsp;for&nbsp;annex&nbsp;2,&nbsp;14.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Kavouss&nbsp;Arasteh&nbsp;--&nbsp;Language&nbsp;in&nbsp;Rec&nbsp;1&nbsp;needs&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;more&nbsp;clear.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">In&nbsp;Rec&nbsp;5,&nbsp;there&nbsp;were&nbsp;side-by-side&nbsp;comparison&nbsp;updates&nbsp;needed&nbsp;for&nbsp;some&nbsp;sections.&nbsp;Becky&nbsp;Burr&nbsp;has&nbsp;provided&nbsp;and&nbsp;updated&nbsp;<br>
the&nbsp;tables&nbsp;today&nbsp;(not&nbsp;new&nbsp;language)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Action:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">&nbsp;Kavouss&nbsp;to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;edits&nbsp;in&nbsp;writing&nbsp;to&nbsp;specify&nbsp;change(s)&nbsp;needed/requested</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Additional&nbsp;changes:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Brett&nbsp;Schaefer&nbsp;--&nbsp;Rec&nbsp;1,&nbsp;page&nbsp;8,&nbsp;first&nbsp;bullet:&nbsp;request&nbsp;to&nbsp;define&nbsp;the&nbsp;term&nbsp;consensus.&nbsp;(Absence&nbsp;of&nbsp;objection).&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Brett&nbsp;Schaefer&nbsp;--&nbsp;Annex&nbsp;2:&nbsp;change&nbsp;language&nbsp;for&nbsp;consistency&nbsp;&quot;may&nbsp;be...&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Brett&nbsp;Schaefer&nbsp;--&nbsp;Last&nbsp;section&nbsp;of&nbsp;Annex&nbsp;4&nbsp;and&nbsp;Annex&nbsp;14&nbsp;relating&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;NTIA&nbsp;criteria&nbsp;on&nbsp;replacing&nbsp;their&nbsp;role&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;gov-led&nbsp;or&nbsp;intergov-led&nbsp;solution:&nbsp;update&nbsp;language&nbsp;to&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;from&nbsp;email&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Action:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">&nbsp;Brett&nbsp;to&nbsp;send&nbsp;email&nbsp;with&nbsp;details&nbsp;of&nbsp;edits&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;on&nbsp;call&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Board&nbsp;comment&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;threshold&nbsp;for&nbsp;Board&nbsp;removal&nbsp;in&nbsp;GAC&nbsp;carve-out<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Bruce&nbsp;Tonkin:&nbsp;To&nbsp;mitigate&nbsp;the&nbsp;Board's&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;with&nbsp;this&nbsp;new&nbsp;compromise,&nbsp;we&nbsp;suggest&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;new&nbsp;lower&nbsp;threshold&nbsp;only&nbsp;<br>
applies&nbsp;when&nbsp;BOTH&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;occurs:-&nbsp;The&nbsp;Board&nbsp;decides&nbsp;to&nbsp;accept&nbsp;GAC&nbsp;advice,&nbsp;and&nbsp;hence&nbsp;the&nbsp;GAC&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;participate&nbsp;<br>
in&nbsp;a&nbsp;decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;remove&nbsp;the&nbsp;Board&nbsp;over&nbsp;this&nbsp;decisionand&nbsp;-&nbsp;An&nbsp;IRP&nbsp;raised&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;community&nbsp;has&nbsp;found&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Board&nbsp;acted&nbsp;<br>
inconsistently&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;bylaws&nbsp;(which&nbsp;includes&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Brett&nbsp;Schaefer:&nbsp;agree&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;rare,&nbsp;agree&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;IRP&nbsp;makes&nbsp;sense.&nbsp;however,&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;agree&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;unusual&nbsp;<br>
threshold&nbsp;for&nbsp;community&nbsp;power:&nbsp;other&nbsp;powers&nbsp;are&nbsp;based&nbsp;in&nbsp;3&nbsp;SO/ACs&nbsp;thresholds.&nbsp;Current&nbsp;thresholds&nbsp;work.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Apologies&nbsp;to&nbsp;Seun&nbsp;for&nbsp;not&nbsp;getting&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;him&nbsp;sooner.&nbsp;His&nbsp;line&nbsp;dropped&nbsp;before&nbsp;Thomas&nbsp;could&nbsp;go&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;him.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">3.&nbsp;Budget&nbsp;Requirements</span></b></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Support&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;phase&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;work&nbsp;(beyond&nbsp;Marrakech).&nbsp;Xavier&nbsp;Calvez&nbsp;(ICANN&nbsp;CFO)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Board&nbsp;Finance&nbsp;Committee&nbsp;have&nbsp;<br>
requested&nbsp;an&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;costs&nbsp;anticipated&nbsp;for&nbsp;three&nbsp;months&nbsp;following&nbsp;Marrakech.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Chairs&nbsp;propose:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Possible&nbsp;F2F&nbsp;before&nbsp;ICANN56<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Feedback:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Kavouss&nbsp;supports&nbsp;Chairs'&nbsp;proposal&nbsp;for&nbsp;continued&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Sebastien&nbsp;suggests&nbsp;a&nbsp;2-day&nbsp;F2F&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;ICANN56&nbsp;(one&nbsp;for&nbsp;WS1&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;for&nbsp;WS2).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Greg&nbsp;agrees&nbsp;with&nbsp;continued&nbsp;outside&nbsp;counsel&nbsp;support&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Alan:&nbsp;we&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;estimate&nbsp;a&nbsp;reasonable&nbsp;budget&nbsp;and&nbsp;stick&nbsp;to&nbsp;it.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Need&nbsp;redline&nbsp;of&nbsp;Bruce's&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;change&nbsp;(aiming&nbsp;for&nbsp;circulation&nbsp;today)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333">Need&nbsp;tracking&nbsp;of&nbsp;changes&nbsp;made&nbsp;to&nbsp;draft&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;no&nbsp;surprises.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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