<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Brenda</div><div>It was indicated <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span><p style="background:white;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;word-spacing:0px"><strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Action: Kavouss to submit edits in writing to specify change(s) needed/requested</span></strong></p><p style="background:white;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">After careful thought, I came to the conclusion that, even though there is some unclarity in the text in question, it might be priudent not to change any thing as it might rerquire other changes to make it consistent throughout.</font></span></p><p style="background:white;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;word-spacing:0px"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Regards</font></span></strong></p><p style="background:white;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;word-spacing:0px"><strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Kavouss </font></span></strong></p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-02-16 15:03 GMT+01:00 Schaefer, Brett <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org" target="_blank">Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">







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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Here are the specific clarifications and edits I proposed it the chat earlier this morning:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>1.<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">      
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Page 8 in Annex 1 (continuation of paragraph reference #23 on page 7) states:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Process for identifying GAC consensus advice and applying the GAC carve-out:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.  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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>2.<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">      
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Paragraph 52 on page 12 of Annex 2 states:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>3.<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">      
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Paragraph 4 on page 24 of Annex 4 state:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Retaining decision-making based on consensus rather than voting.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Maintaining the advisory role of governments in the SO and AC structure.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>4.<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">      
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Paragraph 7 on page 3 of Annex 14 states:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Retaining a decision-making based on consensus rather than voting.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Maintaining the advisory role of governments in the Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee structure.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><span>o<span style="font:7pt/normal &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">  
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Establishing a later commitment to investigating options for increasing the transparency of ICANN’s relationships with governments.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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:rgb(31,73,125)">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Brett <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,75,141);font-size:x-small;font-weight:bold">Brett</span><span style="color:rgb(0,75,141);font-size:x-small;font-weight:bold"></span>
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Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs</span><span style="color:rgb(88,89,91);font-size:x-small;font-style:italic;font-weight:normal"></span><span style="color:rgb(88,89,91);font-size:x-small;font-style:italic;font-weight:normal"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<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<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The notes, recordings and transcripts for CCWG ACCT meeting #84 – 16 February will be available here: <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">  <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/AAt1Aw" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/AAt1Aw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A copy of the notes and action items may be found below.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brenda<u></u><u></u></p>
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<strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Action: Kavouss to submit edits in writing to specify change(s) needed/requested</span></strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Action: Brett to send email with details of edits suggested on call </span></strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Document went out for review on 12 Feb. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Review period closed on 14 Feb at 22:00 UTC. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">All the lawyers&#39; markups (for the most part, minor changes for consistency) have been published to the CCWG list. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">The report will go to Chartering Orgs on 18 Feb. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Between now and then, there is time for the CCWG members to submit minority statements. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Minority statements can only be submitted by CCWG members (appointed by Chartering Organizations).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<em><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">2. Comments on the Supplementary Report</span></b></em><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Review of comments received and incorporated by staff: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Andrew Sullivan -- clarifications on removal for non-voting liaisons (see email here: <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2016-February/010924.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(59,115,175)">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2016-February/010924.html</span></a>). Will not change the substance of the recommendation, but ensure that the text is clear<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Izumi Okutani -- ensuring that exclusion for numbers is applied to recommendations for IRP and Reconsideration<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Graphics will be updated, but were not done in time for the report publications on 12 Feb due to late instruction to designers. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Brett Schaefer -- Annex 6 and consistency notes for annex 2, 14. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Kavouss Arasteh -- Language in Rec 1 needs to be more clear. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">In Rec 5, there were side-by-side comparison updates needed for some sections. Becky Burr has provided and updated <br>
the tables today (not new language)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Action:</span></strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"> Kavouss to submit edits in writing to specify change(s) needed/requested</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Additional changes: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Brett Schaefer -- Rec 1, page 8, first bullet: request to define the term consensus. (Absence of objection). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Brett Schaefer -- Annex 2: change language for consistency &quot;may be...&quot;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Brett Schaefer -- Last section of Annex 4 and Annex 14 relating to the NTIA criteria on replacing their role with a gov-led or intergov-led solution: update language to reflect agreement from email <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Action:</span></strong><span style="color:blue;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"> Brett to send email with details of edits suggested on call </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Board comment regarding threshold for Board removal in GAC carve-out<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Bruce Tonkin: To mitigate the Board&#39;s concerns with this new compromise, we suggest that this new lower threshold only <br>
applies when BOTH of the following occurs:- The Board decides to accept GAC advice, and hence the GAC cannot participate <br>
in a decision to remove the Board over this decisionand - An IRP raised by the community has found that the Board acted <br>
inconsistently with its bylaws (which includes the mission).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Brett Schaefer: agree that this would be rare, agree that the IRP makes sense. however, does not agree that this is unusual <br>
threshold for community power: other powers are based in 3 SO/ACs thresholds. Current thresholds work. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Apologies to Seun for not getting back to him sooner. His line dropped before Thomas could go back to him. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<em><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">3. Budget Requirements</span></b></em><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Support for the next phase of the work (beyond Marrakech). Xavier Calvez (ICANN CFO) and Board Finance Committee have <br>
requested an assessment of the costs anticipated for three months following Marrakech. The Chairs propose: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Lawyers&#39; drafting of WS1 requirements<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Possible F2F before ICANN56<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Feedback: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Kavouss supports Chairs&#39; proposal for continued ICANN support.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Sebastien suggests a 2-day F2F as part of ICANN56 (one for WS1 and one for WS2).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Greg agrees with continued outside counsel support for the work<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Alan: we need to estimate a reasonable budget and stick to it. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<em><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">4. AOB</span></b></em><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Need redline of Bruce&#39;s proposed change (aiming for circulation today)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Need tracking of changes made to draft so that there are no surprises. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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