<html><head><base href="x-msg://22/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Councillors,<div><br></div><div>In the interest of transparency, please be informed that I will be going to the Brussels Board/GAC meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, the aim of the meeting is given by ICANN as being to:</div><div><br></div><div><div><span>1.</span>Identify the specific differences between Governmental Advisory Committee ("GAC") advice and the current implementation of the GNSO New gTLD Policy recommendations embodied in the Applicant Guidebook.</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; "><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; "><span>2.</span>Through discussion among Board and GAC members, either:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span>a.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> </span></font></span></span>arrive at an agreed upon resolution of those differences, or<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span>b.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> </span></font></span></span>for those issues not resolved, identify what differences remain.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div>Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or remotely.</div><div><br></div><div>I will therefore be considered an observer, and will not be allowed to speak. I will not be acting as an official representative of the GNSO.</div><div><br></div><div>It would be nice to know if other Councillors plan to attend. We may not be allowed to speak, but I'm sure we can at least plan to have a drink together at some point ;)</div><div><br></div><div>Stéphane</div><div></div></div><div><br></div></body></html>