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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In
light of recent changes in staff supporting the GNSO Council, I’d like to
provide the following summary of selected GNSO Council activities and the
primary Policy Staff responsible for supporting those activities<span
style='color:#1F497D'>. </span>You are encouraged to contact the policy
staff listed below (all can be reached at <a
href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>policy-staff@icann.org</span></a>)
if you have questions regarding the activities they are handling:<br>
<br>
<b>Implementation of BGC GNSO Improvement recommendations</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead - Rob Hoggarth,
with several staff supporting</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Fast
flux PDP</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l7 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead(s) - Liz
Gasster and Marika Konings</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Inter-registrar
transfers PDPs (denial definitions PDP and Part A Issues Report)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead - Marika
Konings<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>(Olof Nordling will be
available for transition and continuity)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Domain
name tasting resolution</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Responsibility
for implementation now shifts to ICANN's Services staff, with ongoing policy
support from Rob Hoggarth. We note the ongoing responsibility for
monitoring the effectiveness of this PDP, which Rob Hoggarth will facilitate.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ICANN Services staff lead
– Craig Schwartz</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Ongoing Policy staff support -
Rob Hoggarth</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Whois
studies</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead - Liz Gasster</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>New
gTLDs</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ICANN
Services has the lead.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead - Denise
Michel</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Reserved
names for existing gTLDs</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ICANN
Services has the lead – Patrick Jones</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead - Liz Gasster</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Absentee
voting</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Implementation
is underway.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Policy staff lead(s) - Liz
Gasster and Glen de St. Gery, supported by the Office of the General
Counsel</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I have lead
policy staff responsibility for the GNSO. Please contact me directly
for any issues not mentioned here, if you have any questions or concerns, or if
we can be helpful in any way. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Thanks!
Liz Gasster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <br>
<br>
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