<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Councillors,<div><br></div><div>Please see below the correspondence from Patrik Fälström, SSAC Chair.</div><div><br></div><div>You will remember that we discussed the IRD-WG FR at our last meeting and it was decided that we should draft a letter to send the Board "<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 13px; "><i>requesting the implementation plan time-lines and clarifying that any policy implications in implementing the recommendations will have to be considered by the GNSO Council</i>".</span></div><div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 13px; "><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; ">Ching volunteered to draft the letter and we were looking to approve it at our next meeting, which is scheduled for Sept 13. The SSAC proposed letter obviously overlaps with this, but from what I can see introduces no new elements apart from actually spelling out the IRD recommendations for the Board.</span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; "><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; ">I would therefore suggest that we may wish to sign on to the proposed SSAC letter, whilst also sending our own letter as planned. Ching and others, please provide feedback on this suggestion and make any comments you feel are relevant to this and the SSAC letter.</span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; "><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; ">I will, as planned, add the approval of Ching's letter to the Sept 13 consent agenda. I will also add an agenda item on the proposed SSAC IRD-WG letter.</span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; "><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; ">Thanks,</span></div><div><span style="line-height: 13px; "><br></span></div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>Directeur Général / General manager<br>INDOM Group NBT France</div><div>----------------<br>Head of Domain Operations</div></div><div>Group NBT</div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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<div><br><div>Début du message réexpédié :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>De : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Patrik Fältström <<a href="mailto:paf@frobbit.se">paf@frobbit.se</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Objet : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Rép : Draft Letter for Review re: IRD-WG Final Report Delivery to Board</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">7 août 2012 07:58:11 UTC+02:00<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>À : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Stéphane Van Gelder <<a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Jim Galvin <<a href="mailto:jgalvin@afilias.info">jgalvin@afilias.info</a>>, Ram Mohan <<a href="mailto:rmohan@afilias.info">rmohan@afilias.info</a>>, Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div>Stéphane,<br><br>I have consulted with my Vice Chair, Jim Galvin, and with Ram Mohan, the SSAC Liaison to the Board, and we would like to suggest changes to the draft cover letter for the IRD-WG Final Report delivery to the Board that Julie Hedlund sent to you and me on 20 July (see original message below). I have attached a revised version for your consideration in Word and PDF. The primary changes are that we included the recommendations from the IRD-WG Final Report in the cover letter for the Board's reference. These are highlighted as tracked changes in the revised draft letter.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br> Patrik<br><br><blockquote type="cite">From: Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br>To: Stéphane Van Gelder <<a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</a>>, Patrik Fältström <<a href="mailto:patrik@frobbit.se">patrik@frobbit.se</a>><br>Subject: Draft Letter for Review re: IRD-WG Final Report Delivery to Board<br><br>Dear Stéphane and Patrik,<br><br>On 27 June in Prague the GNSO Council passed a motion relating to the Final Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG). In its motion the Council approved the delivery to the Board of the IRD-WG’s Final Report and requested staff to draft a joint letter from the GNSO and the SSAC to the Board. Attached for your consideration is the draft joint letter from the GNSO and the SSAC to the Board in Word and PDF and the Final Report.<br><br>Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Julie<br><br>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director/SSAC Support<br></blockquote><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>